Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

SGT Vidhyarkorn, Chirasak, 32, a native of BAYSIDE, NY, died serving in the Reserve, ARMY, BATTERY C, 2D BATTALION, 142D FIELD ARTILLERY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 29, 2007.

Ciara Marie Durkin, a 30-year-old U.S. Army Corporal from Quincy, Massachusetts, was killed in action on September 28, 2007, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

SFC Johnson, Randy Lewis Jr, age 34, of WASHINGTON, DC ? Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP K, 2D SQUADRON, 2D CAVALRY, VILSECK, GERMANY, ? died on September 27, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

On September 26, 2007, the ARMY lost SPC Taylor, Mathew Donald of CAMERON PARK, CA in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

Petty Officer Second Class Charles Luke Milam, 26, of Littleton, Colorado, was a U.S. Navy serviceman assigned to a Marine expeditionary unit. He was killed in a hostile incident in Afghanistan on September 25, 2007.

U.S. Army Private First Class Christopher Franklin Pfeifer, 21, of Spalding, Nebraska, died on September 25, 2007, in San Antonio, Texas, from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.

SSG Brown, Kevin Ray, age 38, of HARRAH, OK ? Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 6TH SQUADRON, 9TH CAVALRY, 3 HBCT, FORT HOOD, TX, ? died on September 25, 2007 in MUQDADIYAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 24, SSG Tomczak, Zachary Blaise of HURON, SD was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 325TH INFANTRY, FORT BRAGG, NC, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 25, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

In BAYJI, IRAQ on September 24, 2007, the ARMY lost CPL Bento, Anthony Kamalu of SAN DIEGO, CA, 23, serving with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 505TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Matthew Dean Blaskowski, 27, of Levering, Michigan, was killed in action on September 23, 2007, at a forward surgical team in Asadabad, Afghanistan.

At 42, CSM Lankford, Jonathan Miles Sr of SCOTTSBORO, AL was serving with the ARMY, HHD, 79TH ORDNANCE BATTALION, 52D ORDNANCE GROUP, FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 22, 2007.

On September 22, 2007, the ARMY lost CPL Reeves, Joshua Harrison of WATKINSVILLE, GA in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.

David Lee Watson, 29, was a U.S. Army corporal from Newport, Arkansas. He was killed in action on September 22, 2007, in Baqubah, Iraq.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 2D BATTALION, 14TH INFANTRY, FORT DRUM, NY, SPC Young, John Joseph of SAVANNAH, GA, 24, died in CAMP STRIKER, IRAQ on September 21, 2007.

In KIRKUK, IRAQ on September 20, 2007, the ARMY lost CPT Hoffmaster, Roselle M of CLEVELAND, OH, 32, serving with HHC, 1ST BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT DRUM, NY.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 4TH BDE, 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT LEWIS, WA, CPL Marciante, Luigi Jr of ELIZABETH, NJ, 25, died in MUQDADIYAH, IRAQ on September 20, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

On September 19, 2007, the ARMY lost SGT Jeffers, Edmund John of DALEVILLE, AL in TAQQADUM, IRAQ. He was 23.

In BALAD, IRAQ on September 19, 2007, the ARMY lost CPL Mcmahon, Graham Martin of CORVALLIS, OR, 22, serving with COMPANY C, 4TH BATTALION, 9TH INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA.