Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Neil Isaac Turner, an American soldier from Tacoma, WA, served with the Army's 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment. He died on January 11, 2012, at COP Kherwar, Afghanistan, aged 21.

U.S. Army Specialist Michael Wayne Pyron, 30, of Hopewell, Virginia, was killed in action on January 10, 2012, in Bagram, Afghanistan, while serving with the 580th Signal Company.

On January 10, 2012, the ARMY lost SFC Mcdougle, Richard Gene of CONNELLSVILLE, PA in CONNELLSVILLE, UNITED STATES. He was 49.

PFC Dustin Paul Napier, 20, of London, Kentucky, was a U.S. Army infantryman. He died on January 8, 2012, in Qalat, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Sergeant Brian Jeffery Leonhardt, 21, of Merrillville, Indiana, was killed in Nilay, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2012.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jonathan Matthew Metzger, 32, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was killed in action on January 6, 2012, in Nilay, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Christopher Alexander Patterson, 20, of Aurora, Illinois, was killed on January 6, 2012, in Nilay, Afghanistan.

SPC Robert Joseph Tauteris Jr, an American soldier from Hamlet, IN, served in the Army National Guard and was killed in Nilay, Afghanistan on January 6, 2012.

Senior Airman Bryan Richard Bell, 23, of Erie, Pennsylvania, was a U.S. Air Force civil engineer. He died from hostile action at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, on January 5, 2012.

Technical Sergeant Matthew Scott Schwartz, 34, of Traverse City, Michigan, served with the U.S. Air Force's 90th Civil Engineer Squadron. He died on January 5, 2012, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.

Airman First Class Matthew Ryan Seidler, 24, of Westminster, Maryland, was a combat engineer with the U.S. Air Force's 21st Civil Engineer Squadron. He died in a hostile incident at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, on January 5, 2012.

Petty Officer First Class Chad Robert Regelin, 24, of Cottonwood, California, was a U.S. Navy serviceman assigned to Marine Special Operations Company Bravo. He died in a hostile incident at EDB Role II, Afghanistan, on January 2, 2012.