Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Matthew Henrick Stiltz, a 26-year-old American soldier from Spokane, WA, died in Orgun-E, Afghanistan on November 12, 2012, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sergeant Kenneth Wade Bennett, 26, of Glendora, California, was a U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal specialist. He was killed by an IED on November 10, 2012, in Sperwan Gar, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Daniel Lewis Carlson, 21, of Running Springs, California, was killed in action on November 9, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Captain James Dominic Nehl, 37, of Gardiner, Oregon, was a U.S. Army officer serving with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment. He died in a hostile incident in Gelan, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2012.

U.S. Army Private First Class Brandon Lucas Buttry, 19, of Nebraska City, Nebraska, was killed in action on November 5, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Brett Edward Gornewicz, 27, of Alden, New York, was killed in a hostile incident in Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2012.

U.S. Army Specialist Ryan Paul Jayne, 22, of Corning, New York, died on November 3, 2012, in Paktia, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident.

SSG Dain Taylor Venne, an American soldier from Port Henry, NY, served in the 444th EN CO, 178th EN BN and died in Paktia, Afghanistan on November 3, 2012.

Petty Officer Second Class Matthew Geoffrey Kantor, 22, of Gillette, New Jersey, was a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to SEAL Team Four. He was killed in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on November 1, 2012.

Corporal Alex Frank Domion, 21, of Richfield Springs, New York, was a U.S. Marine killed in action in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2012.

Staff Sergeant Kashif Mohammed Memon, 31, of Houston, Texas, was a U.S. Army Civil Affairs soldier. He died on October 25, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

U.S. Army Sergeant Clinton Keith Ruiz, 22, of Murrieta, California, was killed in action on October 25, 2012, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Company A, 9th Military Information Support Battalion (Airborne), 8th Military Info

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael Stephen Duskin, 42, of Orange Park, Florida, was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier. He died in Chak District, Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on October 23, 2012.

PFC Shane Gregory Wilson, 20, from Kuna, ID, served in the U.S. Army and was killed in action on October 18, 2012, in Khowst, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Robert John Billings, 30, of Clarksville, Virginia, died on October 13, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Brittany Bria Gordon, 24, of St. Petersburg, Florida, died on October 13, 2012, in Qalat, Afghanistan, while serving with the 572nd Military Intelligence Company during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Ryan James Savard, 29, of Sierra Vista, Arizona, was killed in hostile action in Konduz Province, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2012. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, United States Army

Sgt. Thomas Raymond Macpherson, 26, of Long Beach, California, was a U.S. Army Ranger killed in action on October 12, 2012, in Ghazni, Afghanistan.