Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Specialist Kenneth Clifford Alvarez, 23, of Santa Maria, California, died on August 23, 2013, in Haft Asiab, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Private First Class Jonathon Michael Dean Hostetter, 20, of Humphreys, Missouri, was killed in a hostile incident in Haft Asiab, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2013.

U.S. Army Master Sergeant George Allen Bannar Jr., 37, of Orange, Virginia, died on August 20, 2013, in Pul-e-Alam, Afghanistan, while serving with the 3rd Special Forces Group.

First Lieutenant Timothy George Santos Jr., 29, of Helena, Alabama, served with the U.S. Army's 4th Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, based at Fort Bliss, Texas.

U.S. Army Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr., 26, of Baytown, Texas, was killed in a hostile incident on August 11, 2013, in Dzadran, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Octavio Herrera, 26, of Caldwell, Idaho, was killed in a hostile incident on August 11, 2013, in Dzadran, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Jamar Avery Hicks, 22, of Little Rock, Arkansas, was killed in a hostile incident at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2013.

In BETHESDA, UNITED STATES on August 6, 2013, the ARMY lost SPC Welch, Nickolas Shane of MILL CITY, OR, 26, serving with HHC, 3RD BATTALION, 15TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4TH INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT STEWART, GA. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Nicholas Brian Burley, 22, of Red Bluff, California, was killed in a hostile incident in Pul-e-Alam, Afghanistan, on July 30, 2013.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Stephen Michael New, 29, of Bartlett, Tennessee, died on July 28, 2013, in Sarobi District, Afghanistan, from hostile enemy action.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Eric Timothy Lawson Sr., 30, of Griffin, Georgia, died on July 27, 2013, in Ghazni, Afghanistan, from hostile action while serving with the 359th Inland Cargo Transfer Company.

U.S. Army Sergeant Caryn Elaine Nouv, 29, of Newport News, Virginia, was killed in a hostile incident in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on July 27, 2013.

U.S. Army Specialist Rob Lee Nichols, 24, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died on July 23, 2013, in Soltan Kheyl, Afghanistan, from hostile enemy action.

First Lieutenant Jonam Josue Russell, 25, of Cornville, Arizona, was an infantry officer serving with the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. He died on July 23, 2013, in Soltan Kheyl, Afghanistan, from

U.S. Army Sergeant Stefan Marc Smith, 24, of Glennville, Georgia, was assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart. He died on July 23, 2013, in Soltan Kheyl, Afghanistan, of w

Sgt. Anthony Ranel Maddox, 22, of Port Arthur, Texas, died on July 22, 2013, in Landstuhl, Germany, from wounds sustained in Afghanistan while serving with the U.S. Army's 10th Brigade Support Battalion.

In MUSHAKA, AFGHANISTAN on July 16, 2013, the ARMY lost SSG Zimmerman, Sonny Christopher of WAYNESFIELD, OH, 25, serving with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 506TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4TH BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY. Cause: HOSTILE.

In LANDSTUHL, GERMANY on July 14, 2013, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Tuttle, Benjamin Wayne of GENTRY, AR, 19, serving with VMFA-323, MAG-11, 3D MAW, SAN DIEGO, CA.