Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Specialist Rudy Alexander Acosta, 19, of Canyon Country, California, died on March 19, 2011, in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Mecolus Chevette McDaniel, 33, of Fort Hood, Texas, died on March 19, 2011, in Shamul District, Khowst Province, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Sergeant Donald Ray Mickler Jr., 29, of Trotwood, Ohio, died on March 19, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Master Sergeant Jamal Hasan Bowers, 41, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with the 4th Military Information Support Group. He died at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on March 18, 2011.

Lance Corporal Christopher Steele Meis, 20, of Bennett, Colorado, was a U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines. He was killed in action in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 17, 2011.

Senior Airman Michael John Hinkle II, 24, of Corona, California, was a communications specialist with the U.S. Air Force's 28th Communications Squadron. He died on March 16, 2011, at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.

HHC, 4TH BRIGADE SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 4TH BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT POLK, LA, ARMY ? SSG Tompkins, Travis Martin (LAWTON, OK), age 31, ? died in LOGAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on March 16, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Dae Han Park, 36, of Watertown, Connecticut, was killed in action on March 12, 2011, in the vicinity of Dahane Say, Afghanistan.

Private First Class Arturo Emmanuel Rodriguez, 19, of Bellflower, California, served with the U.S. Army's 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment. He died on March 12, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E in Afghanistan.

Pfc. Andrew Martin Harper, 19, of Maidsville, West Virginia, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in action on March 11, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Ian Matthew Muller, a 22-year-old U.S. Marine corporal from Danville, Vermont, was killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 11, 2011.

From ALAMEDA, CA, SSG Trueblood, Eric Stanley served with the ARMY, 720TH ORDNANCE COMPANY, 391ST CSSB, 16TH SUSTAINMENT BDE, MANNHEIM, GERMANY, and died on March 10, 2011 in ARGHANDAB, AFGHANISTAN. He was 27. Cause: HOSTILE.

Corporal Loren Miles Buffalo, 20, of Mountain Pine, Arkansas, was a U.S. Army cavalry scout. He died on March 9, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

From ANTIOCH, IL, SPC Wade, Andrew Paul served with the ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 87TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1 BCT, FORT DRUM, NY, and died on March 9, 2011 in BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN. He was 22.

Private First Class Kalin Christopher Lee Johnson, 19, of Lexington, South Carolina, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in action on March 8, 2011, in Rangrizan, Afghanistan.

In CAMP BASTION, AFGHANISTAN on March 5, 2011, the ARMY lost SSG Wells, Mark Christopher of SAN JOSE, CA, 31, serving with 74TH ORD CO (EOD), 303RD ORD BN (EOD), 45TH SUSTAINMENT BDE, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant Adam Daniel Craig, 23, of Cherokee, Iowa, died on March 4, 2011, in Bethesda, Maryland. He was a member of the Iowa National Guard's 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, serving in Operation Enduring Freedom.

At 20, CPL Stanton, Jordan Robert of RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA was serving with the MARINE CORPS, 2D RECON BN, (1ST MAR DIV, I MEF FWD), CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, when he died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on March 4, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.