Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

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.

Joel Del Mundo Tiu, an American Navy Commander, was killed in action on October 12, 2012, in Manama, Bahrain.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Justin Cameron Marquez, 25, of Aberdeen, North Carolina, was killed in a hostile incident in Gardez, Afghanistan, on October 6, 2012.

Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Lee Schiro, 27, of Orlando, Florida, was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He died on October 6, 2012, in Gardez, Afghanistan, during

Camella Marchett Steedley, an American Marine Corps Sergeant, was killed in action on October 3, 2012, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Aaron Arthur Henderson, 33, of Houlton, Maine, was killed in a hostile incident in Bagram, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2012. He was assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), bas

U.S. Army Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Iv Butler, 25, of Wilmington, North Carolina, was killed in a hostile incident in Khowst City, Afghanistan, on October 1, 2012.

Sgt. Jeremy Franklin Hardison, 23, of Maysville, North Carolina, was a U.S. Army National Guard soldier killed in Khowst City, Afghanistan, on October 1, 2012.