Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Donna Rae Johnson, 29, of Raeford, North Carolina, was killed by a suicide bomber in Khost City, Afghanistan, on October 1, 2012.

SFC Daniel Thomas Metcalfe, 29, of Liverpool, New York, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in a hostile incident in Sayyid Abad, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2012.

Riley Gene Stephens, an American combatant from Tolar, TX, was a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army Special Forces, killed in Afghanistan on September 28, 2012.

U.S. Army Sergeant Jonathan Alan Gollnitz, 28, of Lakehurst, New Jersey, was killed on September 26, 2012, in Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan.

Staff Sergeant Orion Nelson Sparks, 29, of Tucson, Arizona, was a U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. He died on September 26, 2012, in Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan, of w

Petty Officer Second Class Dion Rashun Roberts, 25, of North Chicago, Illinois, was a U.S. Navy SEAL serving with Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU). He was killed in action on September 22, 2012, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

SGT Jason Michael Swindle, an American soldier from Cabot, AR, died at age 24 in Panjwa'i, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2012, serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment.

U.S. Army Specialist Genaro Bedoy, 20, of Amarillo, Texas, was killed in a hostile incident in Spin Murani, Afghanistan, on September 16, 2012.

U.S. Army Specialist Joshua Nathaniel Nelson, 22, of Greenville, North Carolina, died on September 16, 2012, in Spin Murani, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

U.S. Army Sergeant Sapuro Brightley Nena, 25, of Honolulu, Hawaii, died on September 16, 2012, in Spin Murani, Afghanistan, from hostile enemy action.

PFC Jon Ross Townsend, 19, from Claremore, OK, served in the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment and died in Spin Murani, Afghanistan on September 16, 2012.

Sgt. Bradley Wayne Atwell, 27, of Kokomo, Indiana, was a U.S. Marine with MALS-13, MAG-13. He died in a hostile attack at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2012.

Lt. Col. Christopher Keith Raible, 40, of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, was a U.S. Marine Corps officer with Marine Attack Squadron 211. He was killed in a Taliban attack on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2012.

U.S. Army Sergeant Kyle Bruce Osborn, 26, of Lafayette, Indiana, was killed in a hostile incident on September 13, 2012, in Muqer, Afghanistan.

Master Sergeant Teresa Michelle Snow, 39, of Plattsburgh, New York, was a U.S. Marine serving with the Wounded Warrior Battalion-East, Bethesda, Maryland. She died on September 13, 2012, in Springville, United States, during Operation Endur

Jose Luis Montenegro Jr., 31, was a Chief Warrant Officer 2 from Houston, Texas, serving with the U.S. Army. He died on September 5, 2012, in Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia Suzanne Ramirez, 28, of San Antonio, Texas, was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot. She was killed in a helicopter crash in Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan, on September 5, 2012.

Alec Robert Terwiske, a 21-year-old Marine from Dubois, Indiana, died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on September 3, 2012, during Operation Enduring Freedom.