Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Master Chief Petty Officer Richard James Kessler Jr., 47, of Gulfport, Florida, was a U.S. Navy sailor assigned to the USS Enterprise (CVN 65). He was killed in action in Afghanistan on June 8, 2012.

Corporal Anthony Ramon Servin, 22, of Moreno Valley, California, was a U.S. Marine serving with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward. He was killed in action in Helmand province, Afghanistan,

U.S. Army Private First Class Brandon Dwayne Goodine, 20, of Luthersville, Georgia, was killed in action on June 7, 2012, in Maiwand, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army First Lieutenant Mathew Gregory Fazzari, 25, of Walla Walla, Washington, was killed in a helicopter crash in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2012.

Captain Scott Patrick Pace, 33, of Brawley, California, was a U.S. Army officer serving with the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment. He was killed in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2012.

U.S. Army Private First Class Vincent James Ellis, 22, died on June 4, 2012, in Landstuhl, Germany, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Gerardo Campos, 23, of Miami, Florida, died on June 2, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from hostile enemy action.

Staff Sgt. Alexander George Povilaitis Jr., 47, of Dawsonville, Georgia, was a U.S. Army engineer killed in a hostile incident in Zharay, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2012.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Edward Brazas, 26, of Greensboro, North Carolina, was a U.S. Navy serviceman assigned to Naval Base Kitsap. He died in Panjwa'i, Afghanistan, on May 30, 2012, from hostile action.

Corporal Nicholas Henry Olivas, 20, of Fairfield, Ohio, was a U.S. Army cavalry scout. He was killed in hostile action on May 30, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Joshua Eli Witsman, a 23-year-old Marine from Covington, Indiana, died in action on May 30, 2012, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Captain John R. Brainard III, 26, of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, was a U.S. Army officer serving with the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade. He died in a hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 28, 2012.

Sgt. Julian Clement Chase, 22, of Edgewater, Maryland, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 28, 2012.

John Castle Pratt, a 51-year-old Chief Warrant Officer 5 from Springfield, Washington, served with the U.S. Army's 12th Combat Aviation Brigade. He died in a hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 28, 2012.

Pfc. Leroy Deronde III, 22, of Jersey City, New Jersey, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with the 125th Brigade Support Battalion. He died in a hostile incident in Afghanistan's Chak-e Wardak district on May 27, 2012.

U.S. Army Specialist Kedith Lamont Jacobs Jr., 21, of Denver, Colorado, was killed in a hostile incident in Chak-e Wardak District, Afghanistan, on May 27, 2012.

Tofiga Joshua Tautolo, a 23-year-old Army Sergeant from Wilmington, CA, was killed in Bati Kot, Afghanistan, on May 27, 2012, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Specialist Vilmar Galarzahernandez, 21, of Salinas, California, was killed in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on May 26, 2012.