Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Specialist Arronn David Fields, 27, of Terre Haute, Indiana, died on May 21, 2012, in Qal-ah-ye Mirza Jal, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Second Lieutenant Tobias Christoph Alexander, 30, of Lawton, Oklahoma, was a U.S. Army field artillery officer. He died on May 20, 2012, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

Captain Jesse Aaron Ozbat, 28, of Prince George, Virginia, was a U.S. Army officer serving with the 696th Forward Support Company. He died in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, on May 20, 2012.

U. S. NAVAL FORCES COMMAND, NAVY ? PO1 Wilson, Ryan James (REDDING, CA), age 26, ? died in MANAMA, BAHRAIN on May 20, 2012.

COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4TH BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, ARMY ? SPC Watts, Samuel Thomas (WHEATON, IL), age 20, ? died in BETHESDA, UNITED STATES on May 19, 2012. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant Michael Joseph Knapp, 28, of Overland Park, Kansas, was killed in a hostile incident in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2012.

Jabraun Steven Knox, 23, was a U.S. Army sergeant from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He died on May 18, 2012, in Asadabad, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Specialist Richard Lewis McNulty III, 22, of Rolla, Missouri, died on May 13, 2012, in Bowri Tana, Afghanistan, from hostile action during Operation Enduring Freedom.

SGT Walker, Brian Lloyd, age 25, of LUCERNE VALLEY, CA ? Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 425TH BSTB, 4TH BCT (AIRBORNE), JOINT BASE ELMENDORF- RICHARDSON, ALASKA, ? died on May 13, 2012 in BOWRI TANA, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Alex Hernandez III, 21, of Round Rock, Texas, was killed in action on May 12, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. Israel Paul Nuanes, 38, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, was killed in a hostile incident on May 12, 2012, in Maiwand, Afghanistan, while serving with the U.S. Army's 741st Ordnance Company (EOD).

In MANAMA, BAHRAIN on May 12, 2012, the NAVY lost PO2 Velasquez, Jorge Luis of HOUSTON, TX, 35, serving with NECFC BAHRAIN.

From YUMA, AZ, 1LT Thompson, Alejo Rene served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4TH INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT CARSON, CO, and died on May 11, 2012 in BARGAM, AFGHANISTAN. He was 30. Cause: HOSTILE.

From NORMANGEE, TX, SGT Wilson, Wade Daniel served with the MARINE CORPS, 2D BN 5TH MAR, (1ST MAR DIV, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, and died on May 11, 2012 in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Private First Class Dustin Dean Gross, 19, of Jeffersonville, Kentucky, died on May 7, 2012, in Cisterri, Afghanistan, from hostile enemy action.

U.S. Army Specialist Chase Stone Marta, 24, of Chico, California, died on May 7, 2012, in Cisterri, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

U.S. Army Sergeant Jacob Michael Schwallie, 22, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was killed in hostile action on May 7, 2012, in Cissterri, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, bas

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Thomas Kent Fogarty, 30, of Alameda, California, was killed in a hostile incident in Puli Alam, Afghanistan, on May 6, 2012.