Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Dick Alson Lee Jr., 31, of Orange Park, Florida, died on April 26, 2012, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, while serving with the 529th Military Police Company.

U.S. Navy Lieutenant Christopher E. Mosko, 28, of Newark, Delaware, was killed in a hostile incident in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on April 26, 2012.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Andrew Trevor Britton-Mihalo, 25, of Simi Valley, California, was killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan on April 25, 2012.

U.S. Army Sergeant Moises Jesus Gonzalez, 29, of Huntington Park, California, was killed in action on April 25, 2012, in Takhteh Pol, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Corporal Benjamin Harold Neal, 21, of Orfordville, Wisconsin, was killed in action on April 25, 2012, in Zharay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

SPC Manuel Joseph Vasquez, from West Sacramento, CA, was killed in action on April 24, 2012, in Margah Proper, Afghanistan, while serving with the U.S. Army.

Staff Sergeant Joseph Henry Fankhauser, 30, of Mason, Texas, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 22, 2012.

U.S. Army Private First Class Michael Joseph Metcalf, 22, of Boynton Beach, Florida, was killed in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on April 22, 2012.

1LT Jonathan Patrick Walsh, an American soldier from Acworth, GA, died at age 28 on April 22, 2012, in Mirhasan, Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Scott Johnson, 27, of Ontario, California, was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot. He was killed in action on April 19, 2012, when his helicopter crashed in Divalak, Afghanistan.

Sgt. Dean Russell Shaffer, 23, of Pekin, Illinois, was a U.S. Army soldier assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade. He died on April 19, 2012, in Divalak, Afghanistan.

CW2 Don Cayetano Viray, an American from Waipahu, Hawaii, served with the U.S. Army and died in action on April 19, 2012, in Divalak, Afghanistan at age 25.

Chris John Workman, an American soldier from Boise, Idaho, served in the U.S. Army and died in action in Divalak, Afghanistan, on April 19, 2012, aged 33.

U.S. Army Captain Michael Cean Braden, 31, of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, was killed in action on April 18, 2012, in Bagram, Afghanistan.

Aaron Matthew Faust, a 22-year-old U.S. Marine corporal from Louisville, Kentucky, was killed in action in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2012.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant David Paul Nowaczyk, 32, of Dyer, Indiana, died on April 15, 2012, in Chingai, Afghanistan, from hostile enemy action.

Sgt. Tanner Stone Higgins, 23, of Yantis, Texas, was a U.S. Army Ranger killed in Logar province, Afghanistan, on April 14, 2012.

LCPL Abraham Tarwoe, 25, from Providence, RI, served with the US Marine Corps, 2D BN, 9TH MAR, and died on April 12, 2012, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.