Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Senior Chief Petty Officer Louis James Langlais, 44, of Santa Barbara, California, was a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He was killed in a hostile incident in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2

Chief Petty Officer Matthew David Mason, 37, of Holt, Missouri, was a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to a Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU). He was killed in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Stephen Matthew Mills, a 35-year-old U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer from Fort Worth, Texas, was killed in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Bryan Joseph Nichols was a 31-year-old Chief Warrant Officer 2 from Hays, Kansas, serving with Company B, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment. He died on August 6, 2011, at Combat Outpost Sayed Abad, Afghanistan.

Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Heath Null, 30, of Washington, West Virginia, was a U.S. Navy sailor assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Sgt. Daniel James Patron, 26, of Canton, Ohio, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Petty Officer 1st Class Jesse Daryl Pittman, 27, of Ukiah, California, was a U.S. Navy SEAL. He was killed in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas Arthur Ratzlaff, 34, was a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He was killed on August 6, 2011, when his helicopter was shot down in Wardak province, Afghanistan.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Robert James Reeves, 32, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was a U.S. Navy SEAL. He was killed in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Heath Michael Robinson, 34, of Boyne Falls, Michigan, was a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He died in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Petty Officer Second Class Nicholas Patrick Spehar, 24, of Saint Paul, Minnesota, was a U.S. Navy sailor serving with DEVGRU. He died in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

PO1 Michael Joseph Strange, a U.S. Navy SEAL from Philadelphia, PA, died at age 25 on August 6, 2011, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Jon Thomas Tumilson, an American Navy CPO from Rockford, IA, died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Aaron Carson Vaughn, a 30-year-old native of Stuart, FL, served as a CPO in the Navy's DEVGROUP. He died on August 6, 2011, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Kraig Michael Kaleolani Vickers, a 36-year-old American combatant from Kokomo, HI, served with the Navy's DEVGROUP. He died on August 6, 2011, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan.

Jason Ray Workman, an American Navy SEAL from Blanding, Utah, died at age 32 in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

TSGT Daniel Lee Zerbe, 28, from York, PA, served in the USAF's 24th Special Tactics Squadron and died on August 6, 2011, in Tangi Valley, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Mark Jordon Downer, 23, of Warner Robins, Georgia, died on August 5, 2011, in Sangsar, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.