Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Corporal Richard Anthony Rivera Jr., 20, of Ventura, California, was a U.S. Marine with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, based in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. He died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2012.

Maj. Walter David Gray, 38, of Conyers, Georgia, was a U.S. Air Force officer with the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron. He died on August 8, 2012, near Combat Outpost Fiaz, Afghanistan.

Command Sergeant Major Kevin James Griffin, 45, of Laramie, Wyoming, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in a hostile incident in Sarkowi, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2012.

U.S. Army Major Thomas Elliott Kennedy, 35, of West Point, New York, was killed in a hostile incident in Sarkowi, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2012.

In BETHESDA, UNITED STATES on August 8, 2012, the ARMY lost MSG Trent, Gregory Ray of NORTON, MA, 38, serving with COMPANY B, 4TH BATTALION, 3RD SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (AIRBORNE), FORT BRAGG, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.

Petty Officer Second Class Clayton Ross Beauchamp, a 21-year-old American sailor from Weatherford, Texas, was killed in Shaban, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2012.

U.S. Army Specialist Ethan Jacob Martin, 22, of Lewiston, Idaho, died on August 7, 2012, in Koragay, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

Daniel Lee II Linnabary was a 23-year-old U.S. Marine corporal from Hubert, North Carolina. He died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2012, from hostile action.

Petty Officer First Class Milton W. Brown, 28, of Dallas, Texas, was a U.S. Navy sailor serving with Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (VFA-137). He died on August 4, 2012, in Puerto Real, Spain.

U.S. Army First Sergeant Russell Ryan Bell, 37, of Tyler, Texas, was killed in a hostile incident in Zharay, Afghanistan, on August 2, 2012.

Staff Sergeant Matthew Steven Sitton, 26, of Largo, Florida, was a paratrooper with the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. He died in combat on August 2, 2012, in Zahary, Kandahar province, Afghanista

Lance Corporal Curtis Joseph Duarte, 22, of Covina, California, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2012.

First Lieutenant Todd William Lambka, 25, of Fraser, Michigan, was killed in action on August 1, 2012, in Bermal, Afghanistan, while serving with the U.S. Army during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Jesus Jonathan Lopez, a 22-year-old U.S. Army Private First Class from San Bernardino, California, died on August 1, 2012, in the Bermal District of Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Kyle Brenton McClain, 25, of Rochester Hills, Michigan, was killed in a hostile incident in Salim Aka, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2012.

Gunnery Sergeant Jonathan William Gifford, a 34-year-old U.S. Marine from Palm Bay, Florida, was killed in a hostile incident in Baghdis Province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2012.

Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Joseph Price, 27, of Holland, Michigan, was a U.S. Marine killed in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2012, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Private First Class Jose Oscar Belmontes, 28, of Los Angeles, California, was killed in a hostile incident in Meydan Shahr, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2012.