Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Senior Airman Nicholas Jerome Alden, 25, of Williamston, South Carolina, was a U.S. Air Force security forces airman assigned to the 48th Security Forces Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. He was killed in a hostile incident at Fra

U.S. Army Specialist David Richard Fahey Jr., 23, of Norwalk, Connecticut, died on February 28, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, while serving with the 170th Military Police Company.

U.S. Army Specialist Rudolph Ryan Hizon, 22, of Los Angeles, California, was killed in Charkh Bazaar, Afghanistan, on February 28, 2011.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Chauncy Ryan Mays, 25, of Cookville, Texas, was killed in Tangi, Afghanistan, on February 28, 2011, while serving with an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit.

SPC Stark, Christopher Glenn, 22, a native of MONETT, MO, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, 705TH ORDNANCE COMPANY (EOD), 63D ORDNANCE BATTALION (EOD), FORT POLK, LA, during Operation Enduring Freedom on February 28, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant Kristopher James Gould, 25, of Saginaw, Michigan, died on February 27, 2011, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan.

From LAS VEGAS, NV, SPC Tabada, Brian served with the ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, and died on February 27, 2011 in DARAH-YE DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 31, CPL Wilfahrt, Andrew Charles of ROSEMOUNT, MN was serving with the ARMY, 552D MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 728TH MP BATTALION, 8TH MP BDE, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, when he died in IVO PANJAB CP, AFGHANISTAN on February 27, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Jerome Firtamag, 29, of Pohnpei, served with Company B, 96th Combat Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. He died on February 24, 2011, in Pembroke, United States.

From HOMOSASSA, FL, CPL Taylor, Johnathan Wesley served with the MARINE CORPS, 2D BN 8TH MAR, (1ST MAR DIV, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on February 22, 2011 in CAMP BASTION, AFGHANISTAN. He was 23. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant Robert Curtis Sisson Jr., 29, of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, was killed in action on February 21, 2011, in Saryah Kalach, Afghanistan. He served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,

U.S. Army First Lieutenant Daren Miguel Hidalgo, 24, of Waukesha, Wisconsin, was killed in hostile action on February 20, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Lance Cpl. Andrew Paul Carpenter, 27, of Columbia, Tennessee, was a U.S. Marine who died on February 19, 2011, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany from combat wounds sustained in Afghanistan.

Sgt. Matthew James Deyoung, 26, of Talent, Oregon, was a U.S. Marine with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion. He died on February 18, 2011, in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Airman First Class Christoffer Paige Johnson, 20, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was a member of the U.S. Air Force's 423rd Security Forces Squadron. He died on February 17, 2011, at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

Airman First Class Corey Charles Owens, 26, of San Antonio, Texas, was a member of the 47th Security Forces Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base. He was killed in action on February 17, 2011, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Bradley Charles Hart, 25, of Perrysburg, Ohio, died on February 17, 2011, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. He was assigned to the Headquarters, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

U.S. Army Specialist Jonathan Adam Pilgeram, 22, of Great Falls, Montana, died on February 17, 2011, in Ghaziabad District, Konar Province, Afghanistan.