Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Gunnery Sergeant Justin Edward Schmalstieg, 28, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was a U.S. Marine assigned to 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward. He died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December

Lance Corporal Jose Alonzo Hernandez, 19, of West Palm Beach, Florida, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 14, 2010.

U.S. Army Sergeant Sean Martin Collins, 25, of Yelm, Washington, was killed in action on December 12, 2010, in Howz e Madad, Afghanistan.

Patrick David Deans was a 22-year-old U.S. Army corporal from Orlando, Florida. He was killed in a hostile incident in Howz e Madad, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2010.

U.S. Army Sergeant Willie Atlas Mclawhorn Jr., 23, of Conway, North Carolina, was killed in action on December 12, 2010, in Howz e Madad, Afghanistan.

Corporal Kenneth Edward Necochea Jr., 21, of San Diego, California, was a U.S. Army infantryman killed in hostile action on December 12, 2010, in Howz-e Madad, Afghanistan.

Corporal Derek Todd Simonetta, 21, of Redwood City, California, served with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

CPL Jorge Emmanuel Villacis, 24, from Sunrise, FL, served in the U.S. Army and died in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom on December 12, 2010.

Ethan Louis Goncalo was a 21-year-old U.S. Army Private First Class from Fall River, Massachusetts. He was killed in action in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 11, 2010.

Staff Sergeant Stacy Andru Green, 34, of Alexander City, Alabama, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 10, 2010.

Private First Class David Dustin Finch, 24, of Bath Springs, Tennessee, was a U.S. Army cavalry scout. He died in Al Kut, Iraq, on December 8, 2010, from hostile action.

U.S. Army Sergeant James Anthony Ayube II, 25, of Salem, Massachusetts, died on December 8, 2010, in Chehel Gazi, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Michael Erick Geary, 20, of Derry, New Hampshire, was a U.S. Marine killed by small-arms fire in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 8, 2010.

U.S. Army Specialist Kelly Joseph Mixon, 23, of Yulee, Florida, died on December 8, 2010, in Chehel Gazi, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident.

Sgt. Jason Darren Peto, 31, of Vancouver, Washington, was a U.S. Marine serving with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. He died on December 7, 2010, in Bethesda, Maryland, from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.

U.S. Marine Private First Class Colton Wesley Rusk, 20, of Orange Grove, Texas, was killed in action in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 6, 2010.

Cpl Derek Allen Wyatt, a U.S. Marine from Akron, Ohio, died at 25 on December 6, 2010, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. Nicholas Jose Aleman, 24, of Brooklyn, New York, was a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve member who died in Gardez, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2010.