Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

PO3 Swink, James Michael Ii, age 20, of YUCCA VALLEY, CA ? Active Duty, NAVY, 2ND MDIV FMF LNT, ? died on August 27, 2010 in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN.

U.S. Army Specialist Justin Blue Shoecraft, 28, of Elkhart, Indiana, was killed in action on August 24, 2010, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. He served with Company B, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, based in Vilseck, Germany.

Lance Corporal Robert John Newton, 21, of Creve Coeur, Illinois, was a U.S. Marine killed in hostile action in Bastion, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2010.

Sergeant Ronald Ariel Rodriguez, 26, of Falls Church, Virginia, was a U.S. Marine assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, based at Camp Pendleton, California. He was killed in acti

U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Jason Dean Calo, 23, of Lexington, Kentucky, was killed in action on August 22, 2010, in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Steven Joseph Deluzio, 25, of South Glastonbury, Connecticut, died on August 22, 2010, in Jajil District, Paktia province, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Specialist Pedro Antonio Iv Millet Meletiche, 20, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, died on August 22, 2010, in Deh-e-Kowchy, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Tristan Howard Southworth, 21, of Walden, Vermont, was killed in action on August 22, 2010, in Jajil district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infan

In BASRAH, IRAQ on August 22, 2010, the ARMY lost SGT Maggart, Brandon Edward of KIRKSVILLE, MO, 24, serving with BATTERY A, 5TH BATTALION, 5TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY REGIMENT, JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Alexis Vicente Maldonado was a 20-year-old U.S. Army Specialist from Wichita Falls, Texas. He was killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 21, 2010, while serving with the 510th Clearance Company.

Lance Corporal Nathaniel Joseph Augustus Schultz, 19, of Safety Harbor, Florida, was a U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He was killed in action on August 21, 2010, at Camp Dwyer, Afghanista

Lance Cpl. Cody Steven Childers, 19, of Chesapeake, Virginia, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2010.

Christopher John Boyd, a 22-year-old U.S. Marine corporal from Palatine, Illinois, was killed in Afghanistan's Helmand province on August 19, 2010.

Sgt. Martin Anthony Lugo, 24, of Tucson, Arizona, was a U.S. Army Ranger killed in a hostile incident on August 19, 2010, in Puli Alam, Logar province, Afghanistan.

COMPANY C, 1ST BN, 75TH RANGER REGIMENT, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, FORT STEWART, GA, ARMY ? SPC Wright, Christopher Shane (TOLLESBORO, KY), age 23, ? died in PECH, KONAR on August 19, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

Kevin Edward Oratowski, 23, of Wheaton, Illinois, was a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was killed in action in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2010.

Active Duty, NAVY, TAC D E SQDN 5, CPO Thomas, Collin Trent of MOREHEAD, KY, 33, died in Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa on August 18, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

Private First Class Benjamen Glen Chisholm, 24, of Fort Worth, Texas, was a U.S. Army infantryman. He was killed in action on August 17, 2010, in Managai, Kunar Province, Afghanistan.