Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Sergeant Michael Joe Beckerman, 25, of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, died on December 31, 2010, in Howz e Madad, Afghanistan.

Corporal Tevan Lee Nguyen, 21, of Hutto, Texas, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 28, 2010.

Sgt. Garrett Anderson Misener, 25, of Cordova, Tennessee, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 27, 2010.

Lance Cpl. Kenneth A. Corzine, 23, of Bethalto, Illinois, was a U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. He died on December 24, 2010, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Major Joseph Alexander, 55, of Lafayette, Louisiana, died on December 23, 2010, in his hometown after returning from service in Iraq.

Corporal William Harry Crouse IV, 22, of Woodruff, South Carolina, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2010.

PFC Javier, Conrado Diaz Jr, 19, of Marina, California, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in Lwan Sohbat, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2010.

Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 1ST CEB, (I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, CPL Torbert, Eric Michael Jr of LANCASTER, PA, 25, died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on December 18, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

Lance Cpl. Jose Luis Maldonado, 21, of Mathis, Texas, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 17, 2010.

Corporal Sean Andrew Osterman, 21, of Princeton, Minnesota, was a U.S. Marine assigned to 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion. He died on December 16, 2010, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany from wounds sustained in combat in Afghani

U.S. Army Specialist Sean Russell Cutsforth, 22, of Radford, Virginia, died on December 15, 2010, at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan.

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.