Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Sgt. Daniel James Patron, 26, of Canton, Ohio, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Petty Officer 1st Class Jesse Daryl Pittman, 27, of Ukiah, California, was a U.S. Navy SEAL. He was killed in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas Arthur Ratzlaff, 34, was a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He was killed on August 6, 2011, when his helicopter was shot down in Wardak province, Afghanistan.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Robert James Reeves, 32, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was a U.S. Navy SEAL. He was killed in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Heath Michael Robinson, 34, of Boyne Falls, Michigan, was a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He died in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Petty Officer Second Class Nicholas Patrick Spehar, 24, of Saint Paul, Minnesota, was a U.S. Navy sailor serving with DEVGRU. He died in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

PO1 Michael Joseph Strange, a U.S. Navy SEAL from Philadelphia, PA, died at age 25 on August 6, 2011, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Jon Thomas Tumilson, an American Navy CPO from Rockford, IA, died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Aaron Carson Vaughn, a 30-year-old native of Stuart, FL, served as a CPO in the Navy's DEVGROUP. He died on August 6, 2011, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Kraig Michael Kaleolani Vickers, a 36-year-old American combatant from Kokomo, HI, served with the Navy's DEVGROUP. He died on August 6, 2011, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan.

Jason Ray Workman, an American Navy SEAL from Blanding, Utah, died at age 32 in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

TSGT Daniel Lee Zerbe, 28, from York, PA, served in the USAF's 24th Special Tactics Squadron and died on August 6, 2011, in Tangi Valley, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Mark Jordon Downer, 23, of Warner Robins, Georgia, died on August 5, 2011, in Sangsar, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. Daniel David Gurr, 21, of Vernal, Utah, was a U.S. Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. He died on August 5, 2011, in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Jinsu Lee, 34, of Chatsworth, California, was killed in action on August 5, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Bostick, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Anthony Del Mar Peterson, 24, of Chelsea, Oklahoma, died on August 4, 2011, in the Zurmat district of Paktika province, Afghanistan.

Captain Waid Charles Ramsey, 41, of Red Bay, Alabama, was a U.S. Army National Guard soldier serving with the 20th Special Forces Group. He died on August 4, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

U.S. Army Private First Class Cody Glen Baker, 19, of Holton, Kansas, died in a hostile incident in Mayde Shardistrict, Afghanistan, on August 3, 2011.