Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

William John Cahir was a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve sergeant and former journalist. He was killed by enemy fire on August 13, 2009, during combat operations in Afghanistan's Nawa District.

CPT John Tinsley, 28, from Tallahassee, FL, served in the U.S. Army with the 7th Special Forces Group and died in hostile action in Afghanistan on August 12, 2009.

Lance Cpl. Bruce Earnest Ferrell, 21, of Perdido, Alabama, was a U.S. Marine killed in action on August 10, 2009, in Garmsir, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Richard Allyn Walters Jr., 41, of Cleveland, Ohio, died on August 10, 2009, at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.

Lance Cpl. Patrick Wayne Schimmel, 21, of Winfield, Missouri, served with the U.S. Marine Corps in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, base

Lance Corporal Javier Olvera, 20, of Palmdale, California, was a U.S. Marine killed in hostile action on August 8, 2009, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.

Sgt. 1st Class Tara Jean Smith, 33, of Nashville, North Carolina, was a U.S. Army signal soldier assigned to Company C, 50th Signal Battalion, 160th Signal Brigade, based at Fort Bragg. She died on August 8, 2009, at Bagram Airfield, Afghan

Cpl. Matthew Kalen Samuel Swanson, 20, from Lake Forest, CA, served in the U.S. Army's 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion and died on August 8, 2009, in Bethesda, MD.

Lance Cpl. Dennis James Burrow, 23, of Naples, Florida, was a U.S. Marine killed in hostile action on August 7, 2009, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Jerry Randall Evans Jr., 23, of Eufaula, Alabama, was killed in action on August 7, 2009, in the Sayed Abad District of Afghanistan.

Capt. Matthew Charles Hays Freeman, 29, of Richmond Hill, Georgia, was a U.S. Marine killed in action on August 7, 2009, in the Shpee Valley of Kapisa province, Afghanistan.

Lance Corporal James David Argentine, 22, of Farmingdale, New York, was a U.S. Marine killed in Farah Province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009.

Lance Corporal Travis Thornton Babine, 20, of San Antonio, Texas, was a U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines. He was killed in hostile action in Farah Province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009.

Corporal Christian Armando Guzman Rivera, 21, of Homestead, Florida, was a U.S. Marine killed in Farah Province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009.

Sgt. Jay Michael Hoskins, 24, of Paris, Texas, was a U.S. Marine killed in hostile action in Farah province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009.

Anthony Christian Garcia, a 21-year-old Hospitalman from Tyndall, Florida, died in Afghanistan's Farah province on August 5, 2009, while serving with the U.S. Navy.

Private Second Class Keiffer Prescot Wilhelm, 19, of Plymouth, Ohio, was a U.S. Army cavalry scout. He was killed in action on August 4, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Hunter in Maysan province, Iraq.

Sgt. 1st Class Alejandro Granado III, 42, of Tatum, Texas, was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier. He died on August 2, 2009, in Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan, from hostile fire.