Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brent Scott Cole, 38, of Reedsville, West Virginia, was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot killed in action on May 22, 2009, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.

At 36, MSG Naseman, Brian Keith of NEW BREMEN, OH was serving with the ARMY, 108TH FORWARD SUPPORT COMPANY, SUSSEX, WI, when he died in TAJI, IRAQ on May 22, 2009.

1LT Leevi Khole Barnard, an American from Mount Airy, NC, served in the Army National Guard and died in hostile action in Baghdad, Iraq on May 21, 2009.

On May 21, 2009, the ARMY lost SSG Brooks, Paul Faris of JOPLIN, MO in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 34. Cause: HOSTILE.

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 21, 2009, the ARMY lost MAJ George, Jason Everett of TEHACHAPI, CA, 38, serving with HHC, 252D COMBINED ARMS BATTALION, FAYETTEVILLE, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.

First Lieutenant Roslyn Littmann Schulte, 25, of the U.S. Air Force, was killed in a hostile incident near Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 20, 2009, while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom.

From BELLEVILLE, IL, SPC Schaefer, David Allen Jr served with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 2D INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY, and died on May 16, 2009 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 27. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Esau Ivan De La Pena-Hernandez, 25, of La Puente, California, died on May 15, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Carlie Mattison Lee III, 23, of Birmingham, Alabama, was killed in a hostile incident at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, on May 15, 2009.

CPL Mcghee, Ryan Casey, 21, a native of FREDERICKSBURG, VA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 3D BATTALION, 75TH RANGER REGIMENT, FORT BENNING, GA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 13, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

Jacob David Barton, an American Army Reserve Specialist from Lenox, MO, served in Baghdad, Iraq, where he was killed in action on May 11, 2009.

From PATERSON, NJ, SSG Bueno-galdos, Christian Enrique served with the ARMY, HEADQUARTERS, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 3D BATTALION, 66TH ARMOR, GRAFENWOEHR, GM, and died on May 11, 2009 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 25.

Reserve, ARMY, 55TH MEDICAL COMPANY, DETACHMENT 16, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, MAJ Houseal, Matthew Philip of AMARILLO, TX, 54, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 11, 2009.

In CAMP LIBERTY, IRAQ on May 11, 2009, the NAVY lost CDR Springle, Charles Keith Sr of CHARLESTON, NC, 52, serving with 55TH MEDICAL COMPANY.

In WHITMORE TMC, IRAQ on May 11, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Yates, Michael Edward Jr of FEDERALSBURG, MD, 19, serving with HHC, 3RD BATTALION, 66TH ARMOR, GRAFENWOEHR, GM.

Sergeant Lukasz Dariusz Saczek, 23, of Lake in the Hills, Illinois, was a member of the U.S. Army National Guard. He served with Company D, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, based in Woodstock, Illinois.

Reserve, ARMY, 1ST BATTALION, 1 BCT, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT RILEY, KS, MAJ Hutchison, Steven of SCOTTSDALE, AZ, 60, died in BASRAH, IRAQ on May 10, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Omar Mohammed Jr Albrak, 20, from Chicago, IL, served in the Army's Special Operations Command and was killed in action on May 9, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq.