Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

SGT Moncada, Raul, 29, a native of MADERA, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, 563RD MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 91ST MILITARY POLICE BATTALION, FORT DRUM, NY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 13, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 23, CPL Anaya, Michael Justin of CRESTVIEW, FL was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, when he died in MOSUL, IRAQ on April 12, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

Senior Airman Jacob Israel Ramsey, 20, of Hesperia, California, served with the U.S. Air Force's 712th Air Support Operations Squadron. He was killed in action in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 10, 2009.

SGT Forrest, Edward Watson Jr, 25, a native of ST. LOUIS, MO, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 67TH ARMOR, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 10, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

On April 10, 2009, the ARMY lost PFC Gautier, Bryce Edmund of CYPRESS, CA in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 32, SFC Hall, Bryan Edward of ELK GROVE, CA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 67TH ARMOR, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO, when he died in MOSUL, IRAQ on April 10, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Loza, Christopher David, age 24, of ABILENE, TX ? National Guard, ARMY, TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 124TH CAVALRY, WACO, TX, ? died on April 10, 2009 in WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES.

In MOSUL, IRAQ on April 10, 2009, the ARMY lost CPL Pautsch, Jason Graham of DAVENPORT, IA, 20, serving with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 67TH ARMOR, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO. Cause: HOSTILE.

SSG Woods, Gary Lee Jr, 24, a native of LEBANON JUNCTION, KY, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 67TH ARMOR, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 10, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

Lance Cpl. Blaise Adam Oleski, 22, of Holland Patent, New York, was a U.S. Marine killed in hostile action on April 8, 2009, in Now Zad, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Adam Michael Kuligowski, 21, of Arlington, Virginia, was killed in action on April 6, 2009, in Bagram, Afghanistan.

On April 5, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Candelaria Mejias, Israel of SAN LORENZO, PR in BALAD RUZ, IRAQ. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.

Technical Sergeant Phillip Andrew Myers, 30, of Hopewell, Virginia, was a U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technician. He was killed by an improvised explosive device on April 4, 2009, in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

SGT Beard, Daniel Jay, 24, a native of BUFFALO, NY, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, 147TH POSTAL COMPANY, 21ST THEATER SUSTAINMENT COMMAND, WIESBADEN, GM, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 3, 2009.

LCPL Dearmon, Stephen Fitzgerald, 21, a native of CROSSVILLE, TN, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 2D MLG HQ, (H&S CO, 2D MLG, III MEF FWD), CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 3, 2009.

From MIAMI, FL, LCPL Lantigua, Nelson Manuel served with the MARINE CORPS, G BTRY, 2D BN, 10TH MAR,( RCT-6, II MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on March 31, 2009 in CAMP AL TAQADDUM, IRAQ. He was 20.

COMPANY A, 25TH SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, ARMY ? SGT Poche, Devin Christopher (JACKSONVILLE, NC), age 25, ? died in COB SPEICHER, IRAQ on March 31, 2009.

U.S. Navy Lieutenant Florence Bacong Choe, 35, of El Cajon, California, was killed in a hostile incident in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, on March 27, 2009.