Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Sgt. Simone Asia Robinson, 21, of Dixmoor, Illinois, served with Company E, 634th Brigade Support Battalion, Illinois Army National Guard. She died on March 1, 2009, from hostile action while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedo

U.S. Marine Corporal Donte Jamal Whitworth, 21, of Noblesville, Indiana, was killed in action on February 28, 2009, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq.

At 26, CPL Connelly, Brian Michael of UNION BEACH, NJ was serving with the ARMY, A CO, 40TH EN BN, (ATTACHED TO 1-6 IN) (1-6 IN ATTACHED TO 3-82 ABN) (TASK ORG TO MND-B), when he died in ADHAMIYAH, IRAQ on February 26, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

Captain Brian Matthew Bunting, 29, of Potomac, Maryland, was a U.S. Army officer serving with Headquarters, 27th Infantry Regiment. He died in a hostile incident in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009.

U.S. Army Sergeant Schuyler Brent Patch, 25, of Galva, Illinois, was killed in hostile action on February 24, 2009, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

From MATTOON, IL, SGT Stream, Scott Bradley served with the ARMY, BATTERY B, 2D BATTALION, 122D FIELD ARTILLERY, ROBBINS, IL, and died on February 24, 2009 in KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN. He was 39. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Thompson, Daniel James, age 24, of MADISON, WI ? Reserve, ARMY, 715TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, MELBOURNE, FL, ? died on February 24, 2009 in KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.

On February 24, 2009, the ARMY lost 1LT Emmert, William Eric of LINCOLN, TN in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 36. Cause: HOSTILE.

On February 23, 2009, the ARMY lost CPL Alleman, Micheal Boyd of LOGAN, UT in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 31. Cause: HOSTILE.

On February 23, 2009, the ARMY lost CPL Mayne, Michael Lee of BURLINGTON FLATS, NY in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 21, CPL Nordmeyer, Zachary Ray of INDIANAPOLIS, IN was serving with the ARMY, TROOP A, 5TH SQUADRON, 1ST CAVALRY, 1ST SBCT, 25TH ID, FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on February 23, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

SSG Baum, Mark Conrad, age 32, of TELFORD, PA ? National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 111TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, WEST CHESTER, PA, ? died on February 21, 2009 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Eugene Bessa, 26, of Woodridge, Illinois, was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier. He died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2009, from hostile action.

Staff Sgt. Timothy Peter Davis, 28, of Aberdeen, Washington, was a U.S. Air Force combat controller assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron. He was killed by an improvised explosive device in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, on February

U.S. Army Master Sergeant David Lee Hurt, 36, of Tucson, Arizona, died on February 20, 2009, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Specialist Cwislyn K. Walter, 19, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with the 29th Brigade Special Troops Battalion. She died on February 19, 2009, in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Sgt. 1st Class Raymond John Munden, 35, of Mesquite, Texas, was killed in a hostile incident at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, on February 16, 2009.

Active Duty, ARMY, 610TH ENGINEER SUPPORT CO, 14TH ENG BN, 555TH ENG BDE, FORT LEWIS, WA, SSG Diamond, Sean Derrel of DUBLIN, CA, 41, died in GARY OWEN, IRAQ on February 15, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.