Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Nicolas David Checque, a 28-year-old U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer from Irwin, Pennsylvania, was killed in action on December 8, 2012, during a mission in Afghanistan.

Sgt. 1st Class Darren Michael Linde, 41, of Sidney, Montana, was a U.S. Army engineer killed in a hostile incident in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, on December 3, 2012.

U.S. Army Specialist Tyler John Orgaard, 20, of Bismarck, North Dakota, died in a hostile incident in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, on December 3, 2012.

Lance Cpl. Anthony Joseph Denier, 26, of Mechanicville, New York, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 2, 2012.

Corporal Christopher Michael Monahan Jr., 25, of Island Heights, New Jersey, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 26, 2012.

Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Richard Ebbert, a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to SEAL Team Four, was killed in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, on November 24, 2012. He was 32 years old.

Lance Corporal Dale Wayne Means, 23, of Jordan, Minnesota, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 18, 2012.

U.S. Army Sergeant Channing Bo Hicks, 24, of Greer, South Carolina, was killed in hostile action on November 16, 2012, in Zerok, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Joseph Alvin Richardson, 23, of Booneville, Arkansas, was killed in action on November 16, 2012, in Zerok, Afghanistan. He served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, ba

Staff Sergeant Rayvon Battle Jr., 25, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, was a U.S. Army combat engineer killed in action in Panjwai, Afghanistan, on November 13, 2012.

SSG Stiltz, Matthew Henrick, 26, a native of SPOKANE, WA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 28TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4 IBCT, FORT RILEY, KS, during Operation Enduring Freedom on November 12, 2012. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Kenneth Wade Bennett, 26, of Glendora, California, was a U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal specialist. He was killed by an IED on November 10, 2012, in Sperwan Gar, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Daniel Lewis Carlson, 21, of Running Springs, California, was killed in action on November 9, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Captain James Dominic Nehl, 37, of Gardiner, Oregon, was a U.S. Army officer serving with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment. He died in a hostile incident in Gelan, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2012.

U.S. Army Private First Class Brandon Lucas Buttry, 19, of Nebraska City, Nebraska, was killed in action on November 5, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Brett Edward Gornewicz, 27, of Alden, New York, was killed in a hostile incident in Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2012.

U.S. Army Specialist Ryan Paul Jayne, 22, of Corning, New York, died on November 3, 2012, in Paktia, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident.

444TH EN CO., 178TH EN BN, ARMY ? SSG Venne, Dain Taylor (PORT HENRY, NY), age 29, ? died in PAKTIYA, AFGHANISTAN on November 3, 2012. Cause: HOSTILE.