Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

In PANJWAY, AFGHANISTAN on June 17, 2007, the ARMY lost CPT Steele, Joshua Eric of NORTH HENDERSON, IL, 26, serving with 1ST BRIGADE, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION (TRANSITION TEAM), FORT RILEY, KS. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Roy Persimmon Lewsader Jr., 36, of Clinton, Indiana, was killed in hostile action on June 16, 2007, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.

At 22, CPL Grass, Zachary Alan of BEACH CITY, OH was serving with the ARMY, BATTERY C, 2D BATTALION, 12TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT LEWIS, WA, when he died in RASHIDIYAH, IRAQ on June 16, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 24, SGT Soto, Danny Richard of HOUSTON, TX was serving with the ARMY, BATTERY C, 2D BATTALION, 12TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT LEWIS, WA, when he died in RASHIDIYAH, IRAQ on June 16, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

First Lieutenant Frank B. Walkup IV, 23, of Woodbury, Tennessee, was a U.S. Army infantry officer serving in Kirkuk, Iraq. He died there on June 16, 2007, from hostile action.

Master Sergeant Arthur Leroy Lilley, a 35-year-old U.S. Army Special Forces soldier from Smithfield, Pennsylvania, was killed in hostile action on June 15, 2007, in Shkin, Afghanistan.

Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 4TH CAVALRY, 4 BCT, FORT RILEY, KS, SPC Pittman, Michael Patrick of DAVENPORT, IA, 34, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on June 15, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

In NEAR BALAD AB, IRAQ on June 15, 2007, the AIR FORCE lost LTCOL Sonnenberg, Kevin Henry of MCCLURE, OH, 42, serving with 112TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPORT, OH.

At 24, SSG Bechert, Michael Allen of NEW CASTLE, IN was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 18TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, CONN BARRACKS, GERMANY, when he died in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES on June 14, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Borm, Val John, age 21, of SIDNEY, NE ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 35TH INFANTRY, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, ? died on June 14, 2007 in KIRKUK, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

CPL Brisky, Dustin Ryan, age 26, of ROUND ROCK, TX ? Reserve, ARMY, 952D ENGINEER COMPANY, 980TH ENGINEER BN,420TH ENGINEER BDE, PARIS, TEXAS, ? died on June 14, 2007 in TALLIL, IRAQ.

In KIRKUK, IRAQ on June 14, 2007, the ARMY lost CPL El Azzouzi, Farid of PATERSON, NJ, 26, serving with COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 35TH INFANTRY, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP C, 6TH SQUADRON, 9TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, SPC Hollopeter, Josiah Wayne of SAN DIEGO, CA, 27, died in BALAD, IRAQ on June 14, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

On June 14, 2007, the ARMY lost SGT Parker, Richard Kevin of PHILLIPS, ME in SCANIA, IRAQ. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.

From GOLD RIVER, CA, SGT Roberts, Derek Tillman served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 35TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, and died on June 14, 2007 in KIRKUK, IRAQ. He was 24. Cause: HOSTILE.

From HOQUIAM, WA, PFC Carriker, Casey Samuel served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 35TH INFANTRY, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, and died on June 13, 2007 in FOB WARRIOR, IRAQ. He was 20.

TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 4TH CAVALRY, FORT RILEY, KS, ARMY ? PFC Johnson, William Christopher (OXFORD, NC), age 22, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on June 12, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

571ST MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 97TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION, FORT LEWIS, WA, ARMY ? CPL Legrand, Damon Glenn (LAKESIDE, CA), age 27, ? died in BAQUBAH, IRAQ on June 12, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.