Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

SFC Daniel Thomas Metcalfe, 29, of Liverpool, New York, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in a hostile incident in Sayyid Abad, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2012.

From TOLAR, TX, SFC Stephens, Riley Gene served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 3RD SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (AIRBORNE), FORT BRAGG, NC, and died on September 28, 2012 in SHANK, AFGHANISTAN. He was 39. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant Jonathan Alan Gollnitz, 28, of Lakehurst, New Jersey, was killed on September 26, 2012, in Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan.

Staff Sergeant Orion Nelson Sparks, 29, of Tucson, Arizona, was a U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. He died on September 26, 2012, in Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan, of w

Petty Officer Second Class Dion Rashun Roberts, 25, of North Chicago, Illinois, was a U.S. Navy SEAL serving with Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU). He was killed in action on September 22, 2012, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

At 24, SGT Swindle, Jason Michael of CABOT, AR was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 64TH ARMOR REGIMENT, 2ND HEAVY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT STEWART, GA, when he died in PANJWA`I, AFGHANISTAN on September 20, 2012. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Genaro Bedoy, 20, of Amarillo, Texas, was killed in a hostile incident in Spin Murani, Afghanistan, on September 16, 2012.

U.S. Army Specialist Joshua Nathaniel Nelson, 22, of Greenville, North Carolina, died on September 16, 2012, in Spin Murani, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

U.S. Army Sergeant Sapuro Brightley Nena, 25, of Honolulu, Hawaii, died on September 16, 2012, in Spin Murani, Afghanistan, from hostile enemy action.

PFC Townsend, Jon Ross, age 19, of CLAREMORE, OK ? Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 23RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD SBCT, JBLM, WA, ? died on September 16, 2012 in SPIN MURANI, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.

Sgt. Bradley Wayne Atwell, 27, of Kokomo, Indiana, was a U.S. Marine with MALS-13, MAG-13. He died in a hostile attack at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2012.

Lt. Col. Christopher Keith Raible, 40, of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, was a U.S. Marine Corps officer with Marine Attack Squadron 211. He was killed in a Taliban attack on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2012.

U.S. Army Sergeant Kyle Bruce Osborn, 26, of Lafayette, Indiana, was killed in a hostile incident on September 13, 2012, in Muqer, Afghanistan.

Master Sergeant Teresa Michelle Snow, 39, of Plattsburgh, New York, was a U.S. Marine serving with the Wounded Warrior Battalion-East, Bethesda, Maryland. She died on September 13, 2012, in Springville, United States, during Operation Endur

Jose Luis Montenegro Jr., 31, was a Chief Warrant Officer 2 from Houston, Texas, serving with the U.S. Army. He died on September 5, 2012, in Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia Suzanne Ramirez, 28, of San Antonio, Texas, was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot. She was killed in a helicopter crash in Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan, on September 5, 2012.

In HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on September 3, 2012, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Terwiske, Alec Robert of DUBOIS, IN, 21, serving with I-I STAFF, (1ST CEB, 1ST MAR DIV, I MEF FWD), 4TH TANK BN, FORT KNOX, KY. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Kyle Robert Rookey, 23, of Oswego, New York, served with Company B, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Carson, Colorado. He died on September 2, 2012, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.