Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Specialist Matthew David Huston, 24, of Athens, Georgia, was killed in hostile action on March 1, 2010, in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Vincent Lee Carson Owens, 21, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died on March 1, 2010, at Forward Operating Base Sharana in Afghanistan.

Staff Sergeant William Seth Ricketts, 27, of Corinth, Mississippi, served with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He died in a hostile incident on February 27

CPL O'leary, Daniel Tod, age 23, of YOUNGSVILLE, NC ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY F, 307TH FSC, 2D BN, 504TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, ? died on February 23, 2010 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ.

National Guard, ARMY, HHB, 2D BATTALION, 146TH FIELD ARTILLERY, OLYMPIA, WA, SGT Spencer, William Clifton of TACOMA, WA, 40, died in HOMBURG, GERMANY on February 22, 2010.

Sgt. Marcos Antonio Gorra, 22, of North Bergen, New Jersey, was a U.S. Army soldier assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. He died on February 21, 2010, at the Role III Hospital at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

Lance Corporal Matthias Numon Hanson, a 20-year-old U.S. Marine from Buffalo, Kentucky, was killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2010.

Lance Corporal Adam Daniel Peak, 25, of Florence, Kentucky, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2010.

Private First Class Salvacion, Jr, 27, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, served with the U.S. Army's D Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, part of Task Force Mountain Warrior. He died in a hostile incident

At 19, LCPL Ward, Eric Levi of REDMOND, WA was serving with the MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 2D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-7, MEB-A FWD) 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, when he died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on February 21, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

From KNOXVILLE, TN, CPT Alford, Marcus Ray Sr served with the ARMY, C CO, 1-230 CAV, 25 CAB (TASK ORG TO USD-N), and died on February 21, 2010 in COB Q-WEST, IRAQ. He was 28.

From SMYRNA, TN, CW2 Grinder, Billie Jean served with the ARMY, C CO, 1-230 CAV, 25 CAB (TASK ORG TO USD-N), and died on February 21, 2010 in COB Q-WEST, IRAQ. She was 25.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Michael David P. Cardenaz, 29, of Corona, California, was killed in action on February 20, 2010, in Chapa Dara, Kunar Province, Afghanistan.

Gunnery Sergeant Christopher William Eckard, 30, of Hickory, North Carolina, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2010.

Lance Corporal Joshua Harold Birchfield, 24, of Westville, Indiana, was a U.S. Marine killed in Farah Province, Afghanistan, on February 19, 2010.

On February 19, 2010, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Stultz, Gregory Scott of BRAZIL, IN in KARIZESAYDI, AFGHANISTAN. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

Kyle Joseph Coutu, a 20-year-old Private First Class from Providence, Rhode Island, was killed in action on February 18, 2010, in Marjeh, Afghanistan, while serving with the U.S. Marine Corps.

Kielin Terrell Dunn, a 19-year-old Lance Corporal from Chesapeake, Virginia, serving with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, was killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2010.