Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant James Ronald Leep Jr., 44, of Richmond, Virginia, was killed in action on October 17, 2011, at Contingency Operating Site Kalsu, Iraq.

U.S. Army Specialist Michael Davis Elm, 25, of Phoenix, Arizona, was killed in a hostile incident at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2011.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Brian Cowdrey, 39, of Atwater, Ohio, was killed in action on October 13, 2011, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.

Lance Corporal Scott Daniel Harper, 21, of Winston, Georgia, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2011, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Airman First Class Jerome David Miller Jr., 23, of Washington, D.C., was a member of the 459th Security Forces Squadron, U.S. Air Force Reserve. He died on October 13, 2011, in Bethesda, Maryland.

U.S. Army Specialist Jeremiah Thor Sancho, 23, of Palm Bay, Florida, died on October 13, 2011, in Lam, Khakrez district, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Di

COMPANY D, 2ND BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, ARMY ? SFC Taylor, Houston Mark (HURST, TX), age 25, ? died in IVO COP SHAI, AFGHANISTAN on October 13, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 33, CPO Tatham, Michael Rex of UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA was serving with the NAVY, SEAL TEAM SEVEN, when he died in BALI, INDONESIA on October 12, 2011.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 James Brian Wilke, 38, of Ione, California, was a U.S. Army air defense artillery officer. He was killed in action on October 10, 2011, at Al Udeid Air Force Base in Qatar.

At 34, SSG Wyrick, Nathan Lee of ENUMCLAW, WA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3 IBCT, FORT DRUM, NY, when he died in AHMAD KHAN, AFGHANISTAN on October 10, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

Captain Joshua Sean Lawrence, 29, of Nashville, Tennessee, was a U.S. Army officer assigned to Fort Carson, Colorado. He was killed in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on October 9, 2011.

U.S. Army Specialist Ricardo Cerros Jr., 24, of Salinas, California, was killed in a hostile incident in the Mohammed Agha District of Afghanistan on October 8, 2011.

Captain Drew Edward Russell, 25, of Scotts, Michigan, was an active-duty U.S. Army officer assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colorado. He died in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on Octobe

Lance Cpl. Benjamin Whetstone Schmidt, 24, of San Antonio, Texas, was a U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton, California. He died on October 6, 2011, in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Private Danny Chen, 19, of New York City, died on October 3, 2011, at Combat Outpost Palace in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

Petty Officer First Class Caleb Andrew Nelson, 26, of Omaha, Nebraska, was a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to SEAL Team Ten. He was killed in a hostile incident in Qalat, Afghanistan, on October 1, 2011.

U.S. Army Specialist Adrian Glyn Mills, 23, of Newnan, Georgia, died in Kirkuk, Iraq, on September 29, 2011, while serving with the 272nd Military Police Company.

U.S. Army Specialist James Arlan Butz, 21, of Porter, Indiana, was killed in a hostile incident in Mirmandab, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2011.