Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Lance Cpl. Zachary Dylan Smith, 19, of Hornell, New York, served with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He was killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2010.

Lance Corporal Jeremy Mitchell Kane, 22, of Towson, Maryland, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 23, 2010.

Petty Officer Second Class Qi Xin, 25, of Cordova, Tennessee, died on January 23, 2010, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while serving with the U.S. Navy Reserve during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sergeant Thaddeus Scott Montgomery II, 29, of West Yellowstone, Montana, was killed in action on January 20, 2010, at a combat outpost in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan.

PFC Hurt, Gifford Ethan Jr, 19, a native of YONKERS, NY, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, BATTERY C, 1ST BATTALION, 14TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 20, 2010.

Technical Sergeant Adam Kenneth Ginett, 29, of Knightdale, North Carolina, was a U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technician. He was killed by hostile action in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2010.

Captain Paul Wenceslaus Pena, 27, of San Marcos, Texas, was a U.S. Army infantry officer killed in action on January 19, 2010, in the Kuhak Mountain area of Afghanistan.

Sergeant First Class Michael Paul David Shannon, 52, of Canadensis, Pennsylvania, was a U.S. Army Reserve soldier who died in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2010. He was assigned to the U.S. Army Control Group in Saint Louis, Missouri.

U.S. Army Specialist Robert John Donevski, 19, of Sun City, Arizona, was killed in a hostile incident in Abad, Afghanistan, on January 16, 2010.

Sgt. Christopher Richard Hrbek, 25, of Westwood, New Jersey, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 14, 2010.

U.S. Army Sergeant Lucas Tyler Beachnaw, 23, of Lowell, Michigan, died on January 13, 2010, in Dam Darya Ya, Afghanistan, from hostile enemy action.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Daniel Dewayne Merriweather, 25, of Collierville, Tennessee, died on January 13, 2010, in Logar province, Afghanistan.

On January 13, 2010, the ARMY lost SPC Whitsitt, Geoffrey Alexander of TAYLORS, SC in LOGAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

In KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN on January 13, 2010, the ARMY lost SPC Wright, Kyle James of ROMEOVILLE, IL, 22, serving with COMPANY A , 2D BATTALION, 1ST INFANTRY, 5 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Matthew Nevin Ingham, 25, of Altoona, Pennsylvania, was a U.S. Marine serving with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. He died on January 11, 2010, in Now Zad, Afghanistan.

Jamie Russel Lowe, a 21-year-old U.S. Marine corporal from Johnsonville, Illinois, died in a hostile incident in Nowzad, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2010.

Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 3D RECON BN (RCT-7, MEB-FWD) OKINAWA, JAPAN, CPL Uzenski, Nicholas Kelly of TOMBALL, TX, 21, died in NOWZAD, AFGHANISTAN on January 11, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

Lance Cpl. Jacob Alexander Meinert, 20, of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, was a U.S. Marine killed in a hostile incident in Bastion, Afghanistan, on January 10, 2010.