Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Captain John Louis Hallett III, 30, of Dupont, California, was a U.S. Army officer serving with the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment. He was killed in a roadside bomb attack in Sha Wali Kot, Afghanistan, on August 25, 2009.

Cory J. Jenkins, a 30-year-old U.S. Army captain from Mesa, Arizona, was killed in action on August 25, 2009, in the Sha Wali Kot district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

SFC Ronald Wayne Sawyer, 38, of Trenton, Missouri, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Lewis, Washington.

At 24, PFC Williams, Dennis Michael of FEDERAL WAY, WA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 17TH INFANTRY, 5 SBCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, when he died in SHA WALI KOT, AFGHANISTAN on August 25, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

On August 23, 2009, the ARMY lost 2LT Fortin, Joseph D of SAINT JOHNSBURY, VT in MUHALLAH, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Andrew Thomas Lobosco, 29, of Somerville, New Jersey, was killed in action on August 22, 2009, at Bastion Role 2, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group.

U.S. Army Sergeant Darby Todd Morin, 25, of Victoria, Texas, was killed in action on August 22, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar Province, Afghanistan.

Sgt. Matthew Lee Ingram, 25, of Pearl, Mississippi, was a U.S. Army infantryman serving with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. He died on August 21, 2009, in the Chapa Dara district of Afghanistan's Kunar province.

U.S. Army Specialist Justin Reid Pellerin, 21, of Boscawen, New Hampshire, was killed in action on August 20, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan.

At 21, PFC Wolverton, Brian Michael of OAK PARK, CA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 32D INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT DRUM, NY, when he died in ASADABAD, AFGHANISTAN on August 20, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant Paul Edmond Dumont Jr., 23, of Williamsburg, Virginia, died on August 19, 2009, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

On August 19, 2009, the ARMY lost SGT Tom, Troy Orion of SHIPROCK, NM in ARGHANDAB, AFGHANISTAN. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

COMPANY B, 172D SUPPORT BATTALION, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY, ARMY ? SPC Vanosdol, William Zachary (PINSON, AL), age 23, ? died in AD DIWANIYAH, IRAQ on August 19, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

Adam Frank Benjamin, 34, was a U.S. Marine Corps Master Sergeant from Garfield, Ohio. He was killed in a hostile incident in the vicinity of Combat Outpost Payne, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Clayton Patrick Bowen, 29, of San Antonio, Texas, was killed in a roadside bomb attack in Dila District, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009.

First Sergeant Jose San Crisostomo, 59, of Inarajan, Guam, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in a hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009.

PFC Walker, Morris Lewis, age 23, of CHAPEL HILL, NC ? Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 501ST INFANTRY, FORT RICHARDSON, AK, ? died on August 18, 2009 in DILA DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.

HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 17TH INFANTRY, 5TH SBCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, ARMY ? PFC Yanney, Jonathan Christopher (LITCHFIELD, MN), age 20, ? died in JELEWAR, AFGHANISTAN on August 18, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.