Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Eugene Bessa, 26, of Woodridge, Illinois, was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier. He died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2009, from hostile action.

Staff Sgt. Timothy Peter Davis, 28, of Aberdeen, Washington, was a U.S. Air Force combat controller assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron. He was killed by an improvised explosive device in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, on February

U.S. Army Master Sergeant David Lee Hurt, 36, of Tucson, Arizona, died on February 20, 2009, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Specialist Cwislyn K. Walter, 19, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with the 29th Brigade Special Troops Battalion. She died on February 19, 2009, in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Musa Khan Khel was a Pakistani journalist working for Aaj TV. He was shot and killed on February 17, 2009, in Buner, Pakistan.

Sgt. 1st Class Raymond John Munden, 35, of Mesquite, Texas, was killed in a hostile incident at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, on February 16, 2009.

Active Duty, ARMY, 610TH ENGINEER SUPPORT CO, 14TH ENG BN, 555TH ENG BDE, FORT LEWIS, WA, SSG Diamond, Sean Derrel of DUBLIN, CA, 41, died in GARY OWEN, IRAQ on February 15, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Daniel Louis Hansen, 24, of Tracy, California, was a U.S. Marine killed in Farah Province, Afghanistan, on February 14, 2009.

Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 22D INFANTRY, 1ST BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 4 ID, FORT HOOD, TX, CPL Thompson, Stephen Scott of TULSA, OK, 23, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on February 14, 2009.

Staff Sergeant Marc Joseph Small, 29, of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group. He died in a hostile incident in Faramuz, Afghanistan, on February 1

U.S. Army Corporal Peter John Courcy, 22, of Frisco, Texas, was killed in a hostile incident in Salerno, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2009.

From MANY, LA, PFC Watson, Jason Ryan served with the ARMY, COMPANY D, 2ND BATTALION, 506TH INFANTRY, FT. CAMPBELL KY, and died on February 10, 2009 in SALERNO, AFGHANISTAN. He was 19. Cause: HOSTILE.

In MOSUL, IRAQ on February 9, 2009, the ARMY lost LTC Derby, Garnet Robert of MISSOULA, MT, 44, serving with HHT, 3D BATTALION, 8TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX. Cause: HOSTILE.

In MOSUL, IRAQ on February 9, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Jex, Albert Ronald of PHOENIX, AZ, 23, serving with HHT, 3D BATTALION, 8TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT HOOD, TX. Cause: HOSTILE.

In MOSUL, IRAQ on February 9, 2009, the ARMY lost PFC Roberge, Jonathan Richard of LEOMINISTER, MA, 22, serving with HHT, 3D BATTALION, 8TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant Joshua Allen Ward, 30, of Scottsville, Kentucky, was killed in Mosul, Iraq, on February 9, 2009, while serving with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment.

Staff Sgt. Jason Evan Burkholder, 27, of Elida, Ohio, was a U.S. Army soldier who died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 8, 2009.

First Lieutenant Jared William Southworth, 26, of Oakland, Illinois, was a U.S. Army National Guard officer serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment. He died on February 8, 2009, in Helmand