Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Jamie Scott Nicholas, 32, of Maysel, West Virginia, died on September 29, 2008, in Yakhchal, Afghanistan, from hostile fire while serving with the 7th Special Forces Group.

Gary Joseph Vasquez, 33, from Round Lake, IL, served as a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group. He died in hostile action in Yakhchal, Afghanistan on Sept 29, 2008.

COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 68TH ARMOR, 3 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO, ARMY ? PFC Fox, Christopher Thomas (MEMPHIS, TN), age 21, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 29, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant William Earl Hasenflu, 38, of Bradenton, Florida, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with A Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Currahee. He was killed in a hostile incident in Jaji District Center, Afghanista

Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 40TH ENGINEER BATTALION, 2 BCT, SMITH BARRACKS, GERMANY, SPC Bryant, Ja'mel Antwon of BELLEVILLE, IL, 22, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 27, 2008.

COMPANY A, 3D BATTALION, 7TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT STEWART, GA, ARMY ? SSG Phillips, Ronald Jr (CONWAY, SC), age 33, ? died in BAHBAHANI, IRAQ on September 25, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 25, CPT Medders, Michael J of EAD, OH was serving with the ARMY, HHT, 2D SQUADRON, 3 ACR, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in BAQUBAH, IRAQ on September 24, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2-6TH IN, 2 BCT, 1 AD (TASK ORG TO MND-C), 1LT Brown, Thomas Joseph of BURKE, VA, 26, died in BALAD, IRAQ on September 23, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 21, 2008, the ARMY lost SSG Taylor, Matthew Joseph of CHARLESTON, SC, 25, serving with COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 30TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT POLK, LA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Nathan Matthew Cox, 32, was a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant from Walcott, Iowa. He was killed in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2008.

U.S. Army Captain Bruno Giancarlo Desolenni, 32, of Crescent City, California, was killed in a hostile incident in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2008.

Albert Edward Difederico, 55, was a Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve from Chantilly, Virginia. He was killed in Islamabad, Pakistan, on September 20, 2008, while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Private Joseph Francisco Gonzales, 18, of Tucson, Arizona, was killed in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2008, while serving with the U.S. Army during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Petty Officer Third Class Matthew James O'Bryant, 22, of Duluth, Georgia, was a U.S. Navy sailor assigned to NSA/CSS at Fort Meade. He died in Islamabad, Pakistan, on September 20, 2008.

Major Rodolfo Ivan Rodriguez, 34, of El Paso, Texas, served in the U.S. Air Force's 86th Construction and Training Squadron. He died in Islamabad, Pakistan, on September 20, 2008, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sergeant Jerome Charles Bell Jr., 29, of Auburn, New York, was a U.S. Marine killed by enemy small-arms fire on September 19, 2008, in Bawka, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Brandon Wade Farley, 30, of Haworth, Texas, was killed in a hostile incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2008.

LTC James Leon Wiley Jr, 46, of North Bend, OR, served with the U.S. Army's 27th Infantry and died in action at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on September 18, 2008.