Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

In CAMP LIBERTY, IRAQ on May 11, 2009, the NAVY lost CDR Springle, Charles Keith Sr of CHARLESTON, NC, 52, serving with 55TH MEDICAL COMPANY.

In WHITMORE TMC, IRAQ on May 11, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Yates, Michael Edward Jr of FEDERALSBURG, MD, 19, serving with HHC, 3RD BATTALION, 66TH ARMOR, GRAFENWOEHR, GM.

Sergeant Lukasz Dariusz Saczek, 23, of Lake in the Hills, Illinois, was a member of the U.S. Army National Guard. He served with Company D, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, based in Woodstock, Illinois.

Reserve, ARMY, 1ST BATTALION, 1 BCT, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT RILEY, KS, MAJ Hutchison, Steven of SCOTTSDALE, AZ, 60, died in BASRAH, IRAQ on May 10, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Albrak, Omar Mohammed Jr, 20, a native of CHICAGO, IL, died serving in the Reserve, ARMY, SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CENTRAL, MACDILL AFB, FL, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 9, 2009.

On May 8, 2009, the ARMY lost SSG Agno, Randy Suyat of PEARL CITY, HI in WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES. He was 29.

On May 8, 2009, the ARMY lost PV2 Hartford, Justin Paul of ELMIRA, NY in JOINT BASE BALAD, IRAQ. He was 21.

In LANDSTUHL, GERMANY on May 7, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Sykes, Shawn Dante of CHESAPEAKE, VA, 28, serving with 215TH COMBAT SUPPORT BATTALION, 3RD BCT, 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION, FORT HOOD, TX.

SPC Mccleery, Jeremiah Paul, age 24, of PORTOLA, CA ? Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, ? died on May 2, 2009 in MOSUL, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 22, SPC Velloza, Jake Robert of INVERNESS, CA was serving with the ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in MOSUL, IRAQ on May 2, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Ryan Charles King, 22, of Dallas, Georgia, was killed in a hostile incident on May 1, 2009, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant James Dewel Pirtle, 21, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was killed in a hostile incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on May 1, 2009, while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 2D BATTALION, 29TH INFANTRY, FORT BENNING, GA, SSG Vile, William David of PHILADEPHIA, PA, 27, died in BARIALAI, AFGHANISTAN on May 1, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 26, SGT Mcilvaine, James Ryan of ONLEY, MD was serving with the MARINE CORPS, 1ST BN, 7TH MAR, (RCT-6, II MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, when he died in CAMP BAHARIA, IRAQ on April 30, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

EODMU 12, NAVY ? PO2 Trahan, Tyler John (EAST FREETOWN, MA), age 22, ? died in AL TAQADDAM, IRAQ on April 30, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

SSGT Wojciechowski, Mark Anthony, 25, a native of CINCINNATI, OH, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 7TH ENGRSPT BN (-), 1ST MLG, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 30, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Leroy Otis Webster, 28, of Hartley, Iowa, was killed in a hostile incident in Kirkuk, Iraq, on April 25, 2009, while serving with the U.S. Army.

Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 2D BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, CSM Moore, Benjamin Jr of WAYCROSS, GA, 43, died in COB SPEICHER, IRAQ on April 24, 2009.