Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

In LANDSTUHL, GERMANY on April 22, 2009, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Comstock, William Craig of VAN BUREN, AR, 21, serving with 2D SUPPLY BN, CLR-25, 2D MLG (2D MHG, II MEF FWD) CAMP LEJEUNE, NC.

From GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH, CPL Davis, Brad Anthony served with the ARMY, COMPANY F, 82D SUPPORT BATTALION, 3 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, and died on April 22, 2009 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

K CO, 3D BN, 3D MAR, 3D MAR DIV (TF MP, II MEF FWD) KANEOHE BAY, HI, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Spencer, Ray Anthony Ii (RIDGECREST, CA), age 20, ? died in RAMADI, IRAQ on April 16, 2009.

U.S. Army Private First Class Richard Allen Dewater, 21, of Topeka, Kansas, was killed in a hostile incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2009.

U.S. Army Sergeant Francisco Xavier Aguila, 35, of Bayam?n, Puerto Rico, was killed in action on April 14, 2009, at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan.

SGT Moncada, Raul, 29, a native of MADERA, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, 563RD MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 91ST MILITARY POLICE BATTALION, FORT DRUM, NY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 13, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 23, CPL Anaya, Michael Justin of CRESTVIEW, FL was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, when he died in MOSUL, IRAQ on April 12, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

Senior Airman Jacob Israel Ramsey, 20, of Hesperia, California, served with the U.S. Air Force's 712th Air Support Operations Squadron. He was killed in action in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 10, 2009.

SGT Forrest, Edward Watson Jr, 25, a native of ST. LOUIS, MO, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 67TH ARMOR, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 10, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

On April 10, 2009, the ARMY lost PFC Gautier, Bryce Edmund of CYPRESS, CA in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 32, SFC Hall, Bryan Edward of ELK GROVE, CA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 67TH ARMOR, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO, when he died in MOSUL, IRAQ on April 10, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Loza, Christopher David, age 24, of ABILENE, TX ? National Guard, ARMY, TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 124TH CAVALRY, WACO, TX, ? died on April 10, 2009 in WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES.

In MOSUL, IRAQ on April 10, 2009, the ARMY lost CPL Pautsch, Jason Graham of DAVENPORT, IA, 20, serving with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 67TH ARMOR, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO. Cause: HOSTILE.

SSG Woods, Gary Lee Jr, 24, a native of LEBANON JUNCTION, KY, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 67TH ARMOR, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 10, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

Lance Cpl. Blaise Adam Oleski, 22, of Holland Patent, New York, was a U.S. Marine killed in hostile action on April 8, 2009, in Now Zad, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Adam Michael Kuligowski, 21, of Arlington, Virginia, was killed in action on April 6, 2009, in Bagram, Afghanistan.

On April 5, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Candelaria Mejias, Israel of SAN LORENZO, PR in BALAD RUZ, IRAQ. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.

Technical Sergeant Phillip Andrew Myers, 30, of Hopewell, Virginia, was a U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technician. He was killed by an improvised explosive device on April 4, 2009, in Helmand province, Afghanistan.