Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Edward Balli, 42, of Salinas, California, was a U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment. He died on January 20, 2014, at Forward Operating Base Pasab, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Andrew Holland Sipple, 22, of Cary, North Carolina, was killed in action on January 17, 2014, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He served with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brig

Staff Sgt. Daniel Tyler Lee, 28, of Crossville, Tennessee, was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier. He died on January 15, 2014, in Wazghar, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Langston Mcadams, 27, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was a U.S. Army pilot serving with Detachment 53, Operational Support Airlift Command. He was killed in action on January 10, 2014, in Bagram, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Drew Michael Scobie, 25, of Kailua, Hawaii, was killed in action on January 10, 2014, in Bagram, Afghanistan. He served with Detachment 55, Operational Support Airlift Command, from Wheeler Air Field.

SFC William Kelly Lacey, 38, of Laurel, Florida, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in Shinwar, Afghanistan, on January 4, 2014.

Sgt. Jacob Michael Hess, 22, of Spokane, Washington, was a U.S. Marine with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26. He was killed in action on January 1, 2014, in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Capt. David Irvin Lyon, 28, of the U.S. Air Force's 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron, was killed by hostile action in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 27, 2013.

Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 1ST BN, 9TH MAR, (TFBW, II MEF FWD), 2D MARDIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, SGT Vasselian, Daniel Mark of ABINGTON, MA, 27, died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on December 23, 2013. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant Peter Christopher Bohler, 29, of Willow Spring, North Carolina, died in a helicopter crash in Now Bahar, Afghanistan, on December 18, 2013.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Omar Wilfred Forde, 28, of Marietta, Georgia, died on December 18, 2013, in Now Bahar, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

U.S. Army Specialist Terry Kishaun Gordon, 22, of Shubuta, Mississippi, was killed in a helicopter crash in Now Bahar, Afghanistan, on December 18, 2013.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua Benjamin Silverman, 35, of Scottsdale, Arizona, was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot assigned to Company B, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment. He died in a helicopter crash in Now Bahar, Afgh

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy Lee Billings, 34, of Heavener, Oklahoma, was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot. He was killed in action on December 17, 2013, when his AH-64 Apache was shot down in Now Bahar, Afghanistan.

In NOW BAHAR, AFGHANISTAN on December 17, 2013, the ARMY lost SSG Williams, Jesse Lee of ELKHART, IN, 30, serving with HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS TROOP, REGIMENTAL SUPPORT SQUADRON, 2ND CAVALRY REGIMENT, VILSECK, GE. Cause: HOSTILE.

Lance Cpl. Matthew Rolando Rodriguez, 19, of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, was a U.S. Marine serving with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion. He died on December 11, 2013, in Now Zad, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

Petty Officer First Class James Lee Smith, 38, of Spring, Texas, was a U.S. Navy Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 28. He died on December 11, 2013, from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.

In SHAH WALI KOT, AFGHANISTAN on November 17, 2013, the ARMY lost SSG Viola, Alex Anthony of KELLER, TX, 29, serving with COMPANY B, 3RD BATTALION, 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (A), EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FL. Cause: HOSTILE.