Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Christopher James Coffland was a 43-year-old U.S. Army corporal from Baltimore, Maryland. He died in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on November 13, 2009, while serving during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Shawn Patrick Hefner, 22, of Hico, Texas, was a U.S. Marine killed in action on November 13, 2009, in Nawa, Afghanistan.

Sgt. Benjamin William Sherman, 21, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, was a paratrooper with the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He died in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan,

H&S CO, 1ST BN 5TH MAR, (RCT-7, 2D MEB FWD) 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Swanson, Justin James (ANAHIEM, CA), age 21, ? died in NAWA, AFGHANISTAN on November 10, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 36, SSGT Murphy, Stephen Lloyd of JAFFERY, NH was serving with the MARINE CORPS, 2D INTEL BN, 2D MHG, (2D MEF-FWD), CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, when he died in AL ASAD, IRAQ on November 9, 2009.

A TROOP, 2D SQUADRON, 6TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, 25TH COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADE, ARMY ? CW2 Heffelfinger, Mathew Clayton (KIMBERLY, ID), age 29, ? died in TIKRIT, IRAQ on November 8, 2009.

On November 8, 2009, the ARMY lost CW2 Scott, Earl Raymond Iii of JACKSONVILLE, FL in TIKRIT, IRAQ. He was 24.

Sgt. Charles Issac Cartwright, 26, of Union Bridge, Maryland, was a U.S. Marine killed in hostile action in Farah Province, Afghanistan, on November 7, 2009.

U.S. Army Specialist Aaron Seth Aamot, 22, of Custer, Washington, was killed in action on November 5, 2009, in Jelewar, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Gary Lee Gooch Jr., 22, of Ocala, Florida, was killed in Jelewar, Afghanistan, on November 5, 2009, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Specialist Julian Lee Berisford, 25, of Benwood, West Virginia, was killed in a hostile incident in the Bermal District of Afghanistan on November 4, 2009, while serving with the 4th Brigade Combat Team.

BATTERY B, 2D BATTALION 32D FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, FORT RILEY, KANSAS, ARMY ? CPL Carrasco, Tony Jr (BERINO, NM), age 25, ? died in AH DAWR, IRAQ on November 4, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, 209TH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COMPANY, 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 2 ID, FORT LEWIS, WA, SSG Tirador, Amy Catherine of ALBANY, NY, 29, died in FOB CALDWELL, IRAQ on November 4, 2009.

In AL KUT, IRAQ on November 2, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Sylvestre, Jonathon Matthew of COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 21, serving with BATTERY B, 1ST BATTALION, 10TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT BENNING, GEORGIA.

Sgt. Cesar Bocanegra Ruiz, 26, of San Antonio, Texas, was a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve serviceman assigned to the Deployed Processing Command, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. He was killed in action in Afghanistan on October 31, 2009.

SGT Cooper, Christopher Michael, 28, a native of OCEANSIDE, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 2ND BATTALION, 28TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 172ND INFANTRY BRIGADE, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on October 30, 2009.

SPC Hopper, Lukas Caleb, 20, a native of MERCED, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, D CO, 1-505 IN, 3BCT, 82ND DIV (TASK ORG TOMND-B), during Operation Iraqi Freedom on October 30, 2009.

At 19, SPC Avila, Adrian Ladon of OPELIKA, AL was serving with the ARMY, 1343D CHEMICAL COMPANY, 151ST CHEMICAL BATTALION, CENTRE, AL, when he died in CAMP BUEHRING, KUWAIT on October 29, 2009.