Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Staff Sgt. Israel Paul Nuanes, 38, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, was killed in a hostile incident on May 12, 2012, in Maiwand, Afghanistan, while serving with the U.S. Army's 741st Ordnance Company (EOD).

In MANAMA, BAHRAIN on May 12, 2012, the NAVY lost PO2 Velasquez, Jorge Luis of HOUSTON, TX, 35, serving with NECFC BAHRAIN.

From YUMA, AZ, 1LT Thompson, Alejo Rene served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4TH INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT CARSON, CO, and died on May 11, 2012 in BARGAM, AFGHANISTAN. He was 30. Cause: HOSTILE.

From NORMANGEE, TX, SGT Wilson, Wade Daniel served with the MARINE CORPS, 2D BN 5TH MAR, (1ST MAR DIV, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, and died on May 11, 2012 in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Private First Class Dustin Dean Gross, 19, of Jeffersonville, Kentucky, died on May 7, 2012, in Cisterri, Afghanistan, from hostile enemy action.

U.S. Army Specialist Chase Stone Marta, 24, of Chico, California, died on May 7, 2012, in Cisterri, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

U.S. Army Sergeant Jacob Michael Schwallie, 22, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was killed in hostile action on May 7, 2012, in Cissterri, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, bas

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Thomas Kent Fogarty, 30, of Alameda, California, was killed in a hostile incident in Puli Alam, Afghanistan, on May 6, 2012.

U.S. Marine Sergeant John Patrick Huling, 25, of West Chester, Ohio, was killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 6, 2012.

Gregory Lamont Childs was a 38-year-old Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army from Warren, Arkansas. He was killed in action on May 4, 2012, in Bagram, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Zachary Hayden Hargrove, 32, of Wichita, Kansas, was killed in action on May 3, 2012, in Bagram, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Junot M L Cochilus, 34, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was killed in a hostile incident in Salar, Afghanistan, on May 2, 2012.

U.S. Army Second Lieutenant David E. Rylander, 23, of Stow, Ohio, was killed in hostile action on May 2, 2012, in Salar, Afghanistan. He served with the 630th Engineer Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, based at Fort

Captain Bruce Kevin Clark, 43, of Spencerport, New York, was a U.S. Army officer serving with the William Beaumont Army Medical Center. He was killed in action on May 1, 2012, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Nicholas Michael Dickhut, 23, of Rochester, Minnesota, was killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan on April 30, 2012 while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. First Class Donald Charles Reis, 31, of Fall River, Massachusetts, was a U.S. Army National Guard soldier serving with the Warrior Transition Battalion. He died on April 29, 2012, in Boston, United States.

Master Sergeant Scott Eugene Pruitt, 38, of Gautier, Mississippi, was a U.S. Marine killed in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, on April 28, 2012.

U.S. Army Private First Class Christian Riley Sannicolas, 20, of Anaheim, California, was killed in action in Afghanistan on April 28, 2012. He was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat