Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Scott Johnson, 27, of Ontario, California, was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot. He was killed in action on April 19, 2012, when his helicopter crashed in Divalak, Afghanistan.

Sgt. Dean Russell Shaffer, 23, of Pekin, Illinois, was a U.S. Army soldier assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade. He died on April 19, 2012, in Divalak, Afghanistan.

CW2 Don Cayetano Viray, an American from Waipahu, Hawaii, served with the U.S. Army and died in action on April 19, 2012, in Divalak, Afghanistan at age 25.

Chris John Workman, an American soldier from Boise, Idaho, served in the U.S. Army and died in action in Divalak, Afghanistan, on April 19, 2012, aged 33.

U.S. Army Captain Michael Cean Braden, 31, of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, was killed in action on April 18, 2012, in Bagram, Afghanistan.

Aaron Matthew Faust, a 22-year-old U.S. Marine corporal from Louisville, Kentucky, was killed in action in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2012.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant David Paul Nowaczyk, 32, of Dyer, Indiana, died on April 15, 2012, in Chingai, Afghanistan, from hostile enemy action.

Sgt. Tanner Stone Higgins, 23, of Yantis, Texas, was a U.S. Army Ranger killed in Logar province, Afghanistan, on April 14, 2012.

LCPL Abraham Tarwoe, 25, from Providence, RI, served with the US Marine Corps, 2D BN, 9TH MAR, and died on April 12, 2012, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Lance Cpl. Ramon Taisakan Kaipat, 22, of Tacoma, Washington, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 11, 2012.

U.S. Army Specialist Philip Channing Sipe Schiller, 21, of The Colony, Texas, was killed in hostile action on April 11, 2012, in Panjwai, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade

Trevor Jovanne Stanley, a 22-year-old from Virginia Beach, VA, served in the U.S. Navy and was killed in action on April 7, 2012, in Djibouti during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Corporal Antonio Carlos Burnside, 31, of Great Falls, Montana, was a U.S. Army soldier serving in Afghanistan. He died on April 6, 2012, in Mushaki, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

Corporal Alex Martinez, 21, of Elgin, Illinois, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 5, 2012.

U.S. Army Master Sergeant Shawn Thomas Hannon, 44, of Grove City, Ohio, died on April 4, 2012, in Maymaneh, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

MSG Jeffrey James Rieck, 46, of Columbus, Ohio, was a U.S. Army National Guard soldier serving with Company C, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment. He died in Maymaneh, Afghanistan, on April 4, 2012, from hostile action during Operation

Captain Nicholas Jan Rozanski, 36, of Dublin, Ohio, served with the Ohio Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment. He died on April 4, 2012, in Maymaneh, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

Cpl. Christopher David Bordoni, 21, of Ithaca, New York, was a U.S. Marine killed in a hostile incident on April 3, 2012, in San Antonio, Texas, while serving during Operation Enduring Freedom.