Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

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

From PROVIDENCE, RI, LCPL Tarwoe, Abraham served with the MARINE CORPS, 2D BN, 9TH MAR (I MEF FWD) 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on April 12, 2012 in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 25. Cause: HOSTILE.

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

In DJIBOUTI, DJIBOUTI on April 7, 2012, the NAVY lost CN Stanley, Trevor Jovanne of VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, 22, serving with NMCB 3.

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.

Staff Sergeant Christopher Lawrance Brown, 26, of Columbus, Ohio, was a U.S. Army infantryman. He died on April 3, 2012, in Khas Konar, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

Staff Sergeant Tyler James Smith, 24, of Licking, Missouri, was a paratrooper with the U.S. Army's 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He died on April 3, 2012, in Maiwand, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

SPC White, Jeffrey Lee Jr, 21, a native of CATAWISSA, MO, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 501ST INFANTRY REGIMENT (AIRBORNE), 4TH BCT (AIRBORNE), JBER, AK, during Operation Enduring Freedom on April 3, 2012. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant James Evan Dutton, 25, of Checotah, Oklahoma, died on March 31, 2012, at the Charlie Medical Facility on Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan.

Corporal Roberto Cazarez, 24, of Harbor City, California, was a U.S. Marine killed by hostile fire in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 30, 2012.

U.S. Army Specialist Johnathon Frank Davis, 20, of Griffin, Georgia, was killed in a hostile incident in Maiwand, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2012.

Corporal Michael Jeremy Palacio, 23, of Lake Elsinore, California, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2012.