Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Sergeant Edward J. Frank II, 26, of Yonkers, New York, died on August 11, 2011, in Nalgham, Afghanistan.

Sgt. Jameel Talib Freeman, 26, of Baltimore, Maryland, was a U.S. Army infantryman. He was killed by enemy small-arms fire on August 11, 2011, in Nalgham, Wardak province, Afghanistan.

Hospitalman Riley Gallinger-Long, 19, of Cornelius, Oregon, was a U.S. Navy corpsman serving with the 2nd Marine Division in Afghanistan. He was killed in action in Marjah, Helmand province, on August 11, 2011.

U.S. Army Specialist Patrick Lewis Lay II, 21, of Bradenton, North Carolina, died on August 11, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Private First Class Rueben Jesus Lopez, 27, of Williams, California, died on August 11, 2011, in Nalgham, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Jordan Matthew Morris, 23, of Stillwater, Oklahoma, died on August 11, 2011, in Nalgham, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Corporal Nicholas Stephen Ott, 23, of Manchester, New Jersey, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2011.

U.S. Army Sergeant Alessandro Leonard Plutino, 28, of Pitman, New Jersey, was killed in action on August 8, 2011, in Afghanistan's Zormat District.

Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr., 28, of Bakersfield, California, was a U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines. He was killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2011.

Sgt. Joshua James Robinson, 29, of Omaha, Nebraska, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2011. He served with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton, California.

U.S. Army Sergeant Alexander James Bennett, 24, of Tacoma, Washington, was killed in a hostile incident at Combat Outpost Sayed Abad, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Chief Petty Officer Darrik Carlyle Benson, 28, of Angwin, California, was a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He was killed in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Brian Robert Bill, 31, was a U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer serving with DEVGRU. He was killed in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

John William Brown, a 33-year-old Technical Sergeant from Tallahassee, Florida, was a U.S. Air Force Special Tactics airman. He was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan's Tangi Valley on August 6, 2011.

Christopher George Campbell, a 36-year-old U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer from Jacksonville, North Carolina, was killed in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Chief Warrant Officer 4 David Rudolph Carter, 47, of Hays, Kansas, was a U.S. Army National Guard aviator. He was killed in a helicopter crash in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Petty Officer First Class Jared William Day, a 28-year-old U.S. Navy sailor from Taylorsville, Utah, was killed in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Petty Officer 1st Class John Douangdara, 26, of South Sioux City, Nebraska, was a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He was killed in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.