Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Gunnery Sergeant Ralph Earl Pate Jr., 29, of Mullins, South Carolina, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2011.

U.S. Army Specialist Nicholas Paul Wilfred Bernier, 21, of East Kingston, New Hampshire, died on June 25, 2011, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army First Lieutenant Dimitri Alejandro Del Castillo, 24, of Tampa, Florida, was killed in action on June 25, 2011, in the Watapur District of Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Nigel David Kelly, 26, of Menifee, California, was killed in a hostile incident in the Watahpur District of Afghanistan on June 25, 2011.

Sergeant Marlon E. Myrie, 25, of Oakland Park, Florida, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2011.

U.S. Army Specialist Nicholas Charlie Hensley, 28, of Prattville, Alabama, died on June 24, 2011, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany from wounds sustained in a hostile incident in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Levi Efrain Nuncio, 24, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, was killed in hostile action in Narang District, Afghanistan, on June 22, 2011.

Corporal Gurpreet Singh, 21, of Antelope, California, was a U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton. He was killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 22, 2011.

MP COMPANY, HEADQUARTERS BN, (1ST BN 5TH MAR), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Verbeek, Jared Camerron (VISALIA, CA), age 22, ? died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on June 21, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant James William Harvey II, 23, of Toms River, New Jersey, was killed in hostile action on June 20, 2011, in Molla Kala, Andar Province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Private First Class Joshua Lynn Jetton, 21, of Sebring, Florida, was killed in action on June 20, 2011, in Marawarah District, Afghanistan.

Private First Class Gustavo Adolfo Rios Ordonez, 25, of Englewood, Ohio, served with Troop B, 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, U.S. Army. He was killed in action on June 20, 2011, in West Pashmul, Afghanist

Private First Class Josue Ibarra, a 21-year-old U.S. Marine from Midland, Texas, was killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2011.

Private First Class Brian John Backus, 21, of Saginaw Township, Michigan, was killed in action on June 18, 2011, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Alvin Algernon Boatwright, 33, of Lodge, South Carolina, was killed by an IED on June 18, 2011, while on patrol in Deh Rawud, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Edward Fred Dixon III, 37, of Whiteman AFB, Missouri, was killed in action on June 18, 2011, in Deh Rawud, Afghanistan, while serving with Company C, 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment.

U.S. Army Specialist Tyler Richard Kreinz, 21, of Beloit, Wisconsin, was killed in action on June 18, 2011, in Deh Rawud, Afghanistan, while serving with Company C, 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment.

Staff Sgt. Alan Leigh Snyder, 28, of Blackstone, Massachusetts, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with Company C, 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. He was killed in action on June 18, 2011, in Deh Rawud,