Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Eichmann Antonio Strickland, a 23-year-old Navy PO3 from Arlington, WA, died in Afghanya Valley, Afghanistan on September 9, 2008 during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Private First Class Michael Richard Dinterman, 18, of Littlestown, Pennsylvania, was killed in action on September 6, 2008, at Observation Post Restrepo in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Marques Irving Knight, 24, of San Juan Capistrano, California, was killed in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2008.

At 22, PV2 Thibeault, Jordan Peter Poul of SOUTH JORDAN, UT was serving with the ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, SMITH BARRACKS, GERMANY, when he died in FOB HAMMER, IRAQ on September 5, 2008.

Vincent Cortez Jr, 22, from St. Louis, MO, served as PV2 in the Army's 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 3 BCT, and died in combat on September 4, 2008, in Afghanistan.

At 29, SSG Mayne, Kenneth William of FORT BENNING, GA was serving with the ARMY, B CO, 1-66 AR, 1 BCT, 4 ID (ATTACHED TO 4 BCT, 10 MTN) (TASK ORG, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 4, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

From BATTLE CREEK, MI, PFC Thomas, Bryan Richard served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 66TH ARMOR, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, and died on September 4, 2008 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Gregory Allen Rodriguez, 35, of Weidman, Michigan, was a military police K-9 handler assigned to the 95th Military Police Battalion. He was killed in a hostile incident in Ana Kalay, Afghanistan, on September

COMPANY B, DIVISION SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, FORT DRUM, NY, ARMY ? PFC May, Patrick Wiggs (JAMESTOWN, NY), age 22, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 2, 2008.

Petty Officer First Class Joshua Thomas Harris, 36, of Lexington, North Carolina, was a U.S. Navy sailor serving with Tactical Development and Evaluation Squadron Two. He was killed in action in Bagram, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2008.

At 26, SPC Feliz Nieve, Jorge Luis of QUEENS VILLAGE, NY was serving with the ARMY, HHT, 3D SQUADRON, 3D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in MOSUL, IRAQ on August 28, 2008.

On August 28, 2008, the ARMY lost SPC Gonzalez, Michael Luis of SPOTSWOOD, NJ in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Private First Class Tan Quoc Ngo, 20, of Beaverton, Oregon, died on August 27, 2008, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

At 25, SGT Cooper, David Keith of WILLIAMSBURG, KY was serving with the ARMY, FOWARD SUPPORT COMPANY, 4TH BATTALION, 42D FIELD ARTILLERY, 1BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on August 27, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

CPL Carlo Escoto Alfonso, age 23, from Spokane, WA, served in the U.S. Army's 40th Engineer Battalion and died in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 26, 2008, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

On August 25, 2008, the ARMY lost SPC Fitzmorris, Steven John of COLUMBIA, MO in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.

SSG Brian Edward Studer, an American from Ramsey, MN, served in the U.S. Army's 720th EOD Company and died in Ghazni, Afghanistan on August 22, 2008.

Staff Sergeant David Lawrence Paquet, 26, of Rising Sun, Maryland, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in action in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2008.