Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

COMPANY B, 52ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2ND STRYKER BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, ARMY ? 1LT Runyan, Michael Louis (ASHLAND, OH), age 24, ? died in BALAD, IRAQ on July 21, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

CPL Julio Vargas, 23, from Sylmar, CA, served with the Marine Corps in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, where he died on July 20, 2010, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Corporal Paul James Miller, a 22-year-old U.S. Marine from Traverse City, Michigan, was killed in hostile action in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 19, 2010.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Brian Francis Piercy, 27, of Clovis, California, died on July 19, 2010, in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Justin Bradley Allen, 23, of Coal Grove, Ohio, was killed in action on July 18, 2010, in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army First Lieutenant Robert N. Bennedsen, 25, of Vashon, Washington, was killed by enemy small-arms fire in Qalat, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2010.

Gunnery Sergeant Christopher Lucas Eastman, 28, of Moose Pass, Alaska, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2010.

Sergeant Anibal Jr Santiago, 37, of Belvidere, Illinois, served with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment (Airborne). He died in Bagram, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2010.

Joe Lee Wrightsman, an American Marine Sergeant from Jonesboro, LA, was killed in action on July 18, 2010, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Matthew Ward Weikert, American, served as an SSG in the U.S. Army. He died on July 17, 2010, in FOB Orgun-E, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sergeant Justus Steven Joe Bartelt, 27, of Polo, Illinois, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2010.

Corporal Dave Michael Maliksi Santos, 21, of Rota, MP, was a U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, based at Camp Lejeune, NC. He was killed in action in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2010.

Jesse Richard Tilton, an American soldier from Decatur, IL, died at 23 in Landstuhl, Germany on July 16, 2010, while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class John Haskell Jarrell, 32, of Brunson, South Carolina, was killed in hostile action on July 15, 2010, in Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan.

SSG Leston Michael Winters, an American soldier from Sour Lake, TX, died in Zhari District, Afghanistan on July 15, 2010, at age 30 during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Sergeant Zachary Michael Fisher, 24, of Ballwin, Missouri, died on July 14, 2010, in Lagman, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

U.S. Army Specialist Matthew James Johnson, 21, of Maplewood, Minnesota, died on July 14, 2010, in Lagman, Afghanistan, while serving with the 618th Engineer Company.

U.S. Army Private First Class Brandon Michael King, 23, of Tallahassee, Florida, died on July 14, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, from hostile action.