Editor's Letter

EDITOR'S LETTER

March 2004 Graydon Carter
Editor's Letter
EDITOR'S LETTER
March 2004 Graydon Carter

EDITOR'S LETTER

Symphony for the Dead

The invasion of Iraq was launched a year ago this March. On these pages are the names, ages, and hometowns of the 502 American men and women in uniform who, as of January 21, 2004, had lost their lives in the war and its bloody aftermath. This list of the war dead has been compiled with the help of U.S. military sources and Army Times.

GRAYDON CARTER

The U.S. Toll

ARMY • Sgt. Michael D. Acklin II, 25, Louisville, Kentucky • Spc. Genaro Acosta, 26, Fair Oaks, California • Pfc. Steven Acosta, 19, Calexico, California • Capt. James F. Adamouski, 29, Springfield, Virginia • Pvt. Algernon Adams, 36, Aiken, South Carolina • Pfc. Michael S. Adams, 20, Spartanburg, South Carolina • Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, 22, Roswell, Georgia • Capt. Tristan N. Aitken, 31, State College, Pennsylvania • Spc. Ronald D. Allen Jr., 22, Mitchell, Indiana • Sgt. Glenn R. Allison, 24, Pittsfield, Massachusetts • Spc. Michael Andrade, 28, Bristol, Rhode Island • Sgt. Edward J. Anguiano, 24, Brownsville, Texas • Spc. Richard Arriaga, 20, Ganado, Texas • CpI. Evan Asa Ashcraft, 24, West Hills, California • Sgt. Andrew Joseph Baddick, 26, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania • Staff Sgt. Daniel Bader, 28, York, Nebraska • Staff Sgt. Nathan J. Bailey, 46, Nashville, Tennessee • Spc. Ryan T. Baker, 24, Browns Mills, New Jersey • Spc. Solomon C. Bangayan, 24, Jay, Vermont • Lt. Col. Dominic R. Baragona, 42, Niles, Ohio • Spc. Jonathan P. Barnes, 21, Anderson, Missouri • Sgt. Michael Paul Barrera, 26, Von Ormy, Texas • Spc. Todd M. Bates, 20, Bellaire, Ohio • Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger, 24, Narragansett, Rhode Island • Sgt. Aubrey D. Bell, 33, Tuskegee, Alabama • Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard, 20, Lake Charles, Louisiana • Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia, 28, Wakefield, Massachusetts • Sgt. First Class William M. Bennett, 35, Seymour, Tennessee • Spc. Robert T. Benson, 20, Spokane, Washington • First Lt. David R. Bernstein, 24, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania • Spc. Joel L. Bertoldie, 20, Independence, Missouri • Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Bertolino, 40, Orange, California • CpI. Mark A. Bibby, 25, Watha, North Carolina • Sgt. Benjamin W. Biskie, 27, Vermilion, Ohio • Sgt. Jarrod W. Black, 26, Peru, Indiana • Capt. Ernesto M. Blanco, 28, San Antonio, Texas • Command Sgt. Maj. James D. Blankenbecler, 40, Alexandria, Virginia • Spc. Joseph M. Blickenstaff, 23, Corvallis, Oregon • Sgt. Trevor A. Blumberg, 22, Canton, Michigan • Sgt. First Class Craig A. Boling, 38, Elkhart, Indiana • Sgt. First Class Kelly Bolor, 37, Whittier, California • Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker, 34, Apollo, Pennsylvania • Chief Warrant Officer Clarence E. Boone, 50, Fort Worth, Texas • Pfc. Rachel K. Bosveld, 19, Waupun, Wisconsin • Spc. Mathew G. Boule, 22, Dracut, Massachusetts • Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Bradley, 39, Utica, Mississippi • Spc. Artimus D. Brassfield, 22, Flint, Michigan • Pfc. Jeffrey F. Braun, 19, Stafford, Connecticut • Staff Sgt. Steven H. Bridges, 33, Tracy, California • Sgt. Thomas F. Broomhead, 34, Canon City, Colorado • CpI. Henry L. Brown, 22, Natchez, Mississippi • Pfc. John E. Brown, 21, Troy, Alabama • Spc. Larry K. Brown, 22, Jackson, Mississippi • Spc. Lunsford B. Brown II, 27, Creedmore, North Carolina • Pfc. Timmy R. Brown Jr., 21, Conway, Pennsylvania • Second Lt. Todd J. Bryant, 23, Riverside, California • Sgt. Ernest G. Bucklew, 33, Enon Valley, Pennsylvania • Spc. Roy Russell Buckley, 24, Portage, Indiana • Spc. Paul J. Bueche, 19, Daphne, Alabama • Lt. Col. Charles H. Buehring, 40, Fayetteville, North Carolina • Sgt. George Edward Buggs, 31, Barnwell, South Carolina • Staff Sgt. Richard A. Burdick, 24, National City, California • Sgt. Travis L. Burkhardt, 26, Edina, Missouri • Pfc. Charles E. Bush Jr., 43, Buffalo, New York • Pvt. Matthew D. Bush, 20, East Alton, Illinois • Pfc. Damian S. Bushart, 22, Waterford, Michigan • Sgt. Jacob L. Butler, 24, Wellsville, Kansas • Capt. Joshua T. Byers, 29, Sparks, Nevada • Sgt. Charles T. Caldwell, 38, North Providence, Rhode Island • Spc. Nathaniel A. Caldwell, 27, Omaha, Nebraska • Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara, 40, New Bedford, Massachusetts • Spc. Isaac Campoy, 21, Douglas, Arizona • CpI. Richard P. Carl, 26, King Hill, Idaho • Spc. Ryan G. Carlock, 25, Macomb, Illinois • Pfc. Jose Casanova, 23, El Monte, California • Capt. Paul J. Cassidy, 36, Laingsburg, Michigan • Staff Sgt. Roland L. Castro, 26, San Antonio, Texas • Sgt. Sean K. Cataudella, 28, Tucson, Arizona • Spc. James A. Chance III, 25, Kokomo, Mississippi • Pfc. Jonathan M. Cheatham, 19, Camden, Arkansas • Spc. Andrew F. Chris, 25, San Diego, California • Staff Sgt. Thomas W. Christensen, 42, Atlantic Mine, Michigan • Spc. Brett T. Christian, 27, North Royalton, Ohio • Spc. Arron R. Clark, 20, Chico, California • First Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin, 51, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania • CpI. Gary B. Coleman, 24, Pikeville, Kentucky • Second Lt. Benjamin J. Colgan, 30, Kent, Washington ■ Staff Sgt. Gary L. Collins, 32, Hardin, Texas • Spc. Zeferino E. Colunga, 20, Bellville, Texas • Sgt. Timothy M. Conneway, 22, Enterprise, Alabama • Spc. Steven D. Conover, 21, Wilmington, Ohio • Command Sgt. Maj. Eric F. Cooke, 43, Scottsdale, Arizona • Sgt. Dennis A. Corral, 33, Kearney, Nebraska • Chief Warrant Officer Alexander S. Coulter, 35, Bristol, Tennessee • Sgt. Michael T. Crockett, 27, Soperton, Georgia ■ Staff Sgt. Ricky L. Crockett, 37, Broxton, Georgia • Pvt. Rey D. Cuervo, 24, Laguna Vista, Texas • Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham, 33, Lewiston, Maine • Spc. Michael Edward Curtin, 23, Howell, New Jersey • Staff Sgt. Christopher E. Cutchall, 30, McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania • Pfc. Anthony D. D’Agostino, 20, Waterbury, Connecticut • Capt. Nathan S. Dailey, 27, Kaysville, Utah • Staff Sgt. Craig Davis, 37, Opelousas, Louisiana • Spc. Raphael S. Davis, 24, Tutwiler, Mississippi • Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis, 40, Tampa, Florida • Pfc. Jason L. Deibler, 20, Coeburn, Virginia • Spc. Darryl T. Dent, 21, Washington, D.C. • Pfc. Michael R. Deuel, 21, Nemo, South Dakota • Pvt. Michael J. Deutsch, 21, Dubuque, Iowa • Spc. Jeremiah J. DiGiovanni, 21, Tylertown, Mississippi • Spc. Michael A. Diraimondo, 22, Simi Valley, California • Sgt. Michael E. Dooley, 23, Pulaski, Virginia • Master Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy, 38, Cleveland, Ohio • Spc. William D. Dusenbery, 30, Fairview Heights, Illinois • Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr., 37, Guilford, Connecticut • Spc. Marshall L. Edgerton, 27, Dalton, Georgia • Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto, 18, El Paso, Texas • Pvt. David Evans Jr., 18, Buffalo, New York • Pvt. Jonathan I. Falaniko, 20, Pago Pago, American Samoa • Capt. Brian R. Faunce, 28, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Spc. Rian C. Ferguson, 22, Taylors, South Carolina • Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez, 36, El Paso, Texas • Spc. Jon P. Fettig, 30, Dickinson, North Dakota • Sgt. Paul F. Fisher, 39, Cedar Rapids, Iowa • Pfc. Jacob S. Fletcher, 28, Bay Shore, New York • Spc. Thomas A. Foley III, 23, Dresden, Tennessee • Staff Sgt. Bobby C. Franklin, 38, Mineral Bluff, Georgia • Pvt. Robert L. Frantz, 19, San Antonio, Texas • Pvt. Benjamin L. Freeman, 19, Valdosta, Georgia • Sgt. David T. Friedrich, 26, Hammond, New York • Spc. Luke P. Frist, 20, West Lafayette, Indiana • Pvt. Kurt R. Frosheiser, 22, Des Moines, Iowa • Sgt. First Class Dan H. Gabrielson, 39, Spooner, Wisconsin • Sgt. Justin W. Garvey, 23, Townsend, Massachusetts • First Sgt. Joe J. Garza, 43, Robstown, Texas • Pvt. Kyle C. Gilbert, 20, Brattleboro, Vermont • Sgt. Maj. Cornell W. Gilmore I, 45, Baltimore, Maryland • Pfc. Jesse A. Givens, 34, Springfield, Missouri • Spc. Michael T. Gleason, 25, Warren, Pennsylvania • Spc. Christopher A. Golby, 26, Johnstown, Pennsylvania • Spc. David J. Goldberg, 20, Layton, Utah • Spc. Richard A. Goward, 32, Midland, Michigan • Spc. Kyle A. Griffin, 20, Emerson, New Jersey • CpI. Sean R. Grilley, 24, San Bernardino, California • Pvt. Joseph R. Guerrera, 20, Dunn, North Carolina • Chief Warrant Officer Hans N. Gukeisen, 31, Lead, South Dakota • Pfc. Analaura Esparza Gutierrez, 21, Houston, Texas • Pfc. Richard W. Hafer, 21, Cross Lanes, West Virginia • Spc. Charles G. Haight, 23, Jacksonville, Alabama ■ Pvt. Jesse M. Hailing, 19, Indianapolis, Indiana • Chief Warrant Officer Erik A. Halvorsen, 40, Bennington, Vermont • Capt. Kimberly N. Hampton, 27, Easley, South Carolina • Sgt. Michael S. Hancock, 29, Yreka, California • Sgt. Warren S. Hansen, 36, Clintonville, Wisconsin • Sgt. Kenneth W. Harris Jr., 23, Charlotte, Tennessee • Pfc. John D. Hart, 20, Bedford, Massachusetts • Sgt. Nathaniel Hart Jr., 29, Valdosta, Georgia • Staff Sgt. Stephen C. Hattamer, 43, Gwinn, Michigan • Pfc. Sheldon R. Hawk Eagle, 21, Grand Forks, North Dakota • Sgt. Timothy L. Hayslett, 26, Newville, Pennsylvania • Spc. Justin W. Hebert, 20, Arlington, Washington • Pfc. Damian L. Heidelberg, 21, Batesville, Mississippi • Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, Bay Shore, New York • Staff Sgt. Brian R. Hellermann, 35, Freeport, Minnesota • Staff Sgt. Terry W. Hemingway, 39, Willingboro, New Jersey • Pfc. Edward J. Herrgott, 20, Shakopee, Minnesota • Sgt. First Class Gregory B. Hicks, 35, Duff, Tennessee • Sgt. Keicia Hines, 27, Citrus Heights, California • Spc. Christopher J. Holland, 26, Brunswick, Georgia • Staff Sgt. Lincoln D. Hollinsaid, 27, Malden, Illinois • Master Sgt. Kelly L. Hornbeck, 36, Fort Worth, Texas • Spc. Corey A. Hubbell, 20, Urbana, Illinois • Staff Sgt. Jamie L. Huggins, 26, Hume, Missouri • Spc. Eric R. Hull, 23, Uniontown, Pennsylvania • Spc. Simeon Hunte, 23, Orange, New Jersey • First Lt. Joshua C. Hurley, 24, Clifton Forge, Virginia • Pfc. Ray J. Hutchinson, 20, League City, Texas • Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley Jr., 19, Forestport, New York • Spc. Craig S. Ivory, 26, Port Matilda, Pennsylvania • Spc. Marlon P. Jackson, 25, Jersey City, New Jersey • Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar, 32, Granbury, Texas • Spc. William A. Jeffries, 39, Evansville, Indiana • Sgt. Troy David Jenkins, 25, Ridgecrest, California • Spc. Darius T. Jennings, 22, Cordova, South Carolina • Pfc. Howard Johnson II, 21, Mobile, Alabama • Spc. John P. Johnson, 24, Houston, Texas • Spc. Maurice J. Johnson, 21, Levittown, Pennsylvania • Spc. Nathaniel H. Johnson, 22, Augusta, Georgia • Staff Sgt. Paul J. Johnson, 29, Calumet, Michigan • Chief Warrant Officer Philip A. Johnson Jr., 31, Mobile, Alabama • Pfc. Rayshawn S. Johnson, 20, Brooklyn, New York • Pvt. Devon D. Jones, 19, San Diego, California • Sgt. Curt E. Jordan Jr., 25, Greenacres, Washington • Sgt. Jason D. Jordan, 24, Elba, Alabama • Spc. Spencer T. Karol, 20, Woodruff, Arizona • Second Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor, 24, Clifton, Virginia • Spc. Chad L. Keith, 21, Batesville, Indiana • Chief Warrant Officer Kyran E. Kennedy, 43, Boston, Massachusetts • Staff Sgt. Morgan D. Kennon, 23, Memphis, Tennessee • Chief Warrant Officer Erik C. Kesterson, 29, Independence, Oregon • Spc. James M. Kiehl, 22, Comfort, Texas • Staff Sgt. Kevin C. Kimmerly, 31, North Creek, New York • Spc. Levi B. Kinchen, 21, Tickfaw, Louisiana • Pfc. David M. Kirchhoff, 31, Cedar Rapids, Iowa • Spc. John K. Klinesmith Jr., 25, Stockbridge, Georgia • Sgt. Floyd G. Knighten Jr., 55, Olla, Louisiana • Capt. Edward J. Korn, 31, Savannah, Georgia • Spc. James I. Lambert III, 22, Raleigh, North Carolina • Staff Sgt. William T. Latham, 29, Kingman, Arizona • Pfc. Karina S. Lau, 20, Livingston, California • Staff Sgt. Mark A. Lawton, 41, Hayden, Colorado • Spc. Cedric L. Lennon, 32, West Blocton, Alabama • Spc. Farao K. Letufuga, 20, Pago Pago, American Samoa • Spc. Joseph L. Lister, 22, Pleasanton, Kansas • Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais, 23, Ogden, Utah • Spc. Ryan P. Long, 21, Seaford, Delaware • Spc. Zachariah W. Long, 20, Milton, Pennsylvania • Pfc. Duane E. Longstreth, 19, Tacoma, Washington • Staff Sgt. David L. Loyd, 44, Jackson, Tennessee • Capt. Robert L. Lucero, 34, Casper, Wyoming • Pfc. Vorn J. Mack, 19, Orangeburg, South Carolina • Spc. William J. Maher III, 35, Yardley, Pennsylvania • Chief Warrant Officer Ian D. Manuel, 23, Jacksonville, Florida • Pfc. Pablo Manzano, 19, Heber, California • Sgt. Atanacio Haro Marin, 27, Baldwin Park, California • Sgt. First Class John W. Marshall, 50, Los Angeles, California • Sgt. Francisco Martinez, 28, Humacao, Puerto Rico • Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata, 35, Pecos, Texas • Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek, 20, Rock Springs, Wyoming • Spc. Dustin K. McGaugh, 20, Derby, Kansas • Pvt. Robert L. McKinley, 23, Kokomo, Indiana • Sgt. Heath A. McMillin, 29, Canandaigua, New York • Spc. Irving Medina, 22, Middletown, New York • Staff Sgt. Eddie E. Menyweather, 35, Los Angeles, California • Spc. Gil Mercado, 25, Paterson, New Jersey • Sgt. Daniel K. Methvin, 22, Belton, Texas • Pfc. Jason M. Meyer, 23, Swartz Creek, Michigan • Spc. Michael G. Mihalakis, 18, San Jose, California • Pfc. Anthony S. Miller, 19, San Antonio, Texas • Staff Sgt. Frederick L. Miller Jr., 27, Hagerstown, Indiana • Sgt. Joseph Minucci II, 23, Richeyville, Pennsylvania * Spc. George A. Mitchell, 35, Rawlings, Maryland • Sgt. Keman L. Mitchell, 24, Hilliard, Florida • Pfc. Jesse D. Mizener, 24, Auburn, California • Pfc. Stuart W. Moore, 21, Livingston, Texas • Spc. Jose L. Mora, 26, Bell Gardens, California • Master Sgt. Kevin N. Morehead, 33, Little Rock, Arkansas • Sgt. Keelan L. Moss, 23, Houston, Texas • Spc. Paul T. Nakamura, 21, Santa Fe Springs, California • Spc. Nathan W. Nakis, 19, Corvallis, Oregon • Pvt. Kenneth A. Nalley, 19, Hamburg, Iowa • Chief Warrant Officer Christopher G. Nason, 39, Los Angeles, California • Spc. Rafael L. Navea, 34, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • Staff Sgt. Paul M. Neff II, 30, Fort Mill, South Carolina • Pfc. Gavin L. Neighbor, 20, Somerset, Ohio • Spc. Joshua M. Neusche, 20, Montreal, Missouri • Spc. Joseph C. Norquist, 26, San Antonio, Texas • First Lt. Leif E. Nott, 24, Cheyenne, Wyoming • Spc. David T. Nutt, 32, Blackshear, Georgia • Spc. Donald S. Oaks Jr., 20, Erie, Pennsylvania • Pfc. Branden F. Oberleitner, 20, Worthington, Ohio • Spc. Richard P. Orengo, 32, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico • Lt. Col. Kim S. Orlando, 43, Nashville, Tennessee • First Lt. Osbaldo Orozco, 26, Delano, California • Pfc. Cody J. Orr, 21, Ruskin, Florida • Pfc. Kevin C. Ott, 27, Columbus, Ohio • Pvt. Shawn D. Pahnke, 25, Shelbyville, Indiana • Capt. Eric T. Paliwoda, 28, Goodyear, Arizona • Staff Sgt. Dale A. Panchot, 26, Northome, Minnesota • Pfc. Daniel R. Parker, 18, Lake Elsinore, California • Pfc. Kristian E. Parker, 23, Slidell, Louisiana • Sgt. David B. Parson, 30, Kannapolis, North Carolina • Master Sgt. William L. Payne, 46, Otsego, Michigan • Sgt. Michael F. Pedersen, 26, Flint, Michigan • Spc. Brian H. Penisten, 28, Fort Wayne, Indiana • Sgt. Ross A. Pennanen, 36, Shawnee, Oklahoma • Staff Sgt. Hector R. Perez, 40, Corpus Christi, Texas • Sgt. Joel Perez, 25, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico • Spc. Jose A. Perez III, 22, San Diego, Texas • Pfc. Wilfredo Perez Jr., 24, Norwalk, Connecticut • Staff Sgt. David S. Perry, 36, Bakersfield, California • Spc. Alyssa R. Peterson, 27, Flagstaff, Arizona • Staff Sgt. Brett J. Petriken, 30, Flint, Michigan • Pfc. Jerrick M. Petty, 25, Idaho Falls, Idaho • Sgt. First Class Gladimir Philippe, 37, Linden, New Jersey • Capt. Pierre E. Piche, 29, Starksboro, Vermont • Pfc. Lori Ann Piestewa, 23, Tuba City, Arizona • Spc. James H. Pirtle, 27, La Mesa, New Mexico * Staff Sgt. Andrew R. Pokorny, 30, Naperville, Illinois • Spc. Justin W. Pollard, 21, Foothill Ranch, California • Spc. Larry E. Polley, Jr., 20, Center, Texas • Sgt. Darrin K. Potter, 24, Louisville, Kentucky • Spc. James E. Powell, 26, Radcliff, Kentucky ■ Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt, 24, Birmingham, Alabama • Sgt. Jaror C. Puello-Coronado, 36, Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania • Staff Sgt. Michael B. Quinn, 37, Tampa, Florida • Pfc. Brandon Ramsey, 21, Calumet City, Illinois • Sgt. Edmond L. Randle, 26, Miami, Florida • Spc. Rel A. Ravago IV, 21, Glendale, California • Staff Sgt. Aaron T. Reese, 31, Reynoldsburg, Ohio • Sgt. First Class Randall S. Rehn, 36, Longmont, Colorado • Sgt. Sean C. Reynolds, 25, East Lansing, Michigan • Sgt. Ariel Rico, 25, El Paso, Texas • Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon, 19, Conyers, Georgia • Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe, 27, Arvada, Colorado • Sgt. First Class Jose A. Rivera, 34, Bayamon, Puerto Rico • CpI. John T. Rivero, 23, Tampa, Florida • Sgt. Todd J. Robbins, 33, Pentwater, Michigan • Spc. Robert D. Roberts, 21, Winter Park, Florida • Staff Sgt. Joseph E. Robsky Jr., 31, Elizaville, New York • Pfc. Marlin T. Rockhold, 23, Hamilton, Ohio • Sgt. First Class Robert E. Rooney, 43, Nashua, New Hampshire ■ Sgt. Scott C. Rose, 30, Fayetteville, North Carolina • Spc. Brandon J. Rowe, 20, Roscoe, Illinois • Sgt. Roger D. Rowe, 54, Bon Aqua, Tennessee • Lt. Jonathan D. Rozier, 25, Katy, Texas • Sgt. John W. Russell, 26, Portland, Texas • Chief Warrant Officer Scott A. Saboe, 33, Willow Lake, South Dakota • Spc. Rasheed Sahib, 22, Brooklyn, New York • First Lt. Edward M. Saltz, 27, Bigfork, Montana • Spc. Gregory P. Sanders, 19, Hobart, Indiana • Staff Sgt. Barry Sanford Sr., 46, Aurora, Colorado * Staff Sgt. Cameron B. Sarno, 43, Waipahu, Hawaii • Maj. Mathew E. Schram, 36, Brookfield, Wisconsin • Spc. Christian C. Schulz, 20, Colleyville, Texas • Pfc. Kerry D. Scott, 21, Mount Vernon, Washington • Spc. Stephen M. Scott, 21, Lawton, Oklahoma • Spc. Marc S. Seiden, 26, Brigantine, New Jersey • Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, Easton, Pennsylvania • Sgt. Juan M. Serrano, 31, Manati, Puerto Rico • Lt. Col. Anthony L. Sherman, 43, Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Capt. James A. Shull, 32, Kirkland, Washington • Pvt. Sean A. Silva, 23, Roseville, California • Sgt. Leonard D. Simmons, 33, New Bern, North Carolina • Pfc. Charles M. Sims, 18, Miami, Florida • Spc. Uday Singh, 21, Lake Forest, Illinois • Spc. Aaron J. Sissel, 22, Tipton, Iowa Pfc. Christopher A. Sisson, 20, Oak Park, Illinois • First Lt. Brian D. Slavenas, 30, Genoa, Illinois • Pvt. Brandon Ulysses Sloan, 19, Bedford Heights, Ohio • Pfc. Corey L. Small, 20, East Berlin, Pennsylvania • Capt. Benedict J. Smith, 29, Monroe City, Missouri • Chief Warrant Officer Bruce A. Smith, 41, West Liberty, Iowa • CpI. Darrell L. Smith, 28, Otwell, Indiana • Chief Warrant Officer Eric A. Smith, 41, Rochester, New York • Pfc. Jeremiah D. Smith, 25, Odessa, Missouri • Spc. Orenthial J. Smith, 21, Allendale, South Carolina • Sgt. First Class Paul R. Smith, 33, Tampa, Florida • Capt. Christopher F. Soelzer, 26, Sturgis, South Dakota • Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon, 32, Fayetteville, North Carolina • CpI. Tomas Sotelo Jr., 20, Houston, Texas • Pfc. Kenneth C. Souslin, 21, Mansfield, Ohio • Maj. Christopher J. Splinter, 43, Platteville, Wisconsin • Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever, 36, Pendleton, Oregon • Spc. Paul J. Sturino, 21, Rice Lake, Wisconsin • Spc. Joseph D. Suell, 24, Lufkin, Texas • Spc. John R. Sullivan, 26, Countryside, Illinois • Spc. Narson B. Sullivan, 21, North Brunswick, New Jersey • Staff Sgt. Michael J. Sutter, 28, Tinley Park, Illinois • Chief Warrant Officer Sharon T. Swartworth, 43, Warwick, Rhode Island • Spc. Thomas J. Sweet II, 23, Bismarck, North Dakota • Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Swisher, 26, Lincoln, Nebraska • Capt. John R. Teal, 31, Mechanicsville, Virginia • Spc. Kyle G. Thomas, 23, Topeka, Kansas • Sgt. Anthony O. Thompson, 26, Orangeburg, South Carolina • Spc. Jarrett B. Thompson, 27, Dover, Delaware • Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, 19, Portland, Oregon • Sgt. Nicholas A. Tomko, 24, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • Spc. Ramon Reyes Torres, 29, Caguas, Puerto Rico • Second Lt. Richard Torres, 25, Clarksville, Tennessee • Sgt. Michael L. Tosto, 24, Apex, North Carolina • Pvt. Scott M. Tyrrell, 21, Sterling, Illinois • Spc. Eugene A. Uhl III, 21, Amherst, Wisconsin • Sgt. Melissa Valles, 26, Eagle Pass, Texas • Chief Warrant Officer Brian K. Van Dusen, 39, Columbus, Ohio • Staff Sgt. Mark D. Vasquez, 35, Port Huron, Michigan • Spc. Frances M. Vega, 20, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico • Staff Sgt. Paul A. Velazquez, 29, San Diego, California • Staff Sgt. Kimberly A. Voelz, 27, Carlisle, Pennsylvania • Sgt. Jeffrey C. Walker, 33, Havre de Grace, Maryland • Sgt. Donald Ralph Walters, 33, Salem, Oregon • Pvt. Jason M. Ward, 25, Tulsa, Oklahoma • Chief Warrant Officer Aaron A. Weaver, 32, Floral City, Florida • Spc. Douglas J. Weismantle, 28, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon, 20, Conyers, Georgia • Spc. Jeffrey M. Wershow, 22, Gainesville, Florida • Spc. Christopher J. Rivera Wesley, 26, Portland, Oregon ■ Spc. Donald L. Wheeler, 22, Concord, Michigan • Sgt. Mason Douglas Whetstone, 30, Ogden, Utah • Sgt. Steven W. White, 29, Lawton, Oklahoma • Pfc. Joey D. Whitener, 19, Nebo, North Carolina • Sgt. Eugene Williams, 24, Highland, New York • Spc. Michael L. Williams, 46, Buffalo, New York • Sgt. Taft V. Williams, 29, New Orleans, Louisiana • Sgt. First Class Christopher R. Willoughby, 29, Phenix City, Alabama • Command Sgt. Maj. Jerry L. Wilson, 45, Thomson, Georgia • Staff Sgt. Joe N. Wilson, 30, Crystal Springs, Mississippi • Spc. Robert A. Wise, 21, Tallahassee, Florida • Spc. James R. Wolf, 21, Scottsbluff, Nebraska • Second Lt. Jeremy L. Wolfe, 27, Menomonie, Wisconsin • Capt. George A. Wood, 33, New York, New York • Spc. James C. Wright, 27, Morgan, Texas • Pfc. Jason G. Wright, 19, Luzerne, Michigan • Pfc. Stephen E. Wyatt, 19, Kilgore, Texas • Sgt. Michael E. Yashinski, 24, Monument, Colorado • Sgt. Henry Ybarra III, 32, Austin, Texas • Sgt. Ryan C. Young, 21, Corona, California • NAVY • Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27, La Mesa, California • Petty Officer Third Class Doyle W. Bollinger Jr., 21, Poteau, Oklahoma • Petty Officer Third Class Michael Vann Johnson Jr., 25, Little Rock, Arkansas • Lt. Kylan A. Jones-Huffman, 31, Aptos, California • Seaman Joshua McIntosh, 22, Kingman, Arizona • Petty Officer Third Class David J. Moreno, 26, Gering, Nebraska • Lt. Nathan D. White, 30, Mesa, Arizona • AIR FORCE • Tech. Sgt. Bruce E. Brown, 32, Coatopa, Alabama • Capt. Eric B. Das, 30, Amarillo, Texas • Staff Sgt. Patrick Lee Griffin Jr., 31, Elgin, South Carolina • Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather, 29, Clio, Michigan • Maj. Gregory Stone, 40, Boise, Idaho • Maj. William R. Watkins III, 37, Danville, Virginia • MARINE CORPS • Lance CpI. Brian E. Anderson, 26, Durham, North Carolina • Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Todd Arnold, 30, Spring, Texas • Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, Waterville, Maine • Lance CpI. Andrew Julian Aviles, 18, Palm Beach, Florida • Pfc. Chad E. Bales, 20, Coahoma, Texas • Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, Bloomington, Illinois • Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, 31, Oxnard, California • Lance CpI. Thomas A. Blair, 24, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma • Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr Jr., 39, Ossian, Iowa • CpI. Travis J. Bradach-Nall, 21, Multnomah County, Oregon • Lance CpI. Cedric E. Bruns, 22, Vancouver, Washington • Lance CpI. Brian Rory Buesing, 20, Cedar Key, Florida ■ Pfc. Tamario D. Burkett, 21, Buffalo, New York • Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley, 41, Roy, Utah • CpI. Kemaphoom A. Chanawongse, 22, Waterford, Connecticut • Chief Warrant Officer Robert William Channell Jr., 36, Tuscaloosa, Alabama • Second Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, Harrison County, Mississippi • Lance CpI. Donald J. Cline Jr., 21, Sparks, Nevada • Capt. Aaron J. Contreras, 31, Sherwood, Oregon • Pfc. Ryan R. Cox, 19, Derby, Kansas • CpI. Mark A. Evnin, 21, Burlington, Vermont • Capt. Travis A. Ford, 30, Ogallala, Nebraska * Lance CpI. David K. Fribley, 26, Warsaw, Indiana • CpI. Jose A. Garibay, 21, Costa Mesa, California • Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza Jr., 20, Temperance, Michigan • Lance CpI. Cory Ryan Geurin, 18, Santee, California • Pvt. Jonathan L. Gifford, 30, Decatur, Illinois • CpI. Armando Ariel Gonzalez, 25, Hialeah, Florida • CpI. Jesus A. Gonzalez, 22, Indio, California • CpI. Jorge A. Gonzalez, 20, Los Angeles, California • CpI. Bernard G. Gooden, 22, Mount Vernon, New York • Pfc. Christian D. Gurtner, 19, Ohio City, Ohio • Lance CpI. Jose Gutierrez, 22, Los Angeles, California • Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, 22, Smithville, Missouri • Pvt. Nolen R. Hutchings, 19, Boiling Springs, South Carolina • CpI. Evan T. James, 20, La Harpe, Illinois • Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, 42, Brazoria, Texas • CpI. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, Houston, Texas • Lance CpI. Nicholas Brian Kleiboeker, 19, Irvington, Illinois • Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus, 28, Davenport, Iowa • Lance CpI. Jakub Henryk Kowalik, 21, Schaumburg, Illinois • Sgt. Michael V. Lalush, 23, Troutville, Virginia • Lance CpI. Alan Dinh Lam, 19, Snow Camp, North Carolina • Sgt. Jonathan W. Lambert, 28, New Site, Mississippi • Capt. Andrew David La Mont, 31, Eureka, California • Lance CpI. Gregory E. MacDonald, 29, Washington, D.C. * Lance CpI. Joseph B. Maglione, 22, Lansdale, Pennsylvania • CpI. Douglas Jose Marencoreyes, 28, Chino, California • Pfc. Francisco A. Martinez-Flores, 21, Los Angeles, California • Staff Sgt. Donald C. May Jr., 31, Richmond, Virginia • Sgt. Brian D. McGinnis, 23, Saint George, Delaware • First Lt. Brian M. McPhillips, 25, Pembroke, Massachusetts * CpI. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin, 21, Fort Worth, Texas • Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33, San Jose, California ■ CpI. Jason David Mileo, 20, Centreville, Maryland • Lance CpI. Jason William Moore, 21, San Marcos, California • Maj. Kevin Nave, 36, Union Lake, Michigan • CpI. Patrick R. Nixon, 21, Nashville, Tennessee • Lance CpI. Patrick T. O’Day, 20, Sonoma, California • Lance CpI. Eric J. Orlowski, 26, Buffalo, New York • Lance CpI. David Edward Owens Jr., 20, Winchester, Virginia • Sgt. Fernando Padilla-Ramirez, 26, Yuma, Arizona • Second Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr., 31, Tonopah, Nevada • Sgt. Brendon C. Reiss, 23, Casper, Wyoming • Sgt. Duane R. Rios, 25, Griffith, Indiana • Pfc. Jose Franci Gonzalez Rodriguez, 19, Norwalk, California • CpI. Robert M. Rodriguez, 21, Queens, New York • CpI. Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, San Diego, California • First Lt. Timothy Louis Ryan, 30, Aurora, Illinois • Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis, 29, Rehoboth, Massachusetts • CpI. Erik H. Silva, 22, Chula Vista, California • Lance CpI. Thomas J. Slocum, 22, Thornton, Colorado • First Sgt. Edward Smith, 38, Chicago, Illinois • Lance CpI. Matthew R. Smith, 20, Anderson, Indiana • Sgt. Kirk Allen Straseskie, 23, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin • Lance CpI. Jesus A. Suarez del Solar, 20, Escondido, California • Staff Sgt. Riayan A. Tejeda, 26, New York, New York • Lance CpI. Jason Andrew Tetrault, 20, Moreno Valley, California • Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey, 29, Baltimore, Maryland • Staff Sgt. Aaron Dean White, 27, Shawnee, Oklahoma • Lance CpI. William W. White, 24, Brooklyn, New York • Lance CpI. Michael J. Williams, 31, Yuma, Arizona.

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