This Month's Honoree

Lance Cpl Alejandro J. Yazee, 23, of Rock Point, Ariz.; assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Feb. 16, 2010 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan..

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Jan 2012

Age 23

 Amy R. Sinkler

of Chadbourn, N.C., assigned to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Jan. 20 in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked her unit with a rocket-propelled grenade..

Dec 2011

Age 25

 Michael J. Beckerman

 of Genevieve, Mo.; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Dec. 31, 2010 in Howz-e-Madad, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

Nov 2011

Age 24

Buddy W. McLain

of Mexico, Maine; assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 29, 2010 in Pachir Wa Agam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an insurgent attacked his unit with small-arms fire.

Oct 2011

Age 21

 of Oxnard, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; died Oct. 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.

Sept 2011

Age 22

 Daniel J. Geary

 of Rome, N.Y.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died March 20 while supporting combat operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

August 2011

Age 28

 Zandra T. Walker

of Greenville, S.C.; assigned to 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Aviation Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 15 in Taji, Iraq, when the enemy attacked using indirect fire. Also killed was Sgt. Princess C. Samuels.

July 2011

Age 37

Thomas Bostick Jr.

of Llano, Texas. He was company commander of B Troop 1-91 Cavalry, 173rd Airborne Brigade stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany.  He was killed July 27, 2007 near Kamu, Afghanistan, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations.

June 2011

Age 26

Ian T. Sanchez

of Staten Island, N.Y.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed June 16 when his all-terrain vehicle struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Pech River Valley, Afghanistan. Also killed was 1st Lt. Forrest P. Ewens

May 2011

Age 39

 Mark E. Stratton II

of Houston; assigned to the Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; died May 26, 2009 in Parwan, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.

April 2011

Age 20

 Michelle Witmer

of New Berlin, Wis.; assigned to the Army National Guard’s 32nd Military Police Company, Milwaukee, Wis.; killed April 9 during an attack by small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

March 2011

Age 38

William G. Hall

from Seattle, WA; assigned to the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, out of Camp Pendleton, CA.  He died March 30 in Baghdad from wounds sustained from an IED.

      February 2011

Age 29

 Donald T. Tabb

of Norcross, GA died February 05, 2008 in Sangin, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device..  Tabb was assigned to the 6th Military Police Detachment, 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment, Fort Rucker, Ala.

January 2011

Age 24

Patrick O. Williamson

 of Broussard, Louisiana, was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis Washington.  On October 27, 2009, while engaged in combat operations in the Arghandab Valley, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, enemy forces attacked his Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle with an improvised explosive device.  SGT Williamson and six of his fellow soldiers were killed in action as a result of the attack.

December 2010

 Kevin M. Kryst

Age 27

 of West Bend, Wis.; assigned to the Marine Light-Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Dec. 18 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

November 2010

Nicholas S. Cook

Age 19

of Hungry Horse, Mont.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Camp Ederle, Italy; died March 7 in Dab Sar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.

October 2010

Timothy L. Bowles

Age 24

of Tucson, Ariz. was assigned to the 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska and died March 15 2009 of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.  He was a Tucson High graduate and was killed in Afghanistan.

September 2010

Erin L. McLyman

Age 26

of Federal Way, Wash.; assigned to the 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died March 13 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked her base with mortar fire. 

August 2010

Gregory Owens, Jr.

Age 24

of Garland, TX, where he joined the Army in 2007.  He was assigned to the 4^th Battalion, 25^th Field Artillery (Strike), 3^rd Brigade Combat Team, 10^th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, NY.  Sgt. Owens died July 20^th in Maydan Shahr, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained by an IED detonating near his vehicle followed by an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades.  Three others were killed in the attack. 

July 2010

Rafael Peralta

Age 25

of San Diego; assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; killed Nov. 15 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

June 2010

Jeffery L. Hartley

Age 25

of Hempstead, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died April 8, 2008 in Kharguliah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. 

May 2010

John P. Pryor

Age 42

of Moorestown, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Medical Detachment, Forward Surgical Team, Fort Totten, N.Y.; died Dec. 25 in Mosul of wounds sustained when a mortar round impacted near his living quarters.

Apr 2010

Ryan J. Connolly

Age 24

of Vacaville, Calif.; assigned to 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany; died June 24 in Khogyani, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck a suspected landmine.

Mar 2010

 Katie M. Soenksen

Age 19 

of Davenport, Iowa was assigned to the 410th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas died May 2, 2007 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near her vehicle.

Feb 2010

Joseph M. Hernandez

Age 24

 of Hammond, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany.; died Jan. 9 in Jaldak, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Maj. Brian M. Mescall and Spc. Jason R. Parsons.

Jan 2010

 Anthony C. Garcia

Age 21

of Panama City, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditonary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; died Aug. 5 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

2009 Honorees

Dec 2009

 Edward G. Davis III

Age 31,

of Antioch, Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 28 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the Anbar province, Iraq.

Nov 2009

Steven T. Drees (Posthumously promoted.)

Age 19

of Peshtigo, Wis; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died June 28 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained June 24 in Konar Province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire and a rocket-propelled-grenade launcher.

Oct 2009

Max A. Galeai

Age 42

of Pago Pago, American Samoa; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died June 26 while supporting combat operations in Karmah, Iraq. Also killed were Capt. Philip J. Dykeman and Cpl. Marcus W. Preudhomme.

Sept 2009

Jordan P. P. Thibeault

Age 22

 of South Jordan, Utah; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Sept. 5 at Forward Operating Base Hammer, Iraq.  Posthumously promoted to SPC

Aug 2009

Darrell C. Lewis

Age 31

Capt Lewis of Washington, D.C.; assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died June 23 in Vashir City, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by insurgents using rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and small-arms fire. 

July 2009

Sergio Abad

Age 21

 Private Abad of Morganfield, Ky.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy; died July 13 of wounds sustained when his outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan. Also killed were 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom, Sgt. Israel Garcia, Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers, Cpl. Jason D. Hovater, Cpl. Jason M. Bogar, Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips, Cpl. Pruitt A. Rainey and Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling.

posthumously promoted to the rank of Spc

June 2009

Christopher Wilson

Age 24

Army Spc. Wilson died  in Korengal Outpost in Afghanistan after he was injured in a rocket-propelled grenade explosion, the Defense Department said. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum.

posthumously promoted to the rank of Sgt

May 2009

Elizabeth A. Loncki

Age 23

Air Force Senior Airman Elizabeth A. Loncki, of New Castle, Del.; assigned to the 775th Civil Engineer Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah; killed Jan. 7 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while performing duties in the Baghdad area. Also killed were Tech Sgt. Timothy R. Weiner and Senior Airman Daniel B. Miller Jr.

Apr 2009

Daniel Tsue

Age 27

Marine Sgt. Daniel A. Tsue 27, of Honolulu; assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Force Service Support Group, II MEF (Forward); killed Nov. 1 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Ramadi, Iraq.

Mar 2009

Heathe Craig

Age 28

Army Staff Sgt of Severn, Md.; assigned to 159th Air Ambulance Medical Company, Wiesbaden, Germany; died June 21 when his UH-60 helicopter hoist malfunctioned while attempting to evacuate Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury during combat operations in the vicinity of Naray, Afghanistan. Also killed was Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury. 

Feb 2009

Garrett C. Knoll

Age 23

Army PFC of Bad Axe, Mich.; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 23 in Sadah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his location. Also killed were Spc. Michael J. Rodriguez, Spc. Jerry R. King, Sgt. Michael L. Vau

Jan 2009

Dustin Burnett

Age 19

Navy Hospitalman Dustin Burnett was assigned to First Marine Division Detachment, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died June 20, 2008 while conducting combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan.

2008 Honorees

December 2008 Age 38 Nicole Suveges U.S. Army veteran and current BAE employee serving in Iraq died June 24, 2008 in Sadr City, Iraq by a IED explosion while attending a meeting of the district advisory council.	November 2008 Age 31 Luke Mercardante Marine 1st Sergeant Luke J. Mercardante, 35, of Athens, Ga.; assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 15, 2008 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.	October 2008 Age 31 Harrison Brown Army Staff Sergeant Harrison Brown, age 31, of Pritchard, AL; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died April 3, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Harrison was awarded the Bronze Star for valor and the Purple Heart, posthumously.	September 2008 Age 37 William Kerwood   Air Force Tech. Sergeant William Kerwood, age 37, of Houston, MO.; assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron, died November 23, 2003 in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
August 2008 Age 30 Bryant Wayne Mackey Army Staff Sgt. Bryant Mackey, age 30, of Eureka Kansas; assigned to 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, TX; died February 20, 2008 in Mosul, Iraq, when a rocket propelled grenade struck his vehicle.  He was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.	July 2008 Age 23 Nino D. Livaudais Army Staff Sergeant, age 23, of Ogden, Utah; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia died April 3, 2003 in Iraq, from a suicide car-bomb attack.For his service in Iraq, Nino earned a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for valor.	June 2008 Age 36 Kevin F. Sheehan Sergeant Kevin F. Sheehan, age 36, of Milton, VT.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, Army National Guard, Williston, Vt., died May 25, 2004; when his unit came under mortar attack at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, near Iskandariyah, Iraq.	May 2008 Age 27 Nathan J. Schuldheiss Special Agent Nathan J. Schuldheiss, age 27, of Newport, R.I.; assigned to AFOSI Expeditionary Detachment 2411, Balad, Iraq; died November 01, 2007 of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.  During his service, he was chosen by his peers to receive the Civilian Special Agent of the Quarter for July-September 2007.  Special Agent Schuldheiss was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and the Defense of Freedom Medal.
April 2008 Age 26 Peter Burks Army 2nd Lt. Peter H. Burks, age 26, of Dallas, TX.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; died November 14, 2007 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.	March 2008 Age 19 Jesus Fonseca Army Private First Class, of Marietta, GA was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division based at Camp Casey, South Korea. He died in a car bombing in Ramadi, Iraq.	February 2008 Age 26 Charles L. Milam Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class, age 26, of Littleton, Colo.; assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Sept. 25, 2007 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.	January 2008 Age 23 Nicholas Gummersall Army Sergeant, age 23, of Chubbuck, Idaho; assigned to 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 6, 2007 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Jacob M. Thompson, Cpl. Juan M. Alcantara and Cpl. Kareem R. Khan.
2007 Honorees
December 2007 Age 40 Maria I. Ortiz Army Captain, age 40, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico; assigned to Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.; died July 10, 2007 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from enemy indirect fire.	November 2007 Age 22 Grant B. Fraser Marine Lance Cpl., age 22, of Anchorage, Alaska; assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 3, 2005 when his amphibious assault vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Lance Cpls. Michael J. Cifuentes, Aaron H. Reed, Edward A. Schroeder II, Kevin G. Waruinge and William B. Wightman.	October 2007 Age 23 Tamara Long Archuleta Air Force 1Lt., age 23, Los Lunas, N.M.; assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga.; killed in a HH-60G Pave Hawk crash on March 23, 2003, in Afghanistan. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. Jason Hicks, flight engineer; Master Sgt. Michael Maltz, para-rescueman; Senior Airman Jason Plite, para-rescueman; Lt. Col. John Stein, aircraft commander; Staff Sgt. John Teal, flight engineer.	September 2007 Age 25 Matthew R. Soper Army Pfc., age 25, of Kalamazoo, Mich., died June 6, 2007 in Bayji, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1461st Transportation Company (Combat Heavy Equipment), Michigan Army National Guard, Jackson, Michigan.
August 2007 Age 34 Patrick Marc M. Rapicault Marine Capt., age 34, of St. Augustine, Fla.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Nov. 15, 2004 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.	July 2007 Age 24 Justin T. Paton Army Pfc., age 24, of Alanson, Mich.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Feb. 17, 2007 in Taramia, Iraq, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire.	June 2007 Age 24 Nathan B. Bruckenthal Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class, age 24, of Smithtown, N.Y.; assigned to Tactical Law Enforcement Team South Detachment 403, aboard the patrol coastal Firebolt, forward deployed to Manama, Bahrain, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; killed April 24, 2004 in a waterborne attack in the northern Persian Gulf.	May 2007 Age 52 Merideth L. Howard Army Sgt. 1st Class, 52, of Alameda, Calif.; assigned to the 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Sept. 8, 2006 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near her Humvee in Kabul, Afghanistan. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Robert J. Paul.
April 2007 Ross McGinnis Age 19 Army Pfc., 19, of Knox, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Dec. 4, 2006 of injuries sustained when a grenade was thrown into his vehicle in Baghdad.	March 2007 Paul J. Darga Age 34 Navy Chief Petty Officer, 34, of Lansing, Mich.; assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Two, serving with the 1st Marine Logistics Group; killed Aug. 22, 2006 when his Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team was struck by an improvised explosive device while responding to a previous strike. His unit was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.	February 2007 Randy L. Newman Age 21 Marine Lance Cpl., 21, of Bend, Oregon.; assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Aug. 20, 2006 while conducting combat operations in Anbar, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Adam A. Galvez.	January 2007 Michael T. Robertson   Age 25   Robertson died Oct. 25, 2005 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, of injuries sustained Oct. 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Samarra, Iraq.
We should not only mourn these woman and men. We should thank God that such people lived.   2006 Honorees
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December 2006 Michael A.Monsoor   Age 25   Monsoor was killed Sept. 29, 2006 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ramadi, Iraq.	November 2006 1st Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Age 31 Marine 1st Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney, 31, of Tonopah, Nev.; assigned to the Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed in action near Nasiriyah, Iraq on March 23, 2003.	October 2006 Pfc. Sam Williams Huff Age 18 Pfc. Sam W. Huff, 18, of Tucson, Arizona, died April 18, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on April 17, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near her HMMWV.	September 2006 Pfc. Benjamin T. Zieske Age 20 Pfc. Benjamin T. Zieske, 20, died of injuries sustained May 3, 2006 when an improvised explosive device detonated during a dismounted combat patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq.
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August 2006 Douglas A. DiCenzo Age 30 DiCenzo was killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 25, 2006 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.	July 2006 Christopher W. Thompson Age 25 Thompson was killed in action from an IED explosion while conducting combat operation against enemy forces in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq.	June 2006 Anissa A. Shero Age 31 Shero died in the crash of a U.S Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft in the Paktika province of Afghanistan.	May 2006 Robert Hernandez Age 47 Hernandez was killed March 28, 2006 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taquaddum, Iraq.
April 2006 Laura Walker Age 24 Walker was killed in action on 18 August 2005 in Delak, Afghanistan.	March 2006 Peter Wagler Age 18 Wagler died in Baghdad, Iraq on January 23, 2006 of wounds sustained that day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A2 Abrams tank during patrol operations.	Feb 2006 Jonathan Pfender Age 22 Pfender died in Bayji, Iraq, on December 30, 2005 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during patrol operations.	Jan 2006 Toccara Green Age 23 Green died on August 14, 2005, in Al Asad, Iraq, when multiple improvised explosive devices detonated near her unit during convoy operations.
	Jan 2006 David Day Age 25 Day died February 21, 2005 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated as he was exiting his military vehicle after it had rolled over.

2005 Honorees

Dec 2005 Dustin Derga Age 24 Derga died May 8, 2005 as the result of enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ubaydi, Iraq.	Nov 2005 Nicholas Wilt Age 23 Wilt died September 3, 2004 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.	Oct 2005 DeForest Talbert Age 24 Talbert died July 27, 2004 in Baladruc, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.	Sept 2005 Eric Woods Age 22 Woods died on July 9, 2005 in Tal Afar, Iraq, when his HMMWV struck an improvised explosive device that caused the vehicle to overturn. Woods was in the area to evacuate another soldier who had been wounded.
August 2005 Hoby Bradfield Age 22 Bradfield died July 9, 2005 in Tal Afar, Iraq while he was conducting a dismounted cordon search.	July 2005 Nathan Clemons Age 20 Clemons died June 14, 2005 from wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.	June 2005 LeRoy Alexander Age 27 Alexander was killed on June 3, 2005 at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E in Afghanistan when his convoy vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.	June 2005 Charles Robinson Age 29 Robinson was killed on June 3, 2005 at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E in Afghanistan when his convoy vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.
April 2005 Justin Carter Age 21 Carter died February 16, 2005 in Forward Operating Base McKenzie, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries.	Mar 2005 Andrew Chris Age 25 Chris was fatally wounded in combat operations in hostile enemy territory on June 25, 2003.	Feb 2005 Kyle Eggers Age 27 Eggers died December 5, 2004 in Habbaniyah, Iraq, when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.	Jan 2005 Daniel Callebero Age 21 Callebero lost his life in the attack on the Pentagon on Sept 11, 2001. Daniel was Active Duty Navy, Electronics Tech 3rd Class.  Daniel Martin Caballero.