he following American casualites of the war to free the world from terrorism are being laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery.
May God Bless them and their loved ones.
“In the untimely loss of your noble son, our affliction here, is scarcely less than your own.
So much of promised usefulness to one’s country, and of bright hopes for one’s self and friends, have rarely been so suddenly dashed, as in his fall.”
Abraham Lincoln to a grieving family in May 1861
Master Sergeant, United States Air Force |
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| Kristofor T. Stonesifer Specialist, United States Army 19 October 2001 |
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| Johnny Micheal Spann Captain, United States Marine Corps Central Intelligence Agency Officer 25 November 2001 |
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| Brian Cody Prosser Staff Sergeant, United States Army 5 December 2001 |
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| Matthew W. Bancroft Captain, United States Marine Corps 9 January 2002 |
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| Bryan P. Bertrand Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps 9 January 2002 |
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| Stephen L. Bryson Gunnery Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 9 January 2002 |
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| Scott Nelson Germosen Staff Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 9 January 2002 |
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| Nathan P. Hays Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 9 January 2002 |
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| Daniel G. McCollum Captain, United States Marine Corps 9 January 2002 |
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| Jeanette L. Winters Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 9 January 2002 |
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| James Paul Dorrity Staff Sergeant, United States Army 22 February 2002 |
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| Jody Lynn Egnor Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army 22 February 2002 |
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| Kerry W. Frith Staff Sergeant, United States Army 22 February 2002 |
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Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army |
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| Matthew Allen Commons Corporal, United States Army 4 March 2002 |
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| Jason Dean Cunningham Senior Airman, United States Air Force 4 March 2002 |
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| Brian T. Craig Staff Sergeant, United States Army 15 April 2002 |
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| Justin J. Galewski Staff Sergeant, United States Army 15 April 2002 |
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| Jamie O. Maugans Sergeant, United States Army 15 April 2002 |
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| Daniel A. Romero Sergeant First Class, United States Army 15 April 2002 |
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| Sean M. Corlew Technical Sergeant, United States Air Force 12 June 2002 |
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| Anissa Ann Shero Staff Sergeant, United States Air Force 12 June 2002 |
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| Thomas J. Gibbons Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army 30 January 2003 |
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| Jason Carlyle Hicks Staff Sergeant, United States Air Force 23 March 2003 |
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| Raymond Losano Airman First Class, United States Air Force 24 April 2003 |
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| Seth R. Michaud Captain, United States Marine Corps 22 June 2003 |
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| David M. Tapper Petty Officer First Class (SEAL), United States Navy 21 August 2003 |
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| Mitchell Arthur Lane Sergeant First Class, United States Army 29 August 2003 |
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| Phillip R. Albert Sergeant Major, United States Army 25 November 2003 |
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| William J. Kerwood Technical Sergeant, United States Air Force 25 November 2003 |
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| Steven Plumhoff Major, United States Air Force 25 November 2003 |
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| Thomas A. Walkup, Jr. Staff Sergeant, United States Air Force 25 November 2003 |
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| Howard A. Walters Technical Sergeant, United States Air Force 25 November 2003 |
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| Bruce E. Price Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army 15 May 2004 |
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| Daniel W. Eggers Captain, United States Army 29 May 2004 |
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| Robert J. Mogensen Staff Sergeant, United States Army 29 May 2004 |
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| Russell P. White Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps 20 June 2004 |
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| William M. Amundson, Jr. Corporal, United States Army 19 October 2004 |
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| Michael C. O'Neill Sergeant, United States Army 21 November 2004 |
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| Nicholas C. Kirven Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps 8 May 2005 |
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| LeRoy E. Alexander Staff Sergeant, United States Army 3 June 2005 |
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| Charles D. Robinson Captain, United States Army 3 June 2005 |
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| Jeffrey Alan Lucas ET-1, United States Navy 28 June 2005 |
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| Michael M. McGreevy Lieutenant, United States Navy 28 June 2005 |
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| Chris J. Scherkenbach Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army 28 June 2005 |
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| Marcus V. Muralles Sergeant First Class, United States Army 28 June 2005 |
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| Jason T. Palmerton Sergeant, United States Army 23 July 2005 |
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| Christopher M. Falkel Staff Sergeant, United States Army 8 August 2005 |
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| Jeremy Alan Chandler Captain, United States Army 11 August 2005 |
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| Edward R. Heselton Sergeant, United States Army 11 August 2005 |
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| Steven A. Valdez Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps 26 September 2005 |
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| James J. Stoddard, Jr. Sergeant First Class, United States Army 30 September 2005 |
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| Troy S. Ezernack Staff Sergeant, United States Army 9 October 2005 |
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| James Scott Ochsner Sergeant First Class, United States Army 15 November 2005 |
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| John D. Morton Sergeant First Class, United States Army 15 December 2005 |
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| Alberto D. Montrond Sergeant, United States Army 13 February 2006 |
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| Bryan Douglas Willard Captain, United States Marine Corps 17 February 2006 |
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| Joseph J. Fenty Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army 5 May 2006 |
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| Bernard P. Corpuz Corporal, United States Army 11 June 2006 |
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| Forrest P. Ewens First Lieutenant, United States Army 16 June 2006
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| Justin R. Davis Private First Class, United States Army 25 June 2006 |
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| Robert J. Chiomento II Staff Sergeant, United States Army 18 July 2006 |
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| Christopher C. Rafferty First Sergeant, United States Army 21 July 2006 |
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| Daniel A. Suplee Staff Sergeant, United States Army 3 August 2006 |
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| Robert E. Drawl, Jr. Specialist, United States Army 19 August 2006 |
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| Scott W. Dyer Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army 11 October 2006 |
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| Kyu H. Chay Staff Sergeant, United States Army 28 October 2006 |
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| Douglas E. Sloan Major, United States Army 31 October 2006 |
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| Joseph E. Phaneuf II Staff Sergeant, United States Army 15 December 2006 |
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| Scott E. Duffman Technical Sergeant, United States Air Force 18 February 2007 |
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| Hershel Daniel McCants Jr. Chief Warrant Officer 3, United States Army 18 February 2007 |
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| John A. Quinlan Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army 18 February 2007 |
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| Christopher M. Wilson Specialist, United States Army 29 March 2007 |
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| Alexander Van Aalten Sergeant, United States Army 20 April 2007 |
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| Christopher M. Allgaier Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army 30 May 2007 |
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| Charlie L. Bagwell Staff Sergeant, United States Army 30 May 2007 |
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| Jesse A. Blamires Sergeant, United States Army 30 May 2007 |
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| Brandon E. Hadaway Sergeant, United States Army 30 May 2007 |
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| Joshua R. Rodgers Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army 30 May 2007 |
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| Charles Edward Wyckoff, Jr. Sergeant, United States Army 6 June 2007 |
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| Christopher Dale Henderson Sergeant First Class, United States Army 17 June 2007 |
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| Darrell C. Lewis Captain, United States Army 23 June 2007 |
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| ThomasG. Bostick, Jr. Major, United States Army 27 July 2007 |
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| Benjamin J. Hall First Lieutenant, United States Army 31 July 2007 |
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| Jeffrey D. Kettle Sergeant First Class, United States Army 12 August 2007 |
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| Ciara M. Durkin Corporal, United States Army 28 September 2007 |
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| Larry Ismael Rougle Staff Sergeant, United States Army 23 October 2007 |
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| Johnny C. Walls Sergeant First Class, United States Army 2 November 2007 |
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| Steven R. Koch Corporal, United States Army 3 March 2008 |
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| Collin J. Bowen Sergeant First Class, United States Army 14 March 2008 |
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| Dawid Pietrek Private First Class, United States Marine Corps 14 June 2008 |
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| James J. Walton Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army 21 June 2008 |
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| Christopher D. Strickland Staff Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 25 June 2008 |
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| James M. Treber Sergeant, United States Army 29 June 2008 |
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| Sergio S. Abad Specialist, United States Army 13 July 2008 |
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| Ryan P. Baumann Sergeant, United States Army 1 August 2008 |
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| Garrett T. Lawton Captain, United States Marine Corps 4 August 2008 |
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| Joshua Thomas Harris Petty Officer First Class, United States Navy 30 August 2008 |
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| Gregory A. Rodriguez Sergeant First Class, United States Army 2 September 2008 |
| Nicholas Aaron Madrazo First Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps 9 September 2008 |
| Jesse Melton III Captain, United States Marine Corps 9 September 2008 |
| Michael Slebodnik Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army 11 September 2008 |
| Jason Richard Freiwald Chief Petty Officer, United States Navy 12 September 2008 |
Sergeant, United States Army 27 October 2007 |
| Charles P. Gaffney, Jr. Corporal, United States Army 24 December 2008 |
| Joseph M. Hernandez Corporal, United States Army 9 January 2009 |
| Brian M. Mescall Major, United States Army 9 January 2009 |
| Daniel Ryan Bennett Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps 11 January 2009 |
| Ezra Dawson Sergeant, United States Army 17 January 2009 |
| Julian T. Brennan Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps 24 January 2009 |
| Trevor J. Johnson Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 27 January 2009 |
| Brian M. Bunting Captain, United States Army 24 February 2009 |
| Archie Andrew Taylor Staff Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 14 March 2009 |
| Francis L. Toner IV Lieutenant (jg), United States Navy 27 March 2009 |
| Phillip A. Myers Technical Sergeant, United States Air Force 4 April 2009 |
| William D. Vile Staff Sergeant, United States Army 1 May 2009 |
| Mark E. Stratton II Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force 26 May 2009 |
| Matthew W. Wilson Private First Class, United States Army 1 June 2009 |
| John Eric Hayes Master Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 8 July 2009 |
| Michael Wayne Heede, Jr. Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 13 July 2009 |
| David S. Spicer Gunnery Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 13 July 2009 |
| Thomas J. Gramith Captain, United States Air Force 17 July 2009 |
| Mark Russell McDowell Captain, United States Air Force 17 July 2009 |
| Benjamin S. Kopp Corporal, United States Army 18 July 2009 |
| Anthony M. Lightfoot Specialist, United States Army 20 July 2009 |
| Jonathan Michael Walls Corporal, United States Army 1 August 2009 |
| Ronald G. Luce, Jr., Captain United States Army 2 August 2009 |
| Severin W. Summers III Sergeant First Class, United States Army 2 August 2009 |
| Dennis James Burrow Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps 7 August 2009 |
| John Tinsley Captain, United States Army 12 August 2009 |
| William John Cahir Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 13 August 2009 |
| Adam F. Benjamin Master Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 18 August 2009 |
| Paul E. Dumont, Jr. Sergeant, United States Army 19 August 2009 |
| Andrew T. Lobosco Staff Sergeant, United States Army 22 August 2009 |
| Nekl B.Allen Staff Sergeant, United States Army 12 September 2009 |
| Bradley S. Bohle Sergeant First Class, United States Army 16 September 2009 |
| Joshua M. Mills Staff Sergeant, United States Army 16 September 2009 |
| Stephan Lee Mace Specialist, United States Army 3 October 2009 |
| David Raymond Baker Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps 20 October 2009 |
| David Seth Mitchell Captain, United States Marine Corps 26 October 2009 |
| Nickolas A. Mueller Sergeant, United States Army 26 October 2009 |
| Christopher Ian Walz Private First Class, United States Army 27 October 2009 |
| Gary L. Gooch, Jr. Specialist, United States Army 5 November 2009 |
| Christopher James Coffland Specialist, United States Army 13 November 2009 |
| Daniel A. Frazier Sergeant, United States Army 19 November 2009 |
| Matthew A. Pucino Sergeant, United States Army 23 November 2009 |
| Brandon T. Islip Sergeant, United States Army 29 November 2009 |
Jacob A. Meinert
Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps
10 January 2010Kyle J. Wright
Specialist, United States Army
13 January 2010Christopher R. Hrbek
Sergeant, United States Marine Corps
14 January 2010Thaddeus S. Montgomery II
Staff Sergeant, United States Army
20 January 2010Xin Qi
Petty Officer Second Class, United States Navy
23 January 2010David J. Smith
Sergeant, United States Marine Corps
26 January 2010Rusty Hunter Christian
Staff Sergeant, United States Army
28 January 2010David J. Thompson
Captain, United States Army
29 January 2010David J. Hartman
Sergeant First Class, United States Army
3 February 2010Mark Alan Stets, Jr.
Staff Sergeant, United States Army
3 February 2010Jacob H. Turbett
Corporal, United States Marine Corps
13 February 2010Noah M. Pier
Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps
16 February 2010Kielin Terrell Dunn
Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps
18 February 2010Eric L. Ward
Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps
21 February 2010Anthony A. Paci
Sergeant, United States Army
4 March 2010Joel David Clarkson
Sergeant, United States Army
16 March 2010Carlos M. Santos-Silvia
Sergeant First Class, United States Army
22 March 2010Justin James Wilson
Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps
22 March 2010Robert J. Cottle
Sergeant Major, United States Marine Corps
24 March 2010Scott W. Brunkhorst
Staff Sergeant, United States Army
30 March 2010Tyler Owen Griffin
Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps
1 April 2010Michael D. Jankiewicz
Corporal, United States Army
9 April 2010Randell D. Voas
Major, United States Air Force
9 April 2010 Austin Harper Gates Benson
Airman First Class, United States Air Force
3 May 2010Nicholas D. Paradarodgiguez
Corporal, United States Marine Corps
16 May 2010Thomas P. Belkofer
Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army
18 May 2010Richard James Tieman
Staff Sergeant, United States Army
18 May 2010Michael E. McGahan
Second Lieutenant, United States Army
6 June 2010Brendan Patrick Neenan
Specialist,United States Army
7 June 2010Nathan William Cox
Sergeant, United States Army
16 June 2010William F. Ortega
Hospital Corpsman, United States Navy
18 June 2010Benjamin Jaewon Park
Private First Class, United States Army
18 June 2010Andrew Richard Looney
Sergeant, United States Army
21 June 2010David Taylor Miller
Private First Class, United States Army
21 June 2010
| Timothy G. Serwinowski Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps 21 June 2011 |
Edwardo Loredo
Staff Sergeant, United States Army
24 June 2010Robert K. L. Repkie
Private First Class, United States Army
24 June 2010Kristopher David Chapleau
Sergeant First Class, United States Army
30 June 2010David A. Wisniewski
Captain, United States Air Force
2 July 2010Marc A. Arizmendez
Staff Sergeant, United States Army
6 July 2010Carlos J. Negron
Specialist, United States Army
10 July 2010Leston M. Winters
Staff Sergeant, United States Army
15 July 2010Joe L. Wrightsman
Sergeant, United States Marine Corps
18 July 2010
| Michael L. Stansbery, Jr. Specialist, United States Army 30 July 2010 |
Alexander J. Miller
Specialist, United States Army
31 July 2010Jared N. Van Aalst
Master Sergeant, United States Army
4 August 2010Kevin M. Cornelius
Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps
7 August 2010Cody S. Childers
Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps
20 August 2010Ronald A. Rodriguez
Sergeant, United States Marine Corps
23 August 2010James Michael Swink II
Petty Officer Third Class, United States Navy
27 August 2010
| Matthew Eric George Specialist, United States Army 31 August 2010 |
Todd W. Weaver
First Lieutenant,United States Army
9 September 2010Scott J. Fleming
First Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps
17 September 2010Paul Douglas Carron
Major, United States Army
18 September 2010Robert F. Baldwin
Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army
21 September 2010Brendan J. Looney
Lieuenant, (SEAL) United States Navy
21 September 2010
| Karl A. Campbell Sergeant, United States Army 4 October 2010 |
| David Jee Weigle Staff Sergeant, United States Army 10 October 2010 |
| Tramaine J. Billingsley Private First Class, United States Army 14 October 2010 |
| Thomas A. Moffitt Specialist, United States Army 24 October 2010 |
| Terry E. Honeycutt, Jr. Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps 27 October 2010 |
| Adam L. Dickmyer Staff Sergeant, United States Army 28 October 2010 Tomb Guard Badge |
| James R. Zimmerman First Lieutenant,United States Marine Corps 2 November 2010 |
| Dale J. Kridlo Specialist, United States Army 7 November 2010 |
| Robert Michael Kelly First Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps 9 November 2010 |
| David P. Senft Staff Sergeant, United States Army 15 November 2010 |
| Javier Orlando Ortiz-Rivera Staff Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 16 November 2010 |
| William Kyle Middleton Corporal, United States Army 22 November 2010 |
| William J. Donnelly IV First Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps 25 November 2010 |
| Derek A. Wyatt Corporal, United States Marine Corps 6 December 2010 |
| Kelly Joseph Mixon Specialist, United States Army 8 December 2010 |
| Sean R. Cutsforth Specialist, United States Army 15 December 2010 |
| Sean A. Osterman Corporal, United States Marine Corps 16 December 2010 |
| Maung P. Htaik Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps 1 January 2011 |
| Robert Wayne Pharris Sergeant First Class, United States Army 5 January 2011 |
| Evan J. Mooldyk Major, United States Army 12 January 2011 |
| Anthony Venetz, Jr. Sergeant First Class, United States Army 28 January 2011 |
| Lucas Todd Pyeatt Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 5 February 2011 |
| Johnathan W. Taylor Corporal, United States Marine Corps 22 February 2011 |
| James Michael Malachowski Staff Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 20 March 2011 |
| Joshua S. Gire Staff Sergeant, United States Army 22 March 2011 |
| Justin D. Ross Corporal, United States Army 26 March 2011 |
| Frank E. Adamski III Staff Sergeant, United States Army 29 March 2011 |
| Frank D. Bryant, Jr. Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force 27 April 2011 |
| Sean T. Callahan Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 23 April 2011 |
| James A. Justice Staff Sergeant, United States Army 23 April 2011 |
| Kevin Brian Balduf Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 12 May 2011 |
| Benjamin J. Palmer Lieutenant Colonel, United States Marine Corps 12 May 2011 |
| Kristoffer M. Solesbee Technical Sergeant, United States Air Force 26 May 2011 |
| Joseph W. Schultz Captain, United States Army 29 May 2011 |
| Jeffrey Chul Soon Sherer Sergeant, United States Army 2 June 2011 |
| Nicholas S. O'Brien Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps 9 June 2011 |
| Michael Wray Newton Captain, United States Army 11 June 2011 |
| Joshua Brent McDaniels Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps 12 June 2011 |
| Alan L. Snyder Staff Sergeant, United States Army 18 June 2011 |
| Levi E. Nuncio Specialist, United States Army 22 June 2011 |
| Nigel D. Kelly Staff Sergeant, United States Army 25 June 2011 |
| Ralph E. Pate, Jr. Gunnery Sergeant, United States Marine Corps 26 June 2011 |
| Kyle Richard Schneider Corporal, United States Marine Corps 30 June 2011 |
| Jordan C. Schumann Specialist, United States Army 5 July 2011 |
| Kenneth B. Elwell Master Sergeant, United States Army 17 July 2011 |
| James M. Christen Staff Sergeant, United States Army 19 July 2011 |
| Barun Rai, Sergeant United States Army 3 August 2011 |
| Alexander Bennett Sergeant, United States Army 6 August 2011 |
| Brian Robert Bill Master Chief Petty Officer (SOC) United States Navy 6 August 2011 |
| John William Brown Technical Sergeant (Para-Rescue), United States Air Force 6 August 2011 |
| Christopher G. Campbell Chief Petty Officer, SOC – SEAL, United States Navy 6 August 2011 |
| John Douangdara M1 (Master At Arms), United States Navy 6 August 2011 |
| Kevin R. Houston Chief Petty Officer (SOC), United States Navy 6 August 2011 |
| Jonas Benton Kelsall Lieutenant Commander (SEAL), United States Navy 6 August 2011 |
| Louis James Langlais Master Chief Petty Office (SOCM), United States Navy 6 August 2011 |
| Matthew D. Mason Chief Petty Officer (SOC-Seal) United States Navy 6 August 2011 |
| Stephen Matthew Mills Chief Petty Officer (SEAL), United States Navy 6 August 2011 |
| Robert James Reeves Chief Petty Officer (SEAL), United States Navy 6 August 2011 |
| Thomaas Arthur Ratzlaff Senior Chief Petty Officer (SEAL), United States Navy 6 August 2011 |
| Heath M. Robinson Chief Petty Officer (SEAL), United States Navy 6 August 2011 |
| Michael J. Strange CTR1 (SEAL), United States Navy 6 August 2011 |
| Aaron Carson Vaughn Petty Officer First Class (SEAL), United States Navy 6 August 2011 |
| Jason Ray Workman Petty Officer First Class (SEAL), United States Navy 6 August 2011 |
| Daniel Lee Zerbe Technical Sergeant, United States Air Force 6 August 2011 |
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
Reviewed by: Michael Howard