Fallen Soldiers

Army Pfc. Kristofor T. Stonesifer
Army Pfc. Kristofor T. Stonesifer
28
Missoula, Mont

Army Pfc. Kristofor T. Stonesifer died October 19, 2001 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom, assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed in action when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a training mission, on Oct. 19, 2001, in Pakistan.

Navy Electronics Technician 3rd Class Benjamin Johnson
Navy Electronics Technician 3rd Class Benjamin Johnson
21
Rochester, N.Y

Navy Electronics Technician 3rd Class Benjamin Johnson died November 18, 2001 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom, based at Norfolk Naval Station, Va.; drowned aboard an Iraqi freighter that sank on Nov. 18, 2001, in the Persian Gulf.

Army Staff Sgt. Brian C. Prosser
Army Staff Sgt. Brian C. Prosser
28
Frazier Park Calif

Army Staff Sgt. Brian C. Prosser died December 5, 2001 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom, assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed in action during a friendly fire bombing, on Dec. 5, 2001 in Afghanistan.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel H. Petithory
Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel H. Petithory
32
Cheshire, Mass

Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel H. Petithory died December 5, 2001 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom, assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed in action in a friendly fire bombing, on Dec. 5, 2001 in Afghanistan.

Marine Lance Cpl. Sean P. Maher
Marine Lance Cpl. Sean P. Maher
19
Grays Lake, Ill

Marine Lance Cpl. Sean P. Maher died February 2, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom, assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; killed Feb. 2 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

Army Staff Sgt. Zachary R. Wobler
Army Staff Sgt. Zachary R. Wobler
24
Ottowa, Ohio

Army Staff Sgt. Zachary R. Wobler died February 6, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Feb. 6 when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire in Mosul, Iraq.

Army Pfc. Min S. Choi
Army Pfc. Min S. Choi
21
River Vale, N.J

Army Pfc. Min S. Choi died February 26, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Feb. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on patrol in Abertha, Iraq. Also killed was Army Pvt. Landon S. Giles.

Marine Sgt. Ian M. Tawney
Marine Sgt. Ian M. Tawney
25
Dallas, Ore

Marine Sgt. Ian M. Tawney died October 16, 2010 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom,  assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Oct. 16 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Marine Lance Cpl. Francisco R. Jackson
Marine Lance Cpl. Francisco R. Jackson
24
Elizabeth, N.J

Marine Lance Cpl. Francisco R. Jackson Died October 19, 2010 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Oct. 19 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Marine Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Cullins
Marine Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Cullins
28
Simi Valley, Calif

Marine Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Cullins Died October 19, 2010 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom, assigned to the 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Oct. 19 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Cullins was a Los Angeles police officer.

Army Sgt. Diego A. Solorzano-Valdovinos
Army Sgt. Diego A. Solorzano-Valdovinos
24
Huntington Park, Calif

Army Sgt. Diego A. Solorzano-Valdovinos Died October 29, 2010 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom, assigned to 1st Battalion, 506nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Oct. 29 in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit on Oct. 27 with small arms fire in Yahya Khel district, Afghanistan.

Army Spc. Mikayla A. Bragg
Army Spc. Mikayla A. Bragg
21
Longview, Wash

Army Spc. Mikayla A. Bragg Died December 21, 2011 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom, assigned to the 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.; died Dec. 21 in Khowst province, Afghanistan, of a gunshot wound.

Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael V. Johnson Jr.
Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael V. Johnson Jr.
25
Little Rock, Ark

Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael V. Johnson Jr. died March 25, 2003 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom, assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego, 3rd Marine Division Detachment, Fleet Marine Force, San Diego; killed March 25 while tending to wounded colleagues in Iraq.

Army Sgt. Faith R. Hinkley
Army Sgt. Faith R. Hinkley
23
Colorado Springs, Colo

Army Sgt. Faith R. Hinkley died August 7, 2010 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom, assigned to 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died Aug. 7 in Baghdad, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked her unit in Iskandariya, Iraq.

Army Spc. Rudy A. Acosta
Army Spc. Rudy A. Acosta
19
Canyon Country, Calif

Army Spc. Rudy A. Acosta died March 19, 2011 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom, assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; died March 19 in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from small-arms fire.

Navy Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Darrik C. Benson
Navy Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Darrik C. Benson
28
Angwin, Calif

Navy Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Darrik C. Benson died August 6, 2011 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom, assigned to an East Coast-based SEAL team; died Aug. 6 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter in which he was riding was shot down.
 

Army Spc. Garrett A. Fant
Army Spc. Garrett A. Fant
21
American Canyon, Calif

Army Spc. Garrett A. Fant died September 26, 2011 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedo, assigned to 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died  in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by an improvised explosive device.
 

Army Spc. Joshua J. Kynoch
Army Spc. Joshua J. Kynoch
23
Santa Rosa, Calif

Army Spc. Joshua J. Kynoch died October 1, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Oct. 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A2 Bradley fighting Vehicle during convoy operations in Bayji, Iraq.

Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua D. Corral
Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua D. Corral
19
Danville, Calif

Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua D. Corral died November 18, 2011 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Nov. 18 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.

Marine Cpl. Zachary C. Reiff
Marine Cpl. Zachary C. Reiff
22
Preston, Iowa

Marine Cpl. Zachary C. Reiff, died November 21, 2011 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom.assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Nov. 21 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered Nov. 18 while conducting combat operations.