IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, THE PENTAGON HAS RELEASED THE NAMES OF 53 SOLDIERS AND MARINES KILLED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN:Army SSG Joan J Duran, 24, Roxbury, MA
Army SPC Jordan E Goode, 21, Kalamazoo, MI
Army PVT Alan J Austin, 21, Houston, TX
Army SPC William L Edwards, 23, Houston, TX
Army SFC Jeffrey D Kettle, 31, Madill, OK
Army SSG Jesse G Clowers Jr, 27, Herndon, VA
Marine Sgt Michael E Tayaotao, 27, Sunnyvale, CA
Army SSG William D Scates, 31, Oklahoma City
Army SGT Scott L Kirkpatrick, 26, Reston, VA
Army SGT Andrew W Lancaster, 23, Stockton, IL
Army SPC Justin O Penrod, 24, Mahomet, IL
Army CPL Shawn D Hensel, 20, Logansport, IN
Army SSG Alicia A Birchett, 29, Mashpee, MA
Army CWO Christopher C Johnson, 31, Michigan, IL
Army CWO Jackie L McFarlane Jr, 30, Virginia Beach, VA
Army SSG Sean P Fisher, 29, Santee, CA Army
SGT Charles B Kitowski III, 31, Farmers Branch, TX
Army SSG Stanley B Reynolds, 37, Rock, WV
Army SPC Steven R Jewell, 26, Bridgeton, NC
Army SSG Eric D Cottrell, 39, Pittsview, AL
Army CPL Juan M Lopez Jr, 23, San Antonio
Army PFC Paulomarko U Pacificador, 24, Shirley, NY
Army SPC Alun R Howells, 20, Parlin, CO
Army SSG Robert R Pirelli, 29, Franklin, MA
Army SGT Princess C Samuels, 22, Mitchellville, MD
Army SPC Zandra T Walker, 28, Greenville, SC
Army 1LT Jonathan W Edds, 24, White Pigeon, MI
Army CPT Michael S Fielder, 35, Holly Springs, NC
Army SSG Paul B Norris, 30, Cullman, AL
Army SPC Kamisha J Block, 20, Vidor, TX
Army SPC George V Libby, 23, Aberdeen, NC
Army CPL Willard M Powell, 21, Evansville, IN
Army PFC Donovan D Witham, 20, Malvern, AR
Army PFC Omar E Torres, 20, Chicago, IL
Army CPT Corry P Tyler, 29, Georgia
Army CWO Paul J Flynn, 28, Whitsett, NC
Army SGT Matthew L Tallman, 30, Groveland, CA
Army SPC Rickey L Bell, 21, Caruthersville, MO
Army CPT Derek A Dobogai, 26, Fond du Lac, WI
Army SSG Jason L Paton, 25, Poway, CA
Army SGT Garrett I McLead, 23, Rockport, TX
Army CPL Jeremy P Bouffard, 21, Middlefield, MA
Army CPL Phillip J Brodnick, 25, New Lenox, IL
Army CPL Joshua S Harmon, 20, Mentor, OH
Army CPL Nathan C Hubbard, 21, Clovis, CA
Army SPC Michael A Hook, 25, Altoona, PA
Army SPC Jessy G Pollard, 22, Springfield, MO
Army SPC Tyler R Seideman, 20, Lincoln, AR
Army SSG Sandy R Britt, 30, Apopka, FL
Army SFC Adrian M Elizalde, 30, North Bend, IN
Army SFC Michael J Tully, 33, Falls Creek, PA
Army PFC Edgar E Cardenas, 34, Lilburn, GA
Army SFC David A Heringes, 36, Tampa, FL
Your families and friends have our prayers,
and you have our heartfelt gratitude.