THIS WEEK, THE PENTAGON RELEASED THE NAMES OF 25 SOLDIERS AND MARINES KILLED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN:
Army CPT Matthew C Ferrara, 24, of Torrance, CA
Army SGT Jeffery S Mersman, 23, of Parker, KS
Army CPL Sean K A Langevin, 23, of Walnut Creek, CA
Army CPL Lester G Roque, 23, of Torrance, CA
Army SPC Joseph M Lancour, 21, of Swartz Creek, MI
Army SPC Jermaine D Franklin, 22, of Arlington, TX
Army SSG Patrick F Kutschbach, 25, of McKees Rocks, PA
Marine Sgt Phillip A Bocks, 28, of Troy, MI
Army SGT Joseph M Vanek, 22, of Elmhurst, IL
Army SGT Christopher R Kruse, 23, of Emporia, KS
Army CPL Peter W Schmidt, 30, of Eureka, CA
Army PFC Casey P Mason, 22, of Lake, MI
Army SGT Derek R Banks, 24, of Newport News, VA
Army 2LT Stuart F Liles, 26, of Hot Springs, AR
Army CPT David A Boris, 30, of Pennsylvania
Army SPC Adrian E Hike, 26, of Callender, IA
Army SGT Steven C Ganczewski, 22, of Niagara Falls, NY
Army SGT Mason L Lewis, 26, of Gloucester, VA
Army SGT Kenneth R Booker, 25, of Vevay, IN
Army 2LT Peter H Burks, 26, of Dallas, TX
Army PFC Marius L Ferrero, 23, of Miami, FL
Army CPL Jason T Lee, 26, of Fruitport, MI
Army CPL Christopher J Nelson, 22, Rochester, WA
Army SGT Alfred G Paredez Jr, 32, of Las Vegas, NV
Army SPC Melvin L Henley Jr, 26, of Jackson, MS
IT'S SO HARD TO SAY GOOD-BYE, AND FOR THE LOVED ONES OF THESE SOLDIERS EVEN HARDER TO BE THANKFUL.
WE AS AMERICANS ARE GRATEFUL AND PRAYERFUL FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES