The Heroes of Afghanistan

It was eight years ago today that American and Allied forces first began their push into Afghanistan. Today, more than 800 of our bravest young men and women have given their lives in the defense of freedom. Martyrs for the American cause, they answered the call of their country, left their families, and were dispatched to a distant land in pursuit of those who reigned death and destruction on our cities on September 11th. Eight years after it first began, the accomplishments of the Global War on Terror are too numerous to count, yet so are the challenges which still remain. Today, as our nation surveys how far we have come, and how far we have to go, Shots on the House puts aside Politics, and stands together with Americans of all political stripes in honoring those who have died to make men free:

Mace, Stephen L. Herrera, Rocky H.
Martin, Vernon W. Carnes, Nicholas R.
Griffin, Christopher T. Miller, Daniel E.
Scusa, Michael P. Carney, Scott M.
Kirk, Joshua J. Libby, George V.
Thomson. Kevin Kitowski III, Charles B.
Owens, Brandon A. Clowers Jr., Jesse G.
Smith, Aaron M. Kettle, Jeffrey D.
Rabjohn, Thomas D. Austin, Alan J.
Sklaver, Benjamin A. Goode, Jordan E.
Newton Jr., Alan H. Harris, Taurean T.
Adams, Ryan C. Hall, Benjamin J.
Sanchez, Roberto D. Bostick Jr., Thomas G.
Hercules Jr., Russell S. Fritsche, William R.
French IV, Alex Endsley, Zachary R.
Shaw, Christopher D. Curry Jr., Michael S.
Martin III, Jack M. Johnson, Travon T.
Chrobot, Jordan L. Davis, Adam J.
Graham, Kevin J. Rogers, Jessy S.
Malone, John J. Restrepo, Juan S.
Reynolds, Titus R. Gillespie, Randy J.
Smith, Edward Bernard Mitchell, Sean K.
White, Joseph V. McGee, Thomas P.
Meredith, William L. Honaker, Christopher S.
Kowall, Corey J. Miracle, Joseph A.
Winkleman, Damon G. Lewis, Darrell C.
Davis, David A. Perrott, Dustin J.
Monroe, Jeremiah J. Henderson, Christopher Dale
Gordon II, Robert D. Henning, John
Bohle, Bradley S. Steele, Joshua E.
McCloskey, Shawn P. Lewsader, Jr., Roy P.
Mills, Joshua M. Lilley, Arthur L.
Void, Demetrius L. Wyckoff Jr., Charles E.
Wright II, David T. Vimoto, Timothy R.
McConnell, Andrew H. Lowell, Jacob Michael
Hornbarger, James R Robinson, Michael A.
Berky, Bryan D. Browning, Charles R.
Juden, Tyler A. Rodgers, Joshua R.
Cox, Daniel L. Allgaier, Christopher M.
Allen, Nekl B. Blamires, Jesse
Martinek, Matthew M. Hadaway, Brandon E.
Fowlkes, Christopher S. Bagwell, Charlie L.
Parten, Tyler E. Whitaker, Joshua R.
Layton, James R. Bauguess Jr., Larry J.
Johnson Jr., Edwin Wayne Padgett, Timothy P.
Johnson, Michael E. Sabalu Jr., Wilberto
Kenefick, Aaron M. Harrison Jr., James W.
Haney, Randy M. Harris, Joseph G.
Murphrey, Michael C. Greene, Jeremy R.
Loney, Youvert Mehringer, Daniel F.
Meadows, Joshua S. Thomas, Michael D.
Andrews, Darryn D. Van Aalten, Alex
Baltazar Jr., Christopher S. Stephens, David A.
Castiglione, Benjamin P. Combs, Casey D.
Welch, Jonathan D. Hernandez, Edelman L.
Brochu, Jordan M. Masterson, Conor G.
Hall, David R. Wilson, Christopher M.
Walshe, Tyler R. Gutierrez, Agustin
Hario, Eric W McDonald, Edmund W.
Dahlke, Jason Sean Fejeran, Gregory D.
Wheeler III, Abraham Sherrod Fernandez, Christopher J. C.
Wildes, Matthew Everett Zizumbo, Daniel
Hogan, Donald James Johns, Jason D.
Curtiss, Kurt Robert Hughie, Buddy J.
Hallett III, John Louis McCants Jr., Hershel D.
Jenkins, Cory J. Vaughn, Travis R.
Williams, Dennis Michael Thomas, Kristofer D. S.
Sawyer, Ronald Wayne Duffman, Scott E.
Morin, Darby Todd Garbs, Ryan C.
Lobosco, Andrew Thomas Wilkinson, Adam A.
Ingram, Matthew Lee Gordon, Brandon D.
Pellerin, Justin Reid Quinlan, John A.
Wolverton, Brian Michael Lewis, Timothy D.
Dumont Jr., Paul Edmond James, Laquita Pate
Benjamin, Adam Frank Nguyen, Long N.
Yanney, Jonathan Christopher Phaneuf II, Joseph E.
Walker, Morris Lewis Kleinwachter, Chris
Tom, Troy Orion Roberson, Jeffrey G.
Crisostomo, Jose San Nicolas Shank, Michael A.
Bowen, Clayton Patrick Keating, Benjamin D.
Damas, Leopold Fred Lundell, Scott B.
Woods Jr., William Brian Goodiron, Nathan J.
Roush, Nicholas Ryan Brown, William R.
Bernard, Joshua Matthew McClain, Charles J.
Cahir, William John Oceguera, Alex
Tinsley, John Sloan, Douglas E.
Ferrell, Bruce Earnest Calloway, Isaiah
Schimmel, Patrick Wayne Chay, Kyu H.
Swanson, Matthew Kalen Samue Bailey, Michael V.
Olvera, Javier Lucas, Jason A.
Smith, Tara Jean Dyer, Scott W.
Burrow, Dennis James Robinson, Fernando D.
Freeman, Matthew Charles Hays Vaccaro, Angelo J.
Evans Jr., Jerry Randall Deghand, Bernard Lee
Hoskins, Jay Michael DePottey, Jeremy E.
Guzman, Rivera Christian Armando Fuga, Mike
Argentine, James David Lindsey, Nathaniel Brad
Babine, Travis Thornton Paul, Robert J.
Garcia, Anthony Christian Howard, Merideth
Summers III, Severin West Servais, Adam P.
Luce Jr., Ronald George Drawl Jr., Robert E.
Granado III, Alejandro Sitton, Chris
Walls, Jonathan Michael Jackson, Wakkuna Almira
Fitzgibbon, Patrick Scott Blake, Joseph R.
Jones, Richard Kelvin Cole, Jeremiah S.
Miller, Alexander Joel Small, Andrew
Posey, Gregory Alan White, Jr., James P.
Stroud, Jonathan Fulton Garza, Jr., Rogelio R.
Vose III, Douglas Melville Suplee, Daniel
Smith, Gerrick David Velez, Andrew
Vincent, Donald Wayne Hierholzer, David M.
Coleman, Justin Dean Rafferty, Christopher C.
Charpentier, Andrew Scott Caban, Eric
Lane, Ryan H. Chiomento, Robert J.
Xiarhos, Nicholas George Kassin, Robert P.
Lasher, Jeremy Scott McLochlin, Jeff
Neff Jr, Randy L.J. Edgin, Kevin F.
Rimer, Joshua James Flanigan, William T.
Morales, Raymundo Porras Griner, Aaron M.
Pratt, Dennis Joseph Davis, Justin R.
Roughton, Andrew Jay Maholic, Thomas D.
Owens Jr., Gregory Fuerst III, Joseph F.
Lightfoot, Anthony Marquis Monti, Jared C.
Kopp, Benjamin Stephen Lybert, Patrick L.
Gramith, Thomas Joseph Craig, Heathe N.
Mcdowell, Mark Russell Bradbury, Brian J.
Fabrizi, Jason John Sanchez, Ian T.
Spicer, David Shane Ewens, Forrest P.
Heede Jr, Michael Wayne Damon, Patrick
Lindstrom, Eric James Peña Jr., Roger P.
Hatfield, Jerome David Durgin, Russell M.
Barbozaflores, Pedro Antonio Munier, Charles E.
Lembke, Matthew Ryan Corpuz, Bernard P.
Farris, Joshua Ray Mehrer, Curtis R.
Missman, Gregory James Van Zoest, Travis A.
Roy, Michael C. Stanley, Derek A.
Hager, Roger Gary Michael Longsworth, Christian
Tate, Darren Ethan Moquin Jr., Brian M.
Hayes, John Eric Fenty, Joseph J.
Talbert, Christopher M. Totten, Eric W.
Garner,Mark A. Donaldson, Christopher B.
Chavers, Brock H. Howick, Christopher T.
Hosford, Chester W. Brewster, Bryan A.
Williams, Derwin I. Griffith, John C.
Johnson, Issac L. Wiekamp, Jeffery S.
Randolph, Tony Michael Timmons Jr., David N.
Gideon, Nicolas H. J. O’Donohoe, Justin L.
Fairbairn, Aaron E. Adamkavicius, Clayton Lee
Casillas, Justin A. Stone, John Thomas
Sharp, Charles S. Robinson, Christopher L.
Lynch, Terry J. Anderson, Nicholas R.
Drees, Steven T. Ray, Joseph R.
Cross, Peter K. Akins, Kevin D.
Bradshaw, Brian N. Hill, Joshua Lee
Munguia Rivas, Rodrigo A. Hiett, Anton J.
Jones, Ricky D. Elizarraras, Emigdio E.
Blair, John D. Marcellus, Matthieu
Garber, Jeffrey J. Sovie, Nicholas J.
Smith, Paul G. Fordyce, James F.
Melton, Joshua Levens, Donnie Leo F.
Dupont, Kevin A. Dronet, Brandon R.
O’Neill, Jonathan C. McColley, Jonathan E.
Richardson Jr., Ricky L. Good, Alecia S.
Silva, Eduardo S. Melendez Sanchez, Luis M.
Whittle, Joshua R. Large Jr., Samuel W.
Jenrette, Kevin M. Willard, Bryan D.
Barnes, Rocco M. Newman, Clinton T.
Jordan, Jeffrey W. Dazachacon, Edwin H.
Beale, John C. Gonsalves, Chad A.
Griemel, Jarrett P. Montrond, Alberto D.
Hernandez I, Roberto A. Bertolino, Matthew L.
Hall, Jeffrey A. Fralish, John T.
Ogden, Matthew D. Brixey Jr., Billy D.
Wilson, Matthew W. Meister, Tobias C.
Obakrairur, Jasper K. Hasenauer, Jason D.
Reza, Matthew G. Morton, John D.
Rowe, Blue C. Steyart, Matthew P.
Goodman, Ashton Lynn Marie Turpin, Emory J.
Stratton, Mark E. Ochsner, James S.
Cole, Brent S. Nixon, Travis W.
Schulte, Roslyn Littmann Cruz, Joseph
Lee, III, Carlie M. Mullen, Scott J.
De la Pena-Hernandez, Esau I. Moreno, Fabricio
Saczek, Lukasz D. Ezernack, Troy S.
King, Ryan C. Franklin, Benny S.
Pirtle, James Armstead, Moses E.
Vile, William D. Stoddard Jr., James J.
Dewater, Richard A. Doles, John G.
Aguila, Francisco X. Valdez, Steven A.
Ramsey, Jacob I. White, Robert F.
Oleski, Blaise A. Ross, Kenneth G.
Kuligowski, Adam M. Stump, Adrian B.
Myers, Phillip A. Baum, Tane T.
Choe, Florence B. Stewart, Patrick D.
Toner IV, Francis L. Flynn, John M.
Hardt, Adam J. Nass, Ryan J.
Ouellette, Michael W. Hines, Derek S.
Williams, Anthony L. Campbell, Damion G.
Geary, Daniel J. Hall, Blake W.
Cain III, Norman L. Hyland, Joshua M.
Abeyta, Christopher P. Palmer, Christopher L.
Weinger, Robert M. Lehmiller, Michael R.
Bowles, Timothy L. George, Phillip C.
Taylor, Archie A. Davis, Robert G.
Devoe, II, Patrick A. Walker, Laura Margaret
Robinson, Simone A. Chandler, Jeremy A.
Thompson, Daniel James Heselton, Edward R.
Stream, Scott B. Katzenberger, Christopher M.
Patch, Schuyler B. Falkel, Christopher M.
Bunting, Brian M. Henderson Jr., John M.
Davis, Timothy P. Garza, Damian J.
Bessa, Jeremy E. Clark Jr., Theodore
Hurt, David L. Schafer, Michael W.
Munden, Raymond J. Palmerton, Jason T.
Hansen, Daniel L. Lucas, Jeffery A.
Small, Marc J. Ponder III, James W. “Tré”
Watson, Jason R. Muralles, Marcus V.
Courcy, Peter J. Jacoby, Kip A.
Burkholder, Jason E. Goodnature, Corey J.
Southworth, Jared W. Reich, Stephen C.
Preach, Kevin T. Russell, Michael L.
Suggs, Milton E. Goare, Shamus O.
Johnson, Trevor J. Scherkenbach, Chris J.
Wallace III, David W. Fontan, Jacques J.
Brennan, Julian T. Healy, Daniel R.
Dawson, Ezra Kristensen, Erik S.
Robinson, Carlo M. Patton, Eric Shane
Townsend, Joshua R. Suh, James
Bennett, Daniel R. Taylor, Jeffrey S.
Mescall, Brian M. Dietz, Danny P.
Hernandez, Joseph M. Axelson, Matthew G.
Parsons, Jason R. McGreevy Jr., Michael M.
Essary, Keith Eric Murphy, Michael P.
Rath, Joshua L. Joyce, Kevin B.
Cassada, Jessie A. Dively, Duane W.
Francesconi, Alberto Piper, Christopher N.
Gaffney Jr., Charles P. Cervantes, Victor H.
Meadows III, Colman J. Hernandez, Emmanuel
Yllescas, Robert J. Kelley, Michael J.
Stiles, Jonnie L. Alexander, Leroy E.
Wallace, Daniel W. Robinson, Charles D.
Casey, Nicholas A. Hemauer, Kyle M.
Grieco, Kevin D. Tucker, Steven Charles
Yurista, Trevor J. Schoener, Richard P.
Robles, Adrian Kirven, Nicholas C.
San Sim, Johnson, Allen C.
Taylor, Deon L. Defazio, Robert W.
Lindenau, Robert D. White III, Robert C.
Borjas, Federico G. Connolly, David S.
Penich, John M. Lee, James Shawn
Bertrand, Cory J. Stout, Chrystal Gaye
Fortunato, Stephen R. Sykes II, Pendelton L.
Medley, Preston R. Ayala, David
Dimond, Scott G. Matoscolon, Edwin A.
Karella, Jason A. Prather, Clint J.
von Zerneck, Jason E. Banks, Barbaralien
Cliff Jr., Richard G. Sanders Jr., Charles R.
Vasquez, Gary J. Spivey, Michael K.
Nicholas, Jamie S. Murphy, Edward J.
Hasenflu, William E. Woodard, Romanes L.
Cox, Nathan M. Freeman, Daniel J.
O’Bryant, Matthew J. Struble, Sascha
Rodriguez, Rodolfo I. High, Stephen C.
Desolenni, Bruno G. Fiscus, Michael T.
Gonzales, Joseph F. Hiester, Michael T.
Bell Jr., Jerome C. Hershey, Brett M.
Farley, Brandon W. Snyder, Norman K.
Wiley, James L. Koele, Shane M.
Harris, Joshua W. Mazur, Alec
Hays, Bruce E. Crane, Richard M.
Vazquez, Jason A. Wright, Jeremy R.
Naqvi, Mohsin A. Munoz, Pedro A.
Freiwald, Jason Richard Diaz, Isaac E.
Marcum, John Wayne Miller, Harley D. R.
Slebodnik, Michael McMahon, Michael J.
Murdock, Michael W. Grogan, Travis W.
Strickland, Eichmann A. Fleischer, Jacob R.
Melton III, Jesse Fracker Jr., Dale E.
Madrazo, Nicholas A. O’Neill, Michael C.
Knight, Marques I. Kearney III, James C.
Dinterman, Michael R. Gomez, Billy
Winston Jr., Vincent C. Samek, Jesse M.
Rodriguez, Gregory A. Amundson Jr., William M.
Harris, Joshua Hobbs, Brian S.
Ngo, Tan Q. Fernandez, Kyle Ka Eo
Studer, Brian E. Rogers, Alan L.
Todd Jr., David J. Wells, Wesley R.
Paquet, David L. Olaes, Tony B.
Luscher, Jonathan L. Goodwin, Robert S.
Rodgers, Kristopher D. Galvan, Daniel Lee
Conlon Jr., Paul E. Beasley, Bobby E.
Carwile, Donald C. Cherry, Craig W.
Toves, Jacob J. Torres, Juan Manuel
Mihalo, Anthony G. Hickey, Julie R.
Lopez-Castaneda, Juan McGee, Robert K.
Mattox, John A. Thacker, Juston Tyler
Carbullido, Anthony M. McClenney, Daniel B.
Lawton, Garrett T. White, Russell P.
James, Errol M. Fraise, David M.
Gonzalez, Jr., Jaime Ouellette, Brian J.
Baumann, Ryan P. Jeffries, Joseph A.
Garcia, Jair De Jesus Mogensen, Robert J.
Mulvihill, William J. Eggers, Daniel W.
Girdano, Michael R. Price, Bruce E.
Badie, David John Payne Jr., Ronald R.
Brown, Seteria L. Harris Wadman, Brandon James
Wilson, Ivan I. Witkowski, Phillip L.
Dewhirst, Nick A. Tillman, Patrick D.
Mann, Jason D. Claunch, Herbert R
Rhoads, Willington M. Szwec, Adrian Basil
Garcia, Israel Jallah, Jr., Dennis
Young, Mitchell W. Lagman, Anthony S.
Zwilling, Gunnar W. Esposito, Jr., Michael J.
Abad, Sergio S. Hall, David E.
Hovater, Jason D. Golding, Nicholes Darwin
Ayers, Jonathan R. Clemens, Shawn M.
Phillips, Matthew B. Gilman, Benjamin L.
Rainey, Pruitt A. Seitsinger, Danton K.
Brostrom, Jonathan P. Scott, Justin A.
Bogar, Jason M. Mowris, James D.
Mora, Samson A. Mancini, Curtis
Guerrero, Brian S. Leon Kinser, Adam G.
Bull, Douglas J. Cook, Robert J.
Farkas, Daniel Wood, Roy A.
Turner, Estell L. Perreault, Theodore L.
Radamorales, Jeffrey M. Kerwood, William J.
Simmons, Shawn E. Albert, Phillip R.
Treber, James M. Walters, Howard A.
Hunsberger, Travis K. Plumhoff, Steven
McKay, Joseph A. Walkup Jr., Thomas A.
Palmateer, Mark C. Blessing, Jay A.
Heredia, Edgar A. Sweeney, Paul A.
Hilton, Matthew L. Mueller, Christopher Glenn
Strickland, Christopher D. Carlson, William
Connolly, Ryan J. Kimbrough, Paul W.
Ramirez, Nelson D. Rodriguez O’Neill, Evan W.
Seabrooks, Andrew Parker, Kristian E.
Walton, James J. Thomas, Adam L.
Mangano, Anthony L. Fuller, Chad C.
Mendoza, Matthew E. Lane, Mitchell A.
Burnett, Dustin Kelby Tapper, David M.
Whitacre, Andrew Francis Clark, Jeffery L.
Terhune, Eric Daniel Geiger, Christopher P.
Toles III, Ross L. Gutierrez, Kelvin Feliciano
Retmier, Marc A. Retzer, Thomas E.
Pietrek, Dawid Michaud, Seth R.
Crass, Layton Bradly Taylor, John E.
Patton, Michael Robert Losano, Raymond
Washington, Michael Toussiant-Hyle Dennis, Jerod R.
McNair Jr., Andre D. Frazier, Jacob L.
Carter, James Morales, Orlando
Hagerty, Scott A. Archuleta, Tamara Long
Holland, Derek D. Teal, John “Mike”
Shields, Andrew J. Plite, Jason Thomas
Finley, James M. Hicks, Jason Carlyle
Nunez, David Maltz, Michael
Trimble, Chad M. Stein, John
Buxbaum, Justin L. Profitt, Jason
Gathercole, Christopher Dillon Jr., James R.
Leimbach, David L. Jones, Darrell
Deprimo, Jeffrey F. McNeil, Spence A.
Moore, Joseph A. Smith, John D.
Ammon, Jeffrey A. Moehling, Timothy Wayne
Cooper, William Justin L. Tracy Jr., William John
Weaver, Davy N. Gonzalez-Garza, Rodrigo
Brown, Matthew W. Clemens, Brian Michael
Deysie, Ara T. Boes, Helge
Palomarez, Isaac Barry, Michael C.
Roberts, Kevin C. O’Steen, Mark
Gullett, Jeremy R. Frampton, Gregory Michael
Yelner, Jonathan A. V. Kisling Jr., Daniel Leon
McDowell, David L. Gibbons, Thomas J.
Wilks, Kyle W. Checo, Steven
Mercardante, Luke J. Pena, Pedro
Robertson, Nicholas A. Robinson, Thomas L.
Canham, Dustin L. Pope II, Jerry O.
Jefferson, Jr., William H. Ebbers, James H.
Neil, William R. Sledd, Antonio J.
Robinson, Antione V. Jackson, Mark Wayne
Bowen, Collin J. Foshee, Jeremy D.
Guzman, Gabriel Foraker, Ryan D.
Koch, Steven R. Speer, Christopher J.
Rapp, Robert T. Tycz II, Peter P.
Tabb, Donald T. Corlew, Sean M.
Kahler, Matthew Ryan Shero, Anissa Ann
Miller, Robert J. Vance Jr., Gene A.
Berrettini, Richard J. Grady, Katrina Renee
Drakulich, David J. Galewski, Justin J.
Green, Michael L. Maugans, Jamie O.
Healy, James K. Romero, Daniel A.
Hill, Shawn F. Craig, Brian T.
Gorham, Brian Bourgeois, Matthew J.
Eischen, Nicholas D. Anderson, Marc A.
Gabel, Michael J. Crose, Peter P.
Blaney, Joshua C. Chapman, John A.
Elam, Gregory L. Cunningham, Jason D.
O’Leary, Tanner J. Svitak, Philip J.
Liles, Stuart F. Roberts, Neil C.
Boris, David A. Commons, Matthew A.
Hike, Adrian E. Harriman, Stanley L.
Kutschbach, Patrick F. Carter, Curtis A.
Bocks, Phillip Allen McDaniel II, William L.
Mersman, Jeffery S. Allison, Thomas F.
Ferrara, Matthew C. Frith, Kerry W.
Langevin, Sean K. A. Dorrity, James P.
Roque, Lester G. Egnor, Jody L.
Lancour, Joseph M. Owens, Bartt D.
Walls, Johnny C. Feistner, Curtis D.
Bullard, James D. Rushforth Jr., Bruce A.
Calero, Jeffrey R. Ridout, Juan M.
Bruner, Thomas L. Disney, Jason A.
Curreri, Joseph F. Morgan, Dwight J.
Mendoza, Hugo V. Cohee III, Walter F.
Brennan, Joshua C. Hays, Nathan P.
Philpot, Edward O. Winters, Jeannette Lee
Rougle, Larry I. Germosen, Scott N.
Quinn, Adam D. McCollum, Daniel G.
Cannon, Mark R. Bryson, Stephen L.
Tellier, Zachary D. Bertrand, Bryan P.
Taylor, Mathew D. Bancroft, Matthew W.
Pfeifer, Christopher F. Chapman, Nathan R.
Milam, Charles Luke Prosser, Brian C.
Blaskowski, Matthew D. Davis, Jefferson D.
Woods, Travis M. Petithory, Daniel H.
Miller, Mykel F. Jakes Jr., Michael J.
Magnani, Patrick D. Maria, Giovanny
Argonish, Jan M. Spann, Johnny Michael
Ball, Scott R. Parker, Vincent
Ofeciar, Henry S. Johnson, Benjamin
Clark, Cory L. Davis, Bryant L.
Durkin, Ciara M. Edmunds, Jonn Joseph
Wilson, Thomas R. Stonesifer, Kristofor T.
Howard, Bryce D. Andrews, Evander E.

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One Response to “ The Heroes of Afghanistan ”

  1. Thank you for remembering and acknowledging this date and our Fallen of whom one is my son. We shall never forget.
    Mother of SSG Patrick Lee Lybert
    KIA 21 June 2006, Afghanistan

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