Army 1st Lt. Alejo R. Thompson
Died May 11, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
30, of Yuma, Ariz.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died May 11 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of injuries caused by enemy small-arms fire.
Marine Sgt. Wade D. Wilson
Died May 11, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
22, of Normangee, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 11 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.
Army Staff Sgt. Israel P. Nuanes
Died May 12, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
38, of Las Cruces, N.M.; assigned to 741st Ordnance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas, part of the 84th Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group; died May 12, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries caused by an improvised explosive device.
Navy Operations Specialist 2nd Class Jorge Luis Velasquez
Died May 12, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
35, of Houston; assigned to Commander, Task Force 56 in Bahrain; died of injuries sustained in a fall from a balcony in Manama, Bahrain.
Army Spc. Alex Hernandez III
Died May 12, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
21, of Round Rock, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii; found dead in his room May 12 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Army Pfc. Richard L. McNulty III
Died May 13, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
22, of Rolla, Mo.; assigned to 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; died May 13, in Bowri Tana, Afghanistan, of injuries caused by an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Army Sgt. Brian L. Walker.
Army Sgt. Brian L. Walker
Died May 13, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
25, of Lucerne Valley, Calif.; assigned to 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; died May 13, in Bowri Tana, Afghanistan, of injuries caused by an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Army Pfc. Richard L. McNulty III.