Army Sgt. Michael E. Ristau
Died July 13, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
25, of Rockford, Ill.; assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died July 13 in Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by an enemy improvised explosive device.
Army Sgt. Erik N. May
Died July 14, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
26, of Independence, Kan.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died July 14 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of unspecified causes.
Army Staff Sgt. Carl E. Hammar
Died July 14, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
24, of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; died July 14 in Khost province, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by small-arms fire.
Army Spc. Nicholas A. Taylor
Died July 16, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
20, of Berne, Ind.; assigned to the 81st Troop Command, Indiana National Guard, Indianapolis, Ind.; died July 16 in Wali Kot district, Afghanistan, from injuries caused when his vehicle was hit by rocket-propelled grenades.
Army Spc. Sergio E. Perez Jr.
Died July 16, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
21, of Crown Point, Ind.; assigned to the 81st Troop Command, Indiana National Guard, Indianapolis, Ind.; died July 16 in Wali Kot district, Afghanistan, from injuries caused when his vehicle was hit by rocket-propelled grenades.
Army Sgt. Jose J. Reyes
Died July 18, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
24, of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico; assigned to 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died July 18 in Ghazni City, Afghanistan, when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Army Sgt. Daniel A. Rodriguez, 28, of Baltimore.
Army Sgt. Daniel A. Rodriguez
Died July 18, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
28, of Baltimore; assigned to 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died July 18 in Ghazni City, Afghanistan, when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Army Sgt. Jose J. Reyes, 24, of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico.
Marine Cpl. Joshua R. Ashley
Died July 19, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
23, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 19 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.