Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque
Died December 8, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
28, of Monroeville, Pa.; assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit; died Dec. 8, near Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered while supporting combat operations.
Army Staff Sgt. Wesley R. Williams
Died December 10, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
25, of New Carlisle, Ohio; assigned to 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, under control of the 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died Dec. 10 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by an improvised explosive device.