Jewish Service Members Killed in Action since September 11, 2001
Memorial Prayer for Service Members
O God full of compassion, grant perfect rest beneath the cover of Your Presence to all who have bravely laid down their lives for our country. Shelter them among the holy and pure, who are as radiant as the luminous firmament. O source of compassion, bring them ever near to You that their souls be bound up in the bond of eternal life as are the souls of the righteous. And the work of righteousness shall be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war any more. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. Amen.
Pontell, Darin
Lieutenant JG, Navy,
Pentagon 9/11/01
Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
Smith, Eric A.
Chief Warrant Officer, Army,
New York 4/2/03
Central Iraq
Evnin, Mark A.
Corporal, Marines,
Vermont 4/3/03
Central Iraq
Wershow, Jeffery M.
Specialist, Army National Guard,
Florida 7/6/03
Baghdad, Iraq
Bernstein, David R.
1st Lieutenant, Army,
Pennsylvania 10/18/03
Taza, Iraq
Fletcher, Jacob S.
Private First Class, Army,
New York 11/13/03
Samara, Iraq
Seiden, Marc S.
Specialist, Army,
New Jersey 1/2/04
Baghdad, Iraq
Dvorin, Seth J.
2nd Lieutenant, Army,
New Jersey 2/3/04
Iskandariyah, Iraq
Wong, Elijah Tai Wah
Sergeant, Army National Guard,
Arizona 2/9/04
Sinjar, Iraq
Bruckenthal, Nathan B.
Petty Officer, Coast Guard,
New York 4/24/04
Northern Persian Gulf
Schrage, Dustin H.
Corporal, Marines,
Florida 5/6/04
Anbar province, Iraq
Sherman, Alan D.
Sergeant, Marines,
New Jersey 6/29/04
Southeast of Baghdad
Engel, Mark E.
Lance Corporal, Marines,
Colorado 7/21/04
Brook Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Tarlavsky, Michael Y.
Captain, Army,
New Jersey 8/12/04
Najaf, Iraq
Stern, Andrew K.
1st Lieutenant, Marines,
Tennessee 9/16/04
Anbar province, Iraq
Harrington, Foster L.
Sergeant, Marines,
Texas 9/20/04
Anbar province, Iraq
Cohen, Michael R.
Corporal, Marines,
Pennsylvania 11/22/04
Anbar province, Iraq
Shackelford, Michael B.
Sergeant, Army,
Colorado 11/28/04
Ramadi, Iraq
Freeman, Daniel J.
Specialist, Army,
Ohio 4/6/05
Ghazni, Afghanistan
Yahudah, Benyahmin Ben
Specialist, Army,
Georgia 7/27/05
Baghdad, Iraq
Allen, Howard Paul
Sergeant, Army National Guard,
Arizona 9/26/05
Baghdad, Iraq
Jacobson, Elizabeth N.
Airman First Class, Air Force,
Florida 9/28/05
Near Camp Bucca, Iraq
Clark, Ryan J.
Corporal, Army,
California 6/29/06
San Antonio, TX
Wolfe, Colin J.
Private First Class, Marines,
Virginia 8/30/06
Habbaniyah, Iraq
Paul, Robert J.
Staff Sergeant, Army Reserve,
Oregon 9/8/06
Kabul, Afghanistan
Oremus, Michael K.
Private First Class, Army,
New York 10/2/06
Baghdad, Iraq
Secher, Robert Michael
Captain, Marines,
Tennessee 10/8/06
Anbar province, Iraq
Krissoff, Nathan M.
1st Lieutenant, Marines,
Nevada 12/9/06
Anbar province, Iraq
Blum, Aron C.
Sergeant, Marines,
Arizona 12/28/06
Naval Medical Center, San Diego
Weiner, Timothy, R.
Tech Sergeant, Air Force,
Florida 1/7/07
Baghdad, Iraq
Agami, Daniel J.
Specialist, Army,
Florida 6/21/07
Northern Baghdad, Iraq
Bitton, Albert
Corporal, Army,
Illinois 2/20/08
Baghdad, Iraq
Wolfer, Stuart A.
Major, Army,
Florida 4/6/08
Baghdad, Iraq
Rosenberg, Mark E.
Major, Army,
Florida 4/8/08
Baghdad, Iraq
Yelner, Jonathan A.V.
Senior Airman, Air Force,
California 4/29/08
Near Bagram, Afghanistan
Farkas, Daniel
1st Lieutenant, Army National Guard,
New York 7/4/08
Kabul, Afghanistan (Camp Phoenix)
Weinger, Robert M.
Sergeant, Army National Guard,
Illinois 3/15/09
Jalabad, Afghanistan
Pine, Shawn
Lieutenant Colonel, Army Reserve,
Texas 5/20/09
Near Kabul, Afghanistan
Schulte, Roslyn L.
1st Lieutenant, Air Force,
Missouri 5/20/09
Near Kabul, Afghanistan
Fairbairn, Aaron E.
Private First Class, Army,
Washington 7/4/09
Combat Outpost Zerok, Afghanistan
Walker, Morris L.
Private First Class, Army,
North Carolina 8/18/09
Dila, Afghanistan
Sklaver, Benjamin A.
Captain, Army Reserve,
Massachusetts 10/2/09
Muscheh, Afghanistan
Kane, Jeremy M.
Lance Corporal. Marines,
New Jersey 1/23/10
Afghanistan
Zilberman, Miroslav Steven
Lieutenant, Navy,
Ohio 4/2/10
Arabian Gulf
Fisher, Zachary M.
Sergeant, Army,
Missouri 7/14/10
Lagman, Afghanistan
Malachowski, James M.
Staff Sergeant, Marine Corps,
Maryland 3/20/11
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Schultz, Joseph W.
Captain, Army,
Washington 5/29/11
Wardak province, Afghanistan
Soufrine, Eric D.
Private First Class. Army,
Connecticut 6/14/11
Afghanistan
Nuncio, Levi E.
Specialist, Army,
Virginia 6/22/11
Kunar province, Afghanistan
Green, Douglas J.
Specialist, Army,
Virginia 8/28/11
Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Shapiro, Steven F.
Private First Class, Army,
California 10/21/11
Iraq
Seidler, Matthew R.
Airman First Class, Air Force,
Maryland 1/5/12
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Brodsky, Michael J.
Petty Officer 2nd Class, Navy,
Florida 7/21/12
Kandahar province, Afghanistan
Somers, Daniel A.
Sergeant, Army National Guard,
Arizona 6/10/13
Phoenix, AZ
Silverman, Joshua B.
Chief Warrant Officer 2, Army,
Arizona 12/17/13
Now Bahar, Afghanistan
Taub, Peter W.
Staff Sergeant, Air Force
Pennsylvania, 12/21/15
Afghanistan
Celiz, Christopher Andrew
Sergeant 1st Class, Army
South Carolina, 7/12/18
Afghanistan
Yizkor 5780
U.S. Fallen Service Members
September 2018 – August 2019
SEPTEMBER 2018
Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy A. Bolyard, USA, 42 from West Virginia, died Sept 3 in Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Diobanjo S. Sanagustin, USA, 32, from California, died Sept. 4 in Afghanistan
OCTOBER 2018
Spc. James A. Slape, USA, 23 from North Carolina, died October 4 in Afghanistan
NOVEMBER 2018
Maj. Brent R. Taylor, USA, 39 from Utah, died November 3 in Afghanistan
Sgt. Leandro A.S. Jasso, USA, 25 from Washington, died November 24 in Afghanistan
Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross, USA, 29 from Virginia, died November 27 in Afghanistan
Sgt. 1st Class Eric Michael Emond, USA, 39 of Washington, died November 27 in Afghanistan
Staff Agt. Dyal J. Elchin, USAF, 25 of Pennsylvania, died November 27 in Afghanistan
DECEMBER 2018
Sgt. Jason Mitchell McClary, USA, 24 from Pennsylvania died December 2 in Germany.
Pfc. Joshua Mikeasky, USA, 19 from Pennsylvania, died December 13 in Afghanistan
JANUARY 2019
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan R. Farmer, USA, 37 from Florida, died January 16 in Syria
Chief Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) Shannon M. Kent, USN, 35 of New York, died January 16 in Syria
DoD Civilian Scott A. Wirtz of Missouri, died January 16 in Syria
Sgt. Cameron A. Meddock, USA, 26 of Texas, died January 17 in Germany
Staff Sgt. Joshua Z. Beale, USA, 32 of Virginia, died January 22 in Afghanistan
MARCH 2019
Sgt. Holli R. Bolinski, USA, 37 of Illinois, died, March 5 in Kuwait
Spc. Jackson D. Johnson, USA, 20 of Missouri, died March 5 in Kuwait
Spc. Joseph P. Collette, USA, 29 of Ohio, died March 22 in Afghanistan
Sgt. 1st Class Will D. Lindsay, USA, 33 of Colorado, died March 22 in Afghanistan
APRIL 2019
Cpl. Robert A. Hendriks, USMC, 25 of New York, died April 8 in Afghanistan
Sgt. Benjamin S. Hines, USMC, 31 of Pennsylvania, died April 8 in Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Christopher K.A. Slutman, USMC, 43 of Delaware, died April 8 in Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Albert J. Miller, USAF, 24 of New Hampshire, died April 19 in Qatar
Spc. Ryan Dennis Orin Riley, USA, 22 of Kentucky, died April 20 in Iraq
Spc. Michael T. Osorio, USA, 20 of Idaho, died April 23 in Iraq
Pfc. Michael A. Thomason, USA, 28 of Michigan, died April 29 in Syria
MAY 2019
Spc. Miguel L. Holmes, USA, 22 from Georgia, died May 6 in Afghanistan
JUNE 2019
Master Sgt. Micheal B. Riley, USA, 32 of Germany, died June 25 in Afghanistan
Sgt. James G. Johnston, USA, 24 of New York, died June 25 in Afghanistan
Sgt. 1st Class Elliott J. Robbins, USA, 31 from Utah, died June 30 in Afghanistan.
JULY 2019
Sgt. Maj. James G. Sartor, USA, 40 of Texas, died July 13 in Afghanistan
Sgt. William Edward Friese, USA, 30 of West Virginia, died July 18 in Kuwait
Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Slayton Saldana, USN, 24 of Virginia, died July 17 in the Arabian Sea
Pfc. Brandon Jay Kreischer, USA, 20 of Ohio, died July 29 in Afghanistan
Spc. Michael Isaiah Nance, USA, 24 of Illinois, died July 29 in Afghanistan
AUGUST 2019
Gunnery Sergeant Scott A. Koppenhafer, USMC, 35 of Colorado, died August 10 in Iraq
Specialist Clayton James Horne, USA, 23 of Louisiana, died August 17 in Saudi Arabia
Master Sgt. Luis F. DeLeon-Figueroa, USA, 31 of Massachusetts, died August 21 in Afghanistan
Master Sgt. Jose J. Gonzalez, USA, 35 of California, died August 21 in Afghanistan
Sgt, 1st Class Dustin B. Ard, USA, 31 of Utah, died August 29 in Afghanistan
