With President Obama's Dec. 1 announcement that the U.S. will soon send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, PEOPLE pays tribute to those who died in the region in 2009, the deadliest there since war began in 2001. On these pages are the faces of 57 men and 1 woman—Sgt. Eduviges Wolf (bottom far right), a mother of two whose husband also served in Afghanistan—who were killed in October, the single bloodiest month for U.S. troops in the area this year. Following are the names of other brave men and women lost in 2009 in both Afghanistan and the continuing war in Iraq.
Army Sgt.
Ryan C. Adams
26, Rhinelander, WI
Marine LCpl.
David R. Baker
22, Painesville, OH
Army Pfc.
Brian R. Bates Jr.
20, Gretna, LA
Army Ssg.
Keith R. Bishop
28, Medford, NY
Army Spc.
George W. Cauley
24, Walker, MN
Army Spc.
Robert K. Charlton
22, Malden, MO
Army Spc.
Kyle A. Coumas
22, Lockeford, CA
Army Spc.
Michael Dahl Jr.
23, Moreno Valley, CA
Army Sgt.
Fernando De La Rosa
24, Alamo, TX
Marine Cpl.
Gregory Fleury
23, Anchorage, AK
Army Spc.
Jesus O. Flores Jr.
28, La Mirada, CA
Army Ssg.
Justin T. Gallegos
27, Tucson, AZ
Army Sfc. Luis M. Gonzalez
27, South Ozone Park, NY
Army Sgt.
Anthony G. Green
28, Matthews, NC
Army Sgt.
Christopher T. Griffin
24, Kincheloe, MI
Army Sgt.
Dale R. Griffin
29, Terre Haute, IN
Army Spc.
Kimble A. Han
30, Lehi, UT
Army Sgt.
Joshua M. Hardt
24, Applegate, CA
Army Spc.
Russell S. Hercules Jr.
22, Murfreesboro, TN
Army Sgt.
Josue E. Hernandez Chavez
23, Reno, NV
Army Spc.
Kevin O. Hill
23, Brooklyn, NY
Army Sgt.
Issac B. Jackson
27, Plattsburg, MO
Marine Capt.
Eric A. Jones
29, Pound Ridge, NY
Army Sgt.
Joshua J. Kirk
30, South Portland, ME
Army Spc.
Daniel C. Lawson
33, Deerfield Beach, FL
Army Spc. Eric
N. Lembke
25, Tampa, FL
Army CWO3
Niall D. Lyons
40, Spokane, WA
Army Spc.
Stephan L. Mace
21, Lovettsville, VA
Army Ssg.
Vernon W. Martin
25, Savannah, GA
Army Ssg.
Shawn H. McNabb
24, Terrell, TX
Army Sfc.
David E. Metzger
32, San Diego, CA
Army Pfc.
Devin J. Michel
19, Stockton, IL
Marine Capt.
David S. Mitchell
30, Loveland, OH
Army CWO4
Michael P. Montgomery
36, Savannah, GA
Army Sgt.
Nickolas A. Mueller
26, Little Chute, WI
Army Pfc.
Alan H. Newton Jr.
26, Asheboro, NC
Marine LCpl.
Alfonso Ochoa Jr.
20, Armona, CA
Army Spc.
Brandon A. Owens
21, Memphis, TN
Army Ssg.
Thomas D. Rabjohn
39, Litchfield Park, AZ
Army Ssg.
Christopher M. Rudzinski
28, Rantoul, IL
Marine Sgt.
Cesar Bocanegra Ruiz
26, San Antonio, TX
Army Sgt.
Roberto D. Sanchez
24, Satellite Beach, FL
Army Sgt.
Michael P. Scusa
22, Villas, NJ
Army Cpt.
Benjamin A. Sklaver
32, Medford, MA
Army Sgt.
Aaron M. Smith
25, Manhattan, KS
Army Sgt.
Chris N. Staats
32, Fredericksburg, TX
Army Spc.
Jared D. Stanker
22, Evergreen Park, IL
Marine LCpl.
Cody R. Stanley
21, Rosanky, TX
Army Spc.
Brandon K. Steffey
23, Sault Sainte Marie, MI
Army Ssg.
Glen H. Stivison Jr.
34, Blairsville, PA
Army Pfc.
Brandon M. Styer
19, Lancaster, PA
Marine Ssg.
Aaron J. Taylor
27, Bovey, MN
Army Pfc.
Kevin C. Thomson
22, Reno, NV
Marine Capt.
Kyle R. Van De Giesen
29, North Attleboro, MA
Army Pfc.
Christopher I. Walz
25, Vancouver, WA
Army Sfc.
Kenneth W. Westbrook
41, Shiprock, NM
Army Sgt.
Patrick O. Williamson
24, Broussard, LA
Army Sgt.
Eduviges G. Wolf
24, Hawthorne, CA
ALABAMA
Adrian Ladon Avila, 19
Jonathan Wayne Dean, 25
Jerry Randall Evans Jr., 23
Bruce Earnest Ferrell, 21
Robert David Gordon II, 22
Jeffrey Alan Hall, 28
Ricky D. Jones, 26
Carlie Mattison Lee III, 23
Charles Dustin Parrish, 23
Joshua Lee Rath, 22
Ricky Lee Turner, 20
William Zachary VanOsdol, 23
ALASKA
Gregory Michael William Fleury, 23
ARIZONA
Timothy Louis Bowles, 24
Charles Patrick Gaffney Jr., 42
Justin Timothy Gallegos, 27
Adam Jeffery Hardt, 19
David Lee Hurt, 36
Steven Hutchison, 60
Cory J. Jenkins, 30
Albert Ronald Jex, 23
Eric James Lindstrom, 27
Thomas Duane Rabjohn, 39
ARKANSAS
William C. Comstock, 21
Tyler Edward Parten, 24
Blue Charles Rowe, 33
CALIFORNIA
Pedro A. Barboza Flores, 27
Rocco Martin Barnes, 51
Justin Aaron Casillas, 19
Florence Bacong Choe, 35
Christopher M. Cooper, 28
Grant Andrew Cotting, 19
Kyle Andrew Coumas, 22
Michael Anthony Dahl Jr., 23
Esau De la Pena-Hernandez, 25
Sean Derrel Diamond, 41
Jesus Olar Flores Jr., 28
Bryce Edmund Gautier, 22
Jason Everett George, 38
Nicolas H. J. Gideon, 20
Tony Jerold Gonzales, 20
Bryan Edward Hall, 32
John Louis Hallett III, 30
Daniel Louis Hansen, 24
Joshua Mitchell Hardt, 24
Donald James Hogan, 20
Lukas Caleb Hopper, 20
Daniel Brian Hyde, 24
James Ray Layton, 22
Jeremiah Paul McCleery, 24
David Eliah Metzger, 32
Raul Moncada, 29
Alfonso Ochoa Jr., 20
Javier Olvera, 20
Jacob Israel Ramsey, 20
Eduardo Sosa Silva, 25
Kafele Hashim Sims, 32
Ray Anthony Spencer II, 20
Justin James Swanson, 21
Matthew K. S. Swanson, 20
Benjamin Bryan Tollefson, 22
Joshua Rhea Townsend, 30
Marcus A. Tynes, 19
Jake Robert Velloza, 22
Tyler Robert Walshe, 21
Jonathan David Welch, 19
Joshua Ray Whittle, 20
Eduviges Guadalupe Wolf, 24
Duane George Wolfe, 54
Brian Michael Wolverton, 21
COLORADO
Justin Lynn Bauer, 24
Mark Russell McDowell, 26
James Dewel Pirtle, 21
Jonathon M. Sylvestre, 21
CONNECTICUT
Xhacob Latorre, 21
FLORIDA
Michael Justin Anaya, 23
Bryan David Berky, 25
Dennis James Burrow, 23
Justin Dean Coleman, 21
Jason Sean Dahlke, 29
Anthony Dee Davis, 29
Jason John Fabrizi, 29
Anthony Christian Garcia, 21
Gary Lee Gooch Jr., 22
Christian A. Guzman Rivera, 21
Derrick D. Gwaltney, 21
Randy Micheal Haney, 27
John Eric Hayes, 36
Nelson Manuel Lantigua, 20
Daniel Courtney Lawson, 33
Eric Nathaniel Lembke, 25
Patrick A. Malone, 21
Alexander Joel Miller, 21
Jonathan Charles O'Neill, 22
Michael Currie Roy, 25
Roberto Daniel Sanchez, 24
Jessica Yvette Sarandrea, 22
Earl Raymond Scott III, 24
Edward Bernard Smith, 30
Jonathan A. Taylor, 22
John Tinsley, 28
Donald Wayne Vincent, 26
GEORGIA
John Curtis Beale, 39
John David Blair, 38
Brock Henry Chavers, 25
Matthew Freeman, 29
Alex French IV, 31
Joseph Dennis Helton Jr., 24
Kevin Michael Jenrette, 37
Edwin W. Johnson Jr., 31
Isaac Lee Johnson Jr., 24
Jeffrey William Jordan, 21
Aaron Michael Kenefick, 30
Ryan Charles King, 22
Thomas Edward Lee III, 20
Anthony M. Lightfoot, 20
Vernon William Martin, 25
Shawn Patrick McCloskey, 33
Colman J. Meadows III, 19
Michael P. Montgomery, 36
Benjamin Moore Jr., 43
Raymundo Porras Morales, 34
Charles Seth Sharp, 20
Briand T. Williams, 25
HAWAII
Randy Suyat Agno, 29
Jasper Kid Obakrairur, 26
Christopher Perry Sweet, 28
Cwislyn K. Walter, 19
IDAHO
Mathew C. Heffelfinger, 29
Randy Neff Jr., 22
ILLINOIS
Christopher Paul Abeyta, 23
Omar M. Albrak, 20
Roberto Andrade Jr., 26
David Lawrence Audo, 35
Jeremy Eugene Bessa, 26
Norman Lewis Cain III, 22
James Michael Dorsey, 23
Casey Lee Hills, 23
Matthew M. Martinek, 20
Jason A. McLeod, 22
Joshua Allen Melton, 26
Devin Jay Michel, 19
Kenneth R. Nichols Jr., 28
Schuyler Brent Patch, 25
Brian M. Patton, 37
Simone Asia Robinson, 21
Christopher M. Rudzinski, 28
Lukasz Dariusz Saczek, 23
David Allen Schaefer Jr., 27
Christopher D. Shaw, 37
Gerrick David Smith, 19
Paul Gene Smith, 43
Jared William Southworth, 26
Jared Donald Stanker, 22
Scott Bradley Stream, 39
Christopher M. Talbert, 24
Robert Martin Weinger, 24
Derwin Isaac Williams, 41
INDIANA
Ashton L. M. Goodman, 21
Dale Russel Griffin, 29
Joseph M. Hernandez, 24
Chancellor A. Keesling, 25
Zachary Ray Nordmeyer, 21
Donte Jamal Whitworth, 21
IOWA
Jason Graham Pautsch, 20
Leroy Otis Webster, 28
KANSAS
Daniel Lee Cox, 26
Richard Allen Dewater, 21
Tyler Austin Juden, 23
Aaron Michael Smith, 25
KENTUCKY
Chadwick Allen Gilliam, 29
Kevin James Graham, 27
Thomas Reilly Jr., 19
Joshua Allen Ward, 30
Gary Lee Woods Jr., 24
LOUISIANA
Brian Russell Bates Jr., 20
Michael Shane Cote Jr., 20
Omar James McKnight, 22
Milton Eric Suggs, 51
Jason Ryan Watson, 19
Matthew Everett Wildes, 18
Patrick Oliver Williamson, 24
MAINE
Joshua Matthew Bernard, 21
Jordan Mykle Brochu, 20
Joshua John Kirk, 30
MARYLAND
Bradley Scott Bohle, 29
Brian Matthew Bunting, 29
Charles Issac Cartwright, 26
Jordan Lee Chrobot, 24
Christopher J. Coffland, 43
James Ryan McIlvaine, 26
Rodrigo A. Munguia Rivas, 27
Matthew A. Pucino, 34
Michael Edward Yates Jr., 19
MASSACHUSETTS
Kevin Allan Dupont, 52
Kyle Joseph Harrington, 24
Brian Michael Mescall, 33
Matthew Michael Pollini, 21
Marquis Richard Porter, 28
Kevin Thomas Preach, 21
Jonathan Richard Roberge, 22
Jordan Michael Shay, 22
Benjamin William Sherman, 21
Benjamin Andrew Sklaver, 32
Tyler John Trahan, 22
Kyle Rolf Van De Giesen, 29
Nicholas George Xiarhos, 21
MICHIGAN
Paul Eugene Andersen, 49
Benjamin P. Castiglione, 21
Timothy Allen David, 28
Daniel A. Frazier, 25
Christopher Todd Griffin, 24
Eric William Hario, 19
Stephen Michael Okray, 21
Nicholas Ryan Roush, 22
Christopher Glenn Smith, 28
Brandon Keith Steffey, 23
MINNESOTA
George Walter Cauley, 24
Daniel Paul Drevnick, 22
Thomas Joseph Gramith, 27
Tad Thomas Hervas, 48
Chester Wayne Hosford, 35
Benjamin Stephen Kopp, 21
Todd Willis Selge, 25
Aaron James Taylor, 27
James David Wertish, 20
Carlos E. Wilcox IV, 27
Philip Eugene Windorski Jr., 35
Jonathan C. Yanney, 20
MISSISSIPPI
Matthew Lee Ingram, 25
Johnny Roosevelt Polk, 39
Severin West Summers III, 43
MISSOURI
Jacob David Barton, 20
Lucas Montana Bregg, 19
Paul Faris Brooks, 34
Robert Keith Charlton, 22
Edward Watson Forrest Jr., 25
Nicholas J. Hand, 20
Issac Brandon Jackson, 27
Matthew Gene Kelley, 30
Ricky Linn Richardson Jr., 33
Ronald Wayne Sawyer, 38
Patrick Wayne Schimmel, 21
Roslyn Littmann Schulte, 25
Matthew Willard Wilson, 19
MONTANA
Andrew Scott Charpentier, 21
Garnet Robert Derby, 44
Trevor Jerimiah Johnson, 23
Terry Jay Lynch, 22
Michael A. Rogers, 23
NEBRASKA
Justin Joseph Duffy, 31
Jeffrey James Garber, 43
NEVADA
Josue Hernandez Chavez, 23
Ezra Dawson, 31
Thomas Franklyn Lyons, 20
Kevin C. Thomson, 22
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Adam Michael Kuligowski, 21
Edmond Lam Lo, 23
Stephen Lloyd Murphy, 36
Michael Webster Ouellette, 28
Justin Reid Pellerin, 21
NEW JERSEY
Christian E. Bueno-Galdos, 25
Brian Michael Connelly, 26
Bradley William Iorio, 19
Andrew Thomas Lobosco, 29
John Paul Pryor, 42
Michael Patrick Scusa, 22
NEW MEXICO
Tony Carrasco Jr., 25
Jose Refugio Escobedo Jr., 32
Darrell Lamar Fernandez, 25
Joseph Lawrence Gallegos, 39
Christopher Milton Kurth, 23
Troy Orion Tom, 21
Kenneth Warren Westbrook, 41
NEW YORK
Nekl Bruce Allen, 29
James David Argentine, 22
Daniel Jay Beard, 24
Keith Robert Bishop, 28
Julian Thomas Brennan, 25
Leopold Fred Damas, 26
Patrick Allen Devoe II, 27
Alberto Francesconi, 21
Daniel Joseph Geary, 22
Luis Manuel Gonzalez, 27
Justin Paul Hartford, 21
Roberto A. Hernandez II, 21
Kevin Oslen Hill, 23
Eric Alton Jones, 29
Jeremy Scott Lasher, 27
John Joel Malone, 24
Michael Lee Mayne, 21
Jeremiah James Monroe, 31
Blaise Adam Oleski, 22
Daniel Jose Rivera, 22
Amy Catherine Tirador, 29
NORTH CAROLINA
Roger Leeroy Adams Jr., 36
Juan Carlos Baldeosingh, 30
Leevi Khole Barnard, 28
Robert Lee Bittiker, 39
Jessie Adam Cassada, 19
Mark Andess Garner, 30
Anthony Gabriel Green, 28
Roger Gary Michael Hager, 20
Richard Kelvin Jones, 21
Edward Chester Kramer, 39
Ronald George Luce Jr., 27
Alan Howard Newton Jr., 26
Jason Ray Parsons, 24
Devin Christopher Poche, 25
Tara Jean Smith, 33
Charles Keith Springle Sr., 52
Morris Lewis Walker, 23
OHIO
David Raymond Baker, 22
Adam Frank Benjamin, 34
Jason Evan Burkholder, 27
Brad Anthony Davis, 21
David Ray Hall, 31
Rodney Allen Jarvis, 34
Gregory James Missman, 36
David Seth Mitchell, 30
Zachary Taylor Myers, 21
Brian Keith Naseman, 36
Titus Roderick Reynolds, 23
Marko Mato Samson, 30
Shannon Michael Smith, 31
David Shane Spicer, 33
Richard Allyn Walters Jr., 41
Keiffer Prescot Wilhelm, 19
Damon Gabriel Winkleman, 23
Mark A. Wojciechowski, 25
OKLAHOMA
Matthew D. Hastings, 23
Coleman Wayne Hinkefent, 19
Jack Mayfield Martin III, 26
Gary Lee Moore, 25
Dennis Joseph Pratt, 34
Tony Michael Randolph, 22
Carlo Montell Robinson, 33
Jonathan Fulton Stroud, 20
Stephen Scott Thompson, 23
David Timothy Wright II, 26
Stephen Gage Zapasnik, 19
OREGON
Robert Lyman Johnson, 21
Matthew Ryan Lembke, 22
Taylor Daniel Marks, 19
David M. Mudge, 22
Elijah J. Rao, 26
Joshua Michael Tillery, 31
PENNSYLVANIA
Mark Conrad Baum, 32
Chad Allen Edmundson, 20
Michael Wayne Heede Jr., 22
Ryan H. Lane, 25
Christopher Warren Lotter, 20
Andrew Harron McConnell, 24
Joshua James Rimer, 24
Joshua D. Seitz, 19
Marc Joseph Small, 29
Glen Hale Stivison Jr., 34
Brandon Michael Styer, 19
Robert Douglas Ulmer, 22
William David Vile, 27
Ross Eugene Vogel III, 27
David William Wallace III, 25
Jonathan Michael Walls, 27
Anthony Lee Williams, 21
RHODE ISLAND
Francis Lawrence Toner IV, 26
SOUTH CAROLINA
Christopher Scott Fowlkes, 20
Raphael Anton Futrell, 26
Demetrius Lamar Void, 20
Abraham S. Wheeler III, 22
TENNESSEE
Stephen F. Dearmon, 21
William Eric Emmert, 36
Keith Eric Essary, 20
Patrick Scott Fitzgibbon, 19
Russell Shane Hercules Jr., 22
Corey Joseph Kowall, 20
Brandon Andre Owens, 21
Gregory Alan Posey, 22
TEXAS
Darryn D. Andrews, 34
Travis Thornton Babine, 20
Christopher S. Baltazar Jr., 19
Clayton Patrick Bowen, 29
Peter John Courcy, 22
Matthew Ryan Courtois, 22
Peter Kyle Cross, 20
David Alan Davis, 28
Fernando De La Rosa, 24
Bradley Espinoza, 26
Joshua Ray Farris, 22
Alejandro Granado III, 42
Jarrett Pearson Griemel, 20
Joshua Lee Hazlewood, 22
Shawn Patrick Hefner, 22
Jay Michael Hoskins, 24
Matthew Philip Houseal, 54
Brandon Tyler Lara, 20
Joseph M. Lewis, 26
Christopher David Loza, 24
Sean Patrick McCune, 20
Shawn Henry McNabb, 24
Joshua Stewart Meadows, 30
Joshua Micah Mills, 24
Raymond John Munden, 35
Michael Chance Murphrey, 25
James M. Nolen, 25
Matthew Dwight Ogden, 33
Gregory Owens Jr., 24
Matthew Gregory Reza, 27
Andrew Jay Roughton, 21
Cesar Bocanegra Ruiz, 26
Joshua Warren Soto, 25
Chris Neil Staats, 32
Cody Robert Stanley, 21
Darren Ethan Tate, 21
Archie Andrew Taylor, 37
UTAH
Micheal Boyd Alleman, 31
Kurt Robert Curtiss, 27
Kimble Andrus Han, 30
VERMONT
Joseph D. Fortin, 22
VIRGINIA
Theophilus Kwaku Ansong, 34
Daniel Ryan Bennett, 23
Herberth Berrios-Campos, 21
Paul Edmond Dumont Jr. 23
Jerome David Hatfield, 36
Brandon T. Islip, 23
Michael Edward Johnson, 25
Stephan Lee Mace, 21
Ryan Casey McGhee, 21
William Lee Meredith, 26
Phillip Andrew Myers, 30
Jeffrey Alexander Reed, 23
Mark Edward Stratton II, 39
Shawn Dante Sykes, 28
William Brian Woods Jr., 31
WASHINGTON
Aaron Seth Aamot, 22
Brian N. Bradshaw, 24
John J. Cleaver, 36
Timothy Peter Davis, 28
Aaron Eli Fairbairn, 20
James Robert Hornbarger, 33
Niall Damien Lyons, 40
Samuel Donald Stone, 20
Benjamin Harris Todd, 29
Douglas M. Vose III, 38
Christopher Ian Walz, 25
Joseph Valere White, 21
Dennis Michael Williams, 24
WEST VIRGINIA
Julian Berisford, 25
Brent Scott Cole, 38
Duane A. Thornsbury, 30
WISCONSIN
Ryan Christopher Adams, 26
Steven Thomas Drees, 19
Nickolas Anthony Mueller, 26
Daniel James Thompson, 24
Earl Delmer Werner, 38
WYOMING
Ryan L. Zorn, 35
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
William John Cahir, 40
GUAM
Jose San Nicolas Crisostomo, 59
MICRONESIA
Youvert Loney, 28
PUERTO RICO
Francisco Xavier Aguila, 35
Israel Candelaria Mejias, 28
CANADA
Darby Todd Morin, 25
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