Memorial Day 2008

No matter what your personal feelings are on the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, you have to respect the men and women who have signed up to fight in America's name. I am home right now (after just having left a gathering with friends) and my mind turns to those who will no longer be able gather with friends. They shouldn't be forgotten.

LCPL Patrick R. Adle Bel Air
LCPL Norman W. Anderson III Parkton
PV2 Michael V. Bailey Waldorf
SPC Thomas J. Barbieri II Gaithersburg
CPL Samuel M. Boswell Elkridge
SFC Collin J. Bowen Millersville
LCPL David M. Branning Cockeysville
SPC Ari D. Brown-Weeks Glen Burnie
CPL Dale A. Burger Bel Air
SPC Armer N. Burkart Rockville
SGT Jonathan D. Cadavero Takoma Park
CPL Eric T. Caldwell Salisbury
SSG Damion G. Campbell Baltimore
FN Jakia S. Cannon Baltimore
SGT Alessandro Carbonaro Bethesda
CPL Bernard L. Ceo Baltimore
SSGT Walter F. Cohee III Mardela Springs
SGT Brian R. Conner Baltimore
CPL Brandon M. Craig Earleville
SSG Heathe N. Craig Severn
PV1 Brandon L. Davis Cumberland
SGT David J. Davis Mount Airy
PFC Justin R. Davis Gaithersburg
CPT John R. Dennison Ijamsville
SPC Thomas K. Doerflinger Silver Spring
SSG Jeremy W. Doyle Chestertown
PFC Amy A. Duerksen Aberdeen
SPC Raymond J. Faulstich Jr. Leonardtown
SSG Marion Flint Jr. Baltimore
SPC Jason C. Ford Bowie
SGT Maurice K. Fortune Forestville
SGT Kendell K. Frederick Randallstown
CW3 Thomas J. Gibbons Edgewater
SGM Cornell W. Gilmore I Baltimore
SPC Toccara R. Green Rosedale
PFC Robert A. Guy Willards
CSM Roger W. Haller Davidsonville
PFC Jonathan V. Hamm Baltimore
SSG Marlon B. Harper Baltimore
SPC Erik W. Hayes Cascade
SGT Edelman L. Hernandez Hyattsville
SSG Robert Hernandez Silver Spring
LCPL Eric W. Herzberg Severna Park
LCPL James W. Higgins Jr. Thurmont
PFC Eric M. Kavanagh Glen Burnie
PO2 Edward A. Koth Lutherville
SGT Thomas L. Latham Delmar
SSG Jay E. Martin Baltimore
SPC Micheal B. Matlock Jr. Glen Burnie
SSG Michael J. McMullen Salisbury
CPL Jason D. Mileo Pasadena
SPC George A. Mitchell Jr. Rawlings
CPT Adam G. Mooney Cambridge
SSG Christopher O. Moudry Baltimore
SGT Casey W. Nash Essex
1LT Gwilym J. Newman Waldorf
CPL Jennifer M. Parcell Bel Air
SSG James L. Pettaway Jr. Baltimore
SPC Michael J. Potocki Baltimore
CW3 Bruce E. Price Chevy Chase
SFC Neil A. Prince Baltimore
PO2 David S. Roddy Aberdeen
PO3 Manuel A. Ruiz Federalsburg
SGT Princess C. Samuels Mitchellville
CPL Joshua D. Snyder Hampstead
LCPL Matthew A. Snyder Finksburg
PFC Bryan N. Spry Chestertown
LCPL Michael L. Starr Jr. Baltimore
SFC James J. Stoddard Jr. Constantinople
SSG Christopher W. Swanson Rose Haven
SSG Jeffery C. Walker Havre de Grace
CPL Matthew P. Wallace Lexington Park
SSGT Kendall D. Waters-Bey Baltimore
CPL Justin J. Watts Crownsville
SSGT Dwayne E. Williams Baltimore
Maj. Douglas A. Zembiec Annapolis
CPL Nicholas L. Ziolkowski Towson