Coater B. Debose

Sgt. 1st Class Coater B. Debose, 55, of State Line, Mississippi, died August 19, 2012, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Debose was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 351st Infantry Regiment, 158th Infantry Brigade, 1st Army Division East, Camp Shelby, Mississippi.

Scott E. Pruitt

Master Sgt. Scott E. Pruitt, 38, of Gautier, Mississippi, died April 28, 2012, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Master Sgt. Pruitt was assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Billy A. Sutton

Sgt. 1st Class Billy A. Sutton, 42, of Tupelo, Mississippi, died February 7, 2012, in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Sutton was assigned to the 223rd Engineer Battalion, 168th Engineer Brigade, Mississippi National Guard, West Point, Mississippi.

Edward J. Dycus

Lance Cpl. Edward J. Dycus, 22, of Greenville, Mississippi, died February 1, 2012, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Dycus was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Stacy O. Johnson

Petty Officer Stacy O. Johnson, 35, of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, died July 18, 2011, while supporting operations in Bahrain. Petty Officer Johnson was a master-at-arms assigned to Naval Security Force Bahrain.

Christopher R. Bell

Sgt. Christopher R. Bell, 21, of Golden, Mississippi, died of wounds suffered June 4, 2011, in Laghman province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Bell was assigned to the 793rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

David D. Self

Staff Sgt. David D. Self, 29, of Pearl, Mississippi, died May 16, 2011, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device in Zabul province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Self was assigned to the Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

Jason A. Rogers

Staff Sgt. Jason A. Rogers, 28, of Brandon, Mississippi, died April 7, 2011, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Rogers was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

William J. Donnelly IV

1st Lt. William J. Donnelly IV, 27, of Picayune, Mississippi, died November 25, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. 1st Lt. Donnelly was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Eric C. Newman

Sgt. Eric C. Newman, 30, of Waynesboro, Mississippi, died October 14, 2010, in Akatzai Kalay, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Newman was assigned to 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

William B. Dawson

Pfc. William B. Dawson, 20, of Tunica, Mississippi, died September 24, 2010, of wounds suffered while traveling between Ghanzi and Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, when his military vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Dawson was assigned to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

Joshua S. Ose

Pfc. Joshua S. Ose, 19, of Hernando, Mississippi, died September 20, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Pfc. Ose was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Robert N. Barton

1st Sgt. Robert N. Barton, 35, of Roxie, Mississippi, died June 7, 2010, in Konar, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. 1st Sgt. Barton was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Anthony O. Magee

Sgt. Anthony O. Magee, 29, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, died April 27, 2010, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds sustained April 24 when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire at Contingency Operating Base Kalsu, Iskandariyah, Iraq. Sgt. Magee was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia.

William A. Blount

Pfc. William A. Blount, 21, of Petal, Mississippi, died April 7, 2010, in Mosul, Iraq, when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Blount was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, Georgia.

William S. Ricketts

Staff Sgt. William S. Ricketts, 27, of Corinth, Mississippi, died February 27, 2010, at Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. Staff Sgt. Ricketts was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Matthew L. Ingram

Sgt. Matthew L. Ingram, 25, of Pearl, Mississippi, died August 21, 2009, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle and his unit came under small arms fire from enemy forces. Sgt. Ingram was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Severin W. Summers III

Sgt. 1st Class Severin W. Summers III, 43, of Bentonia, Mississippi, died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device August 2, 2009, in Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Summers was a member of the Mississippi Army National Guard, and assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Jackson, Mississippi.

Johnny R. Polk

Staff Sgt. Johnny R. Polk, 39, of Gulfport, Mississippi, died July 25, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank grenade on July 23 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Staff Sgt. Polk was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Christopher A. McCraw

Pfc. Christopher A. McCraw, 23, of Columbia, Mississippi, died October 14, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when he encountered small arms fire while on dismounted patrol in Nasar Wa Salam. Pfc. McCraw was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.