Job W. Price

PennsylvaniaCdr. Job W. Price, 42, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, died December 22, 2012, of a non-combat related injury while supporting stability operations in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. Cdr. Price was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Nicolas D. Checque

PennsylvaniaPetty Officer 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque, 28, of Monroeville, Pennsylvania, died of combat related injuries suffered December 8, 2012, while supporting operations near Kabul, Afghanistan. Petty Officer 1st Class Checque was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit.

Kevin R. Ebbert

CaliforniaPetty Officer 1st Class Kevin R. Ebbert, 32, of Arcata, California, died November 24, 2012, while supporting stability operations in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. Petty Officer 1st Class Ebbert was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Matthew G. Kantor

New JerseyPetty Officer 2nd Class Matthew G. Kantor, 22, of Gillette, New Jersey, died November 1, 2012, while supporting stability operations in Zabul, Afghanistan. Petty Officer 2nd Class Kantor was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Joel Del Mundo Tiu

United States ArmyCmdr. Joel Del Mundo Tiu, 49, of Manila, Philippines, died October 12, 2012, as a result of non-combat related injuries. Cmdr. Del Mundo Tiu was assigned to Logistics Forces, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Manama, Bahrain.

Dion Rashun Roberts

IllinoisGunners Mate 2nd Class Dion Rashun Roberts, 25, of North Chicago, Illinois, died September 22, 2012, as a result of a single vehicle accident in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Gunners Mate 2nd Class Roberts was assigned to an East Coast Naval Special Warfare Unit.

David J. Warsen

MichiganSpecial Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class David J. Warsen, 27, of Kentwood, Michigan, died August 16, 2012, in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class Warsen was assigned to a West Coast-based naval Special warfare unit.

Patrick D. Feeks

MarylandSpecial Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick D. Feeks, 28, of Edgewater, Maryland, died August 16, 2012, in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Feeks was assigned to a West Coast-based naval special warfare unit.

Sean P. Carson

WashingtonExplosive Ordnance Disposal Petty Officer Technician 1st Class Sean P. Carson, 32, of Des Moines, Washington, died August 16, 2012, in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Petty Officer Technician 1st Class Carson was assigned to an explosive ordnance disposal mobile unit in San Diego, California.

Clayton R. Beauchamp

TexasPetty Officer 3rd Class Clayton R. Beauchamp, of Weatherford, Texas, died August 7, 2012, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device while the unit was conducting a dismounted patrol in the Shaban District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Petty Officer 3rd Class Beauchamp was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, 1st Marine Division (Forward), I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Camp Pendleton, California.

Milton W. Brown

TexasCulinary Specialist 2nd Class Milton W. Brown, 28, of Dallas, Texas, died August 4, 2012, from a non-combat related incident in Rota, Spain. Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Brown was assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137, Lemoore, California.

Michael J. Brodsky

FloridaPetty Officer 2nd Class Michael J. Brodsky, 33, of Tamarac, Florida, died July 21, 2012, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained July 7 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, related to a dismounted improvised explosive device blast. He was assigned to Navy Region Southwest Security Detachment, San Diego, California.

Sean P. Sullivan

MissouriSenior Chief Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Sean P. Sullivan, 40, of St. Louis, Missouri, died in a helicopter crash on July 19, 2012, in Oman. Senior Chief Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Sullivan was assigned to the U.S. Naval Forces Fifth Fleet.

Joseph P. Fitzmorris

LouisianaNaval Aircrewman (Helicopter) Second Class Joseph P. Fitzmorris, 31, of West Monroe, Louisiana, died in a helicopter crash on July 19, 2012, in Oman. Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) Second Class Fitzmorris was assigned to the U.S. Naval Forces Fifth Fleet.

Richard J. Kessler, Jr.

FloridaMaster Chief Petty Officer Richard J. Kessler, Jr., 47, of Gulfport, Florida, was found deceased in his berthing compartment June 8, 2012, on board USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Master Chief Petty Officer Kessler was assigned to Enterprise as a logistics specialist. Enterprise is currently deployed to the Fifth Fleet area of responsibility conducting operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sean E. Brazas

North CarolinaPetty Officer 2nd Class Sean E. Brazas, of Greensboro, North Carolina, died May 30, 2012, while conducting combat operations in Panjwa’l, Afghanistan. Petty Officer Brazas was assigned to Naval Base Kitsap Security Detachment in Bremerton, Washington.

Eric D. Warren

OklahomaHospitalman Eric D. Warren, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, died May 26, 2012, of wounds received in action due to an improvised explosive device blast in Sangin District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Hospitalman Warren was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, 1st Marine Division (Forward), I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Ryan J. Wilson

CaliforniaPetty Officer 1st Class Ryan J. Wilson, 26, of Shasta, California, died of complications associated with a medical condition May 20, 2012, in Manama, Bahrain. Petty Officer 1st Class Wilson was assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command headquarters in Bahrain.

Jorge Luis Velasquez

TexasPetty Officer Second Class Jorge Luis Velasquez, 35, of Houston, Texas, died as a result of a non-combat related incident in Manama, Bahrain. Petty Officer Second Class Velasquez was assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 56 in Bahrain, which conducts maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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Christopher E. Mosko

New YorkLt. Christopher E. Mosko, 28, of Pittsford, New York, died April 26, 2012, while conducting combat operations in Nawa district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Lt. Mosko was assigned as a Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Platoon Commander to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, Afghanistan. He was stationed at EOD Mobile Unit 3, San Diego, California.