In Memory Of

The Shield and Crown wants to pay tribute to those who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom.  These are the names of soldiers that have died in the line of duty in either Iraq or Afghanistan.  The list will be ongoing and will be updated monthly.

March 2011:

Pfc. Rudy A. Acosta
Canyon Country, California, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Frank E. Adamski III
Moosup, Connecticut, U.S.

Senior Airman Nicholas J. Alden
Williamston, South Carolina, U.S.

Sgt. 1st Class Ofren Arrechaga
Hialeah, Florida, U.S.

Master Sgt. Jamal H. Bowers
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.

Cpl. Loren M. Buffalo
Mountain Pine, Arkansas, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Bryan A. Burgess
Cleburne, Texas, U.S.

Pvt. Jeremy P. Faulkner
Griffin, Louisiana, U.S.

Pfc. Dustin J. Feldhaus
Glendale, Arizona, U.S.

Petty Officer 1st Class Vincent A. Filpi III
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Joshua S. Gire
Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S.

Pfc. Andrew M. Harper
Maidsville, West Virginia, U.S.

Senior Airman Michael J. Hinkle II
Corona, California, U.S.

Cpl. Brandon S. Hocking
Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Pfc. Kalin C. Johnson
Lexington, South Carolina, U.S.

Spec. Jameson L. Lindskog
Pleasanton, California, U.S.

Pfc. Michael Mahr
Homosassa, Florida, U.S.

Staff Sgt. James M. Malachowski
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Mecolus C. McDaniel
Fort Hood, Texas, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Meis
Bennett, Colorado, U.S.

Cpl. Donald R. Mickler Jr.
Bucyrus, Ohio, U.S.

Cpl. Ian M. Muller
Danville, Vermont, U.S.

Sgt. 1st Class Daehan Park
Watertown, Connecticut, U.S.

Spec. Dennis C. Poulin
Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.

Pfc. Arturo E. Rodriguez
Bellflower, California, U.S.

Cpl. Justin D. Ross
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.

Cpl. Jordan R. Stanton
Rancho Santa Margarita, California, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Travis M. Tompkins
Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Eric S. Trueblood
Alameda, California, U.S.

Spec. Andrew P. Wade
Antioch, Illinois, U.S.

Spec. Jason M. Weaver
Anaheim, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Mark C. Wells
San Jose, California, U.S.

February 2011:

Lance Cpl. Andrew. P. Carpenter
Columbia, Tennessee, U.S.

Sgt. Patrick R. Carroll
Norwalk, Ohio, U.S.

Spec. Nathan B. Carse
Harrod, Ohio, U.S.

Sgt. Matthew J. Deyoung
Talent, Oregon, U.S.

Sgt. Lashawn D. Evans
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.

Pfc. David R. Fahey Jr.
Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Jerome Firtamag
Pohnpei, Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia

Spec. Ryan A. Gartner
Dumont, New Jersey, U.S.

Sgt. Kristopher J. Gould
Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Bradley C. Hart
Perrysburg, Ohio, U.S.

1st Lt. Daren M. Hidalgo
Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.

Spec. Rudolph R. Hizon
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Airman 1st Class Christoffer P. Johnson
Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Chauncy R. Mays
Cookville, Texas, U.S.

Airman 1st Class Corey C. Owens
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

Spec. Jonathan A. Pilgeram
Great Falls, Montana, U.S.

Cpl. Lucas T. Pyeatt
West Chester, Ohio, U.S.

Sgt. Robert C. Sisson Jr.
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Spec. Christopher G. Stark
Monett, Missouri, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Aaron M. Swanson
Jamestown, New York, U.S.

Spec. Brian Tabada
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Cpl. Johnathan W. Taylor
Homosassa, Florida, U.S.

Spec. Andrew C. Wilfahrt
Rosemount, Minnesota, U.S.

January 2011:

Sgt. Omar Aceves

Sgt. Jason G. Amores
Lehigh Acres, Florida, U.S.

Sgt. Michael P. Bartley
Barnhill, Illinois, U.S.

Spec. Joshua R. Campbell
Bennett, Colorado, U.S.

Sgt. Jose M. Cintron Rosado
Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, U.S.

Sgt. Zainah C. Creamer
Texarkana, Texas, U.S.

Petty Officer Dominique Cruz
Panama City, Florida, U.S.

Spec. Jose A. Delgado Arroyo
San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S.

Maj. Michael S. Evarts
Concord, Ohio, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Joseph R. Giese
Winder, Georgia, U.S.

Sgt. Ethan C. Hardin
Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Maung P. Htaik
Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S.

Spec. Jarrid L. King
Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Spec. Martin J. Lamar
Sacramento, California, U.S.

Spec. Joshua T. Lancaster
Millbrook, Alabama, U.S.

Pfc. Ira B. Laningham, IV
Zapata, Texas, U.S.

Maj. Evan J. Mooldyk
Ranch Murieto, California, U.S.

Pfc. Benjamin G. Moore
Robbinsvill, New Jersey, U.S.

Spec. Shawn A. Muhr
Coon Rapids, Iowa, U.S.

Pfc. Robert J. Near
Nampa, Idaho, U.S.

Sgt. Eric M. Nettleton
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.

Sgt. 1st Class Robert W. Pharris
Seymour, Missouri, U.S.

Spec. Christian J. Romig
Kenner, Louisiana, U.S.

Pfc. Zachary S. Salmon
Harrison, Ohio, U.S.

Pfc. Amy R. Sinkler
Chadbourn, North Carolina, U.S.

Spec. Omar Soltero
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

Cpl. Jacob A. Tate
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

Spec. Jose A. Torre, Jr.
Garden Grove, California, U.S.

Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Venetz Jr.
Wading River, New York, U.S.

Cpl. Joseph C. Whitehead
Axis, Alabama, U.S.

Tech. Sgt. Leslie D. Williams
Juneau, Alaska, U.S.

December 2010:

Sgt. Matthew T. Abbate
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

Sgt. Nicholas J. Aleman
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Vincent W. Ashlock
Seaside, California, U.S.

Sgt. James A. Ayube, II
Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.

Sgt. Michael J. Beckerman
Genevieve, Missouri, U.S.

Cpl. Sean M. Collins
Ewa Beach, Hawaii, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Kenneth A. Corzine
Bethalto, Illinois, U.S.

Lance Cpl. William H. Crouse IV
Woodruff, South Carolina, U.S.

Spec. Sean R. Cutsforth
Radford, Virginia, U.S.

Spec. Patrick D. Deans
Orlando, Florida, U.S.

Pfc. David D. Finch
Bath Springs, Tennessee, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Michael E. Geary
Derry, New Hampshire, U.S.

Spec. Ethan L. Goncalo
Fall Rivers, Massachusetts, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Stacy A. Green
Alexander City, Alabama, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Jose A. Hernandez
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.

Pfc. Conrado D. Javier Jr.
Marina, California, U.S.

Lance. Cpl. Jose L. Maldonado
Mathis, Texas, U.S.

Cpl. Willie A. McLawhorn Jr.,
Conway, North Carolina, U.S.

Sgt. Garrett A. Misener
Cordova, Tennessee, U.S.

Spec. Kelly J. Mixon
Yulee, Florida, U.S.

Spec. Kenneth E. Necochea Jr.
San Diego, California, U.S.

Cpl. Tevan L. Nguyen
Hutto, Texas, U.S.

Cpl. Sean A. Osterman
Princeton, Minnesota, U.S.

Sgt. Jason D. Peto
Vancouver, Washington, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Jason A. Reeves
Odessa, Texas, U.S.

Pfc.. Colton W. Rusk
Orange Grove, Texas, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Justin E. Schmalstieg
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Lucas C. Scott
Peebles, Ohio, U.S.

Spec. Derek T. Simonetta
Redwood City, California, U.S.

Sgt. 1st Class James E. Thode
Kirtland, New Mexico, U.S.

Cpl. Eric M. Torbert Jr.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Spec. Jorge E. Villacis
Sunrise, Florida, U.S.

Cpl. Chad S. Wade
Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S.