The Fallen

"If you are able, save for them a place inside of you
and save one backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go.

Be not ashamed to say you loved them, though you may or may not have always.
Take what they have taught you with their dying and keep it with your own.

And in that time when men decide and feel safe to call the war insane,
take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind."

Major Michael Davis O'Donnell
1 January 1970Dak To, Vietnam
Listed as KIA February 7, 1978

Sgt. Matthew H. Stiltz

• Age: 26
• Sex: M
• Hometown: Spokane, Wash.
• Branch: Army
• Unit: 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

Incident

• Nov 12th, 2012: Died at Zerok, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire.
• Location: Afghanistan
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Explosive Ordnance Disposal Petty Officer Technician 1st Class Sean P. Carson

• Age: 32
• Sex: M
• Hometown: Des Moines, Wash.
• Branch: Navy
• Unit: Explosive ordnance disposal mobile unit in San Diego

Incident

• Aug 16th, 2012: Died in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
• Location: Afghanistan

Pfc. Jarrod A. Lallier

• Age: 20
• Sex: M
• Hometown: Spokane, Wash.
• Branch: Army
• Unit: 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Incident

• Jun 18th, 2012: Died in Zharay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when individuals in Afghan Police uniforms turned their weapons against his unit.
• Location: Kandahar, Afghanistan

1st Lt. Mathew G. Fazzari

• Age: 25
• Sex: M
• Hometown: Walla Walla, Wash.
• Branch: Army
• Unit: 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Incident

• Jun 6th, 2012: Died in Qarah Bagh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their helicopter crashed.
• Location: Afghanistan

1st Lt. Michael R. AdamsSeattle, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Thomas F. AllisonTacoma, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Phillip R. AndersonEverett, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Corey J. AultzPort Orchard, Washington, U.S.

Pvt. Michael A. BalogaEverett, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Ryan M. BellColville, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Durrell L. BennettSpanaway, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Robert T. BensonSpokane, Washington, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Marvin BestProsser, Washington, U.S.

Cpl. Joseph P. BierCentralia, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Jay A. BlessingTacoma, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Joshua M. BoydSeattle, Washington, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Cedric E. BrunsVancouver, Washington, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Christopher . BundaBremerton, Washington, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Michael L. BurbankBremerton, Washington, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Jeremy W. BurrisTacoma, Washington, U.S.

Pfc. Cody S. CalavanLake Stevens, Washington, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Chad A. CaldwellSpokane, Washington, U.S.

1st Lt. Jaime L. CampbellEphrata, Washington, U.S.

Pfc. Casey S. CarrikerHoquiam, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross ChapmanFort Lewis, Washington, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Daniel . ChavezSeattle, Washington, U.S.

Petty Officer 1st Class Regina R. ClarkCentralia, Washington, U.S.

2nd Lt. Benjamin J. ColganKent, Washington, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Casey D. CombsAuburn, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Jason CookOkanogan, Washington, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Casey . CrateSpanaway, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Dariek E. DehnSpangle, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Jacob H. DemandPalouse, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Christopher W. DickisonSeattle, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Blain M. EbertWashtucna, Washington, U.S.

Cpl. Matthew J. EmersonGrandview, Washington, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Adam Q. EmulVancouver, Washington, U.S.

1st Lt. Forrest P. EwensAddy, Washington, U.S.

Cpl. Llythaniele . FenderMedical Lake, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Damien T. FicekPullman, Washington, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Kane M. FunkeVancouver, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Mickel D. GarrigusElma, Washington, U.S.

Pfc. Devon J. GibbonsPort Orchard, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Kelly B. GrotheSpokane, Washington, U.S.

Maj. William G. HallSeattle, Washington, U.S.

Pfc. Jason . HansonForks, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Nathan P. HaysWilbur, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Justin W. HebertArlington, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Jacob R. HerringKirkland, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Jordan W. HessMarysville, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Bryce D. HowardVancouver, Washington, U.S.

Maj. Alan R. JohnsonYakima, Washington, U.S.

Cpl. Jeremiah J. JohnsonVancouver, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Curt E. Jordan Jr.Green Acres, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Vincent G. KamkaEerett, Washington, U.S.

Cpl. Jason M. KesslerMount Vernon, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Eric D. KingVancouver, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. 1st Class Steven M. LangmackSeattle, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Velton . Locklear IIILacey, Washington, U.S.

Pfc. Duane E. LongstrethTacoma, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Charles E. Matheny IVStanwood, Washington, U.S.

Maj. Megan M. McClungCoupeville, Washington, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Tracy L. MelvinSeattle, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Harley D.R. MillerSpokane, Washington, U.S.

Cpl. Darrel J. MorrisSpokane, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. 1st Class Lawrence E. MorrisonYakima, Washington, U.S.

Master Sgt. Robb G. NeedhamVancouver, Washington, U.S.

Cpl. Christopher J. NelsonRochester, Washington, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Travis W. NixonSaint John, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Justin D. NortonRainier, Washington, U.S.

Chief Warrant Officer Scott A.M. OswellWashington, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Ronald L. PaulsenVancouver, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Travis D. PfisterRichland, Washington, U.S.

Pfc. Jerome J. PotterTacoma, Washington, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Caleb J. PowersManfield, Washington, U.S.

Chief Warrant Officer Clint J. PratherCheney, Washington, U.S.

Spec. David J. RamseyTacoma, Washington, U.S.

Capt. Gregory A. RatzlaffOlympia, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Yadir G. ReynosoWapato, Washington, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Juan M. RidoutOak Harbor, Washington, U.S.

Spec. James D. RiekenaRedmond, Washington, U.S.

Staff Sgt. David G. RiesVancouver, Washington, U.S.

Cpl. Steven A. RintamakiLynnwood, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Jonathan J. SantosWhatcom, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Jeremiah W. SchmunkRichland, Washington, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Coby G. SchwabPuyallup, Washington, U.S.

Pfc. Kerry D. ScottMount Vernon, Washington, U.S.

Spec. Jeffrey R. ShaverMaple Valley, Washington, U.S.

Pvt. Andrew J. ShieldsBattleground, Washington, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Dustin L. SidesYakima, Washington, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Shawn V. StarkovichArlington, Washington, U.S.

Cpl. Jeffrey B. StarrSnohomish, Washington, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Shane C. SwanbergKirkland, Washington, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Abraham G. TwitchellYelm, Washington, U.S.

Staff Sgt. Christopher J. VanderhornPierce, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. 1st Class Johnny C. WallsBremerton, Washington, U.S.

Pfc. Andrew M. WardKirkland, Washington, U.S.

Sgt. Lucas T. WhiteMoses Lake, Washington, U.S.

Lance Cpl. Nathan R. WoodKirkland, Washington, U.S.

Pfc. Curtis L. Wooten IIISpanaway, Washington, U.S.

The Buck in the Snow
by Edna St. Vincent Millay

I am not resigned to the shutting away of loving hearts in the hard ground.
So it is, and so it will be, for so it has been, time out of mind:
Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely.
Crowned with lilies and with laurel they go;
But I am not resigned.
Lovers and thinkers, into the earth with you.
Be one with the dull, the indiscriminate dust.
A fragment of what you felt, of what you knew,
A formula, a phrase remains, - but the rest is lost.
The answer quick and keen, the honest look, the laughter,the love,-
They are gone.
They have gone to feed the roses.
Elegan tand curled is the blossom.
Fragrant is the blossom.
I know.
But I do not approve.
More precious was the light in your eyes than all roses in the world.
Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave
Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;
Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.
I know.
But I do not approve.....
And I am not resigned.