1st Lt. Joel C. Gentz, 25, of Grass Lake, Michigan, died June 9, 2010, near Forward Operating Base Jackson, Afghanistan, in a helicopter crash. 1st Lt. Gentz was assigned to the 58th Rescue Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

Staff Sgt. Michael P. Flores, 31, of San Antonio, Texas, died June 9, 2010, near Forward Operating Base Jackson, Afghanistan, in a helicopter crash. Staff Sgt. Flores was assigned to the 48th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

Sgt. Zachary J. Walters, 24, of Palm Coast, Florida, died June 8, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Walters was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary …

Sgt. Derek L. Shanfield, 22, of Hastings, Pennsylvania, died June 8, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Shanfield was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditio…

2nd Lt. Michael E. McGahan, 23, of Orlando, Florida, died June 6, 2010, in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire. 2nd Lt. McGahan was assigned to the 1st Brigade Special Troop Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Pfc. Jason D. Fingar, 24, of Columbia, Missouri, died May 22, 2010, in Durai, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his military vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Fingar was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.