LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the courageous Fort Drum soldiers for
their valiant military service, each of whom made the ultimate sacrifice
serving their beloved country as members of the United States Army

WHEREAS, The courage and bravery of our military personnel since the
United States Armed Forces commenced Operation Iraqi Freedom will ensure
our continued role as a Nation which embodies the ideals of democracy,
and as a defender of liberty for people throughout the world; and
WHEREAS, Members of the Armed Services from the State of New York, who
have served so valiantly and honorably during Operation Iraqi Freedom
and Operation Enduring Freedom, deserve a special salute from this
Legislative Body on behalf of the people of this great Empire State; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend
the courageous Fort Drum soldiers for their valiant military service,
each of whom made the ultimate sacrifice serving their beloved country
as members of the United States Army from 2002 through April 30th, 2010;
and
WHEREAS, The brave and honorable soldiers from Fort Drum who died in
the year 2002 are-SPC Laskinda D. Braden, SSG Eric D. Hall, PFC William
J. Hamm, SGT Jose A. Murillo, SPC Shawn K. Murphy, SGM Charles R.
Nelson, PFC Carlos E. Ramirez, and PFC Billy J. South; in the year
2003-SGM Phillip R. Albert, SGT Glenn R. Allison, CPT Stephen J. Belli,
CPT Christopher E. Britton, PFC Matthew T. Chriswell, SGT John L.
Eichenlaub Jr., SPC Chad E. Fuller, CPL Benjamin G. Green, SGT Joshua M.
Harapko, SPC John K. Kinesmith Jr., SPC Shawn A. Mayerscik, PV2 Michael
R. Meyer, CW3 Kenneth L. Miller, PFC Evan W. O'Neill, SSG Brian L.
Pavlich, PFC Kerry D. Scott, SPC Barry M. Stephens, PFC Andrew D. Stev-
ens, PFC Stryder O. Stoutenburg, PFC Adam L. Thomas, 2LT Richard Torres,
SGT Lucas V. Tripp, and PFC Tommy C. Young; in the year 2004-SGT Brandon
E. Adams, SPC Brian K. Baker, PV1 Carlos A. Brenes, SSG Shawn M.
Clemens, SPC Robert J. Cook, CW3 Patrick D. Dorff, 1LT Jason L. Dowdy,
2LT Seth J. Dvorin, SPC Marc S. English, SGT Michael J. Esposito Jr.,
SGT Benjamin I. Gilman, SGT Nicholes D. Golding, CW2 Brian D. Hazel-
grove, CSM Dennis Jallah Jr., SSG Anthony S. Lagman, SPC James P.
Lambert, SGT Dale T. Lloyd, SPC Ramon Mata Jr., SPC Tameka N. McFarqu-
har, CPT Adam G. Mooney, PFC Charles C. Persing, SPC Henry C. Risner,
PV2 Terrence R. Roney, SPC Richard H. Rosas, SGT Justin A. Scott, SPC
Brandon T. Titus, SGT Christopher A. Wagener, and PV2 David L. Waters;
in the year 2005-SGT Joseph B. Armstrong, SGT Michael J. Balnius, SFC
Michael A. Benson, PFC Charles S. Cooper Jr., SPC Darren A. DeBlanc,
MAJ Douglas W. Duecker, SPC Toccara R. Green, SFC Casey E. Howe, LTC
Leon G. James, SGT Lindsey T. James, SPC Jeff Lebrun, SSG Robert A.
Lepage, 1LT Adam Malson, SPC Dwayne J. McFarlane, SFC James S. Moudy,
SSG David E. Rutledge, SGT Kurt D. Schamberg, SGT James D. Stewart, MSG
Tulsa T. Tuliau, CW2 Shane A. Whitmer, and SPC Aaron J. Williams; in the
year 2006-SGT Lonnie C. Allen, PVT Michael V. Bailey, SPC Fernando
Barajas, PV2 Joseph R. Blake, PFC Brian J. Bradbury, SGT Bryan A. Brew-
ster, SPC Armer N. Burkart, CPL Bobby T. Callahan, CW3 Mitchell K.
Carver Jr., SSG Robert J. Chiomento, PFC Eric D. Clark, CPL Jeremiah S.
Cole, PFC Nicholas R. Cournoyer, PFC Justin R. Davis, SGT Jason C.
Denfrund, SGT Jeremy E. DePottey, CW2 Christopher B. Donaldson, SPC
Robert E. Drawl Jr., SPC Kasper A. Dudkiewicz, SGT Russell M. Durgin,
CPL Kevin F. Edgin, 1LT Forrest P. Ewens, SPC Clay P. Farr, LTC Joseph
J. Fenty Jr., CPL J. Adan Garcia, SPC Rogelio R. Garza Jr., SPC Nathan-
iel A. Given, SPC Bobbie J. Gonzales, PFC Satieon V. Greenlee, SGT John
C. Griffith, CPL Aaron M. Griner, PFC Thomas J. Hewett, SGT David M.

Hierholzer, PFC Ethan J. Hockman, SSG Gary E. Holland, SSG Christopher
T. Howick, SPC Joshua U. Humble, CW2 Kyle E. Jackson, SGT Wakkuna A.
Jackson, SGT Robert P. Kassin, CPT Benjamin D. Keating, SSG Dwayne P.
Lewis, PV1 Phillip L. Linden, CPL Jason A. Lucas, SSG Patrick L. Lybert,
SGT Charles J. McClain, SGT Christopher P. Messer, SFC Jared C. Monti,
PFC Keith J. Moore, PFC Brian M. Moquin Jr., SFC Edward W. Nelson, PV1
Keith M. Nolan, SGT Curtis L. Norris, PFC Alex Oceguera, SPC Justin L.
O'Donohoe, SGT Roger P. Pena Jr., PFC Daniel Reyes, CPL Fernando C.
Robinson, PFC Nicholas K. Rogers, SSG Abraham C. Ruvalcaba, SGT Ian T.
Sanchez, 1LT Robert A. Seidel III, SPC Joshua D. Sheppard, CPL Christo-
pher F. Sitton, MAJ Douglas E. Sloan, PFC Andrew R. Small, PFC Stephen
P. Snowberger III, PFC James P. White Jr., SGT Jeffery S. Wiekamp, CPL
Derek A. Stanley, SPC Justin M. Suerdieck, PV2 Tyson A. Tedder, SPC
David N. Timmons, Jr., CW3 Eric W. Totten, and CPL Angelo J. Vaccaro;
in the year 2007-PFC Joseph J. Anzack Jr., SSG Jason R. Arnette, SSG
Travis W. Atkins, SGT Nathan S. Barnes, PFC Matthew A. Bean, CPL Ray M.
Bevel, SPC Ryan A. Bishop, SFC James D. Connell, SGT Richard V. Correa,
PV2 Isaac T. Cortes, PFC Daniel W. Courneya, SSG Carletta S. Davis, SGT
Shawn M. Dunkin, SSG Terrence D. Dunn, SPC Wilfred Flores Jr., SGT Mick-
el D. Garrigus, SPC Benjamin J. Garrison, CPL Jeremy R. Greene, CPL
Lorne E. Henry Jr., PV2 Bryon D. Henson, PV2 Gabriel Hernandez Zapata,
SGT Edelman L. Hernandez, CPT Roselle M. Hoffmaster, PFC George J.
Howell, PFC Matthew C. Bowe, SGT William G. Bowling, PFC Brian A. Brown-
ing, SPC Jonathan D. Cadavero, CW2 Gabriel M. Caron, PFC Adare W.
Cleveland, SSG Steven R. Tudor, SGT Gary M. Underhill, SSG Eric R.
Vick, SPC James J. Weber, SSG Joseph M. Weiglein, SPC Christopher M.
Wilson, SGT Justin D. Wisniewski, SPC John J. Young, PFC Daniel K. Rich-
ardson, SGT Patrick S. Rust, SGT Paul T. Sanchez, SGT Anthony J. Scho-
ber, SGT Jason A. Schumann, 1LT Neale M. Shank, PV2 Daren A. Smith, SGT
Richard A. Soukenka, SGT Derek T. Stenroos, SSG Keoki W. Suerth, PVT
Nathan Z. Thacker, PFC Richard W. Therrien, SPC Carlos F. Thompson, PV2
Tue M. Tran, SPC Raymond N. Mitchell III, CW2 Dwayne L. Moore, PFC Adam
J. Muller, PFC Christopher E. Murphy, SGT Steven M. Packer, SGT Austin
D. Pratt, SPC Jeremy J. LaClair, CPT Kevin C. Landeck, SGT Thomas L.
Latham, SSG John D. Linde, SGT Robert M. McDowell, and SSG David A.
Mejias; in the year 2008-PFC Jack T. Sweet, SGT Timothy R. VanOrman, SGT
Lawrence L. Holloway, SFC Ritchie A. Morgan, CPL James Gudridge, PFC
Tam Nguyen, SGT Timothy M. Smith, SGT Mark A. Stone, SGT Cody R. Legg,
PV2 Justin J. Kennie, SSG Alex R. Jimenez, SFC David R. Hurst, SSG
Wesley G. Hunter, SPC Arturo Huerta-Cruz, PFC Michael Harford, CW2 Alex-
ander D. Gilchrist, PFC Patrick W. May, SPC Marcus C. Mathes, SPC
Jeffery F. Nichols, SSG Tyler E. Pickett, SGT Joseph A. Richard III, SGT
Shane P. Duffy, SPC Jonathan D. Emard, PFC Byron W. Fouty, SSG Stephen
J. Goodman, and SSG Jamal H. Raines; in the year 2009- SGT Jerry Evans,
SPC Andrew J. Roughton, SPC Matthew Swanson, PFC Anthony M. Lightfoot,
SGT Gregory Owens, SPC Justin D. Coleman, PFC Dennis Pratt, SSG Eric
James Lindstron, PFC Brian M. Wolverton, SPC Justin Pellerin, SGT Darby
T. Morin, SPC Abraham S. Wheeler III, SPC Daniel L. Cox, SSG Nekl B.
Allen, SGT Aaron Smith, CW3 Philip E. Windorski, PFC Matthew W. Wilson,
SPC Diego Valbuena, SPC Marko M. Samson, PV2 David E. Thomas, CW2 Josh-
ua M. Tillery, CW2 Benjamin H. Todd, SPC Israel Saucedo, PFC Jeremiah J.
Monroe, SSG Dustin J. McMillen, SPC Alexander J. Miller, SGT Raul Monca-
da, SGT Rodrigo A. Munguia-Rivas, SGT Jasper K. Obakrairur, PFC Matthew
D. Ogden, SPC Travis Picantine, SPC Clay M. Rance, PFC Andrew G. Rawls,
PFC Michael A. Rogers, SGT Carlie M. Lee III, SPC Waide T. James, SGT
Brian E. Johnson, CW2 Matthew G. Kelley, SGT Terry J. Lynch, PFC Peter
K. Cross, SPC Robert Charlton, SPC Emanual L. Blanding, SPC Justin T.
Antisdel, SPC Adam J. Hardt, SSG Dennis Hansen, SSG Jeffrey A. Hall,

PFC Brandon B. Gallow, SPC Joshua Farris, and SSG Esau I. De La Pena-
Hernandez; and in the year 2010-SPC Robert M. Rieckhoff, SPC Alan N.
Dikcis, SPC Dirk S. Terpstra, SFC Robert A. Cheever, PV2 Thomas E. Hodge
II, SPC Brushaun X. Anderson, SSG Cody R. Anderson, and SPC Randall
Landstedt; and
WHEREAS, The banner of freedom will always wave over our beloved New
York and all of America, the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave;
and
WHEREAS, Residents of this great State must never forget the courage
with which these men and women served their country, and must recognize
that no greater debt is owed than that owed to those who gave their
lives for their beloved Nation and to those who continue to be missing
in action; and
WHEREAS, The freedoms and security we cherish as Americans come at a
very high price for those serving in the military in times of conflict;
it is fitting and proper that we who are the beneficiaries of those who
risk their lives, leaving their families behind, express our appreci-
ation and eternal gratitude for their sacrifices and courageous acts;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the courageous Fort Drum soldiers for their valiant military
service, each of whom made the ultimate sacrifice serving their beloved
country as members of the United States Army.