Though the number of casualties among the U.S. military fighting in support of the war in Afghanistan dropped in 2013, there were still 133 servicemen and servicewomen who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the United States this year. Sons, daughters, husbands, wives, mothers and fathers – PEOPLE remembers the fallen.
Eugene Michael Aguon, 23
Ember Marie Alt, 21
Kenneth Clifford Alvarez, 23
Barrett Lyle Austin, 20
Jeffrey Christopher Baker, 29
George Allen Bannar Jr., 37
Thomas Allen Baysore Jr., 31
Randy L. Billings, 34
Aaron Roy Blanchard, 32
Steven Patrick Blass, 27
Peter C. Bohler, 29
Joshua James Bowden, 28
Jared William Brown, 20
William Dewitt Brown III, 44
Larry Dolan Bunn, 43
Nicholas Brian Burley, 22
Michael Christopher Cable, 26
Kevin Cardoza, 19
David James Chambers, 25
Eric Damon Christian, 39
Todd John Clark, 40
Hilda Ivelis Clayton, 22
Jeremiah Michael Collins Jr., 19
Sara Marie Knutson Cullen, 27
Brandon Lee Cyr, 28
Mitchell Kirk Daehling, 24
Jonathan Dale Davis, 34
Richard Andrew Dickson, 24
Christopher Re’Shawn Drake, 20
Derek Lee Edinger, 25
Robert Wayne Ellis, 21
Daniel Neil Fannin, 30
Dwayne Westfall Flores, 22
Omar W. Forde, 28
Corey Edwin Garver, 26
Jonathan Shelby Gibson, 32
William Joseph Gilbert, 24
Terry K.D. Gordon, 22
Keith Erin Grace Jr., 26
Christopher O’Bryan Grant, 20
James Floyd Grissom, 31
James Edison Groves III, 37
Patrick Christopher Hawkins, 25
Bryan James Henderson, 27
Octavio Herrera, 26
Robert Joseph Hess, 26
Jamar Avery Hicks, 22
Jonathon Michael Dean Hostetter, 20
Justin Rasard Johnson Sr., 25
Landon Le Jones, 35
Brandon James Landrum, 26
Randall Ray Lane, 43
Eric Timothy Lawson Sr., 30
Jaimie Elizabeth Leonard, 39
Todd James Lobraico Jr., 22
Angel Luis Lopez, 27
David I. Lyon, 28
Herman Mackey III, 30
Anthony Ranel Maddox, 22
Charles Patrick McClure, 21
Timothy Raymond McGill, 30
Errol Duran Aster Milliard, 18
William Robert Moody, 30
Jennifer Madai Moreno, 25
Sean William Mullen, 39
Thomas Paige Murach, 22
Liam Jules Nevins, 32
Stephen Michael New, 29
Rob Lee Nichols, 24
Reid Kijiro Nishizuka, 30
Caryn Elaine Nouv, 29
Michael Harold Ollis, 24
Cody James Patterson, 24
Andrew Michael Pedersen-Keel, 28
Joseph Michael Peters, 24
Francis Gene Phillips IV, 28
Robert Allan Pierce, 20
Christian Michael Pike, 31
Victoria Ann Pinckney, 27
Brandon Joseph Prescott, 24
David Tyler Proctor, 26
Patrick Howard Quinn, 26
Ray Anthony Ramirez, 20
Mariano Martin Raymundo, 21
Curtis Scott Reagan, 43
Job Matthew Reigoux, 30
Trenton Lockard Rhea, 33
Forrest Warren Robertson, 35
Wilbel Alexander Robles-Santa, 25
Joe Abraham Nunez Rodriguez, 29
Matthew R. Rodriguez, 19
Justin Richard Rogers, 25
Matthew Paul Ruffner, 34
Jonam Josue Russell, 25
Javier Sanchez Jr., 28
Trinidad Santiago Jr., 25
Delfin Montemayor Santos Jr., 24
Timothy George Santos Jr., 29
Rex Lloyd Schad, 26
Mark Henry Schoonhoven, 38
Marc Anthony Scialdo, 31
Zachary Lee Shannon, 21
Joshua B. Silverman, 35
Michael Harrison Simpson, 30
Justin Lee Sisson, 23
James L. Smith, 38
Stefan Marc Smith, 24
Marek Andrzej Soja, 30
David Michael Sonka, 23
Tracy Lane Stapley, 44
James Michael Steel, 29
Kyle Pascal Stoeckli, 21
Joshua Jacob Strickland, 23
Cody Dalton Suggs, 22
Jesse Lamar Thomas Jr., 31
Robert Edward Thomas Jr., 24
Jason Togi, 24
Cody James Towse, 21
Lyle Dervin Turnbull, 31
Benjamin Wayne Tuttle, 19
Daniel M. Vasselian, 27
Richard Lee Vazquez, 28
Alex Anthony Viola, 29
Mark Tyler Voss, 27
Tristan Mykal Wade, 23
Christopher Michael Ward, 24
Nickolas Shane Welch, 26
James Taylor Wickliffchacin, 22
Jesse L. Williams, 30
Aaron Xavier Wittman, 28
Jarett Michael Yoder, 26
Ricardo Deandrell Young, 34
Sonny Christopher Zimmerman, 25