The U.S. Army at Fort Carson, Colo. , released this photo on Sept. 14, 2009, of Sgt. 1st Class Duane A. Thornsbury, 30, of Bridgeport, W. Va. , who died Sept. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colo. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

The U.S. Army at Fort Carson, Colo. , released this photo on Sept. 14, 2009, of Sgt. 1st Class Duane A. Thornsbury, 30, of Bridgeport, W. Va. , who died Sept. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colo. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

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  1. John McHugh, secretary of the U.S. Army, talks at a news conference after attending two memorial services for soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at Fort Carson Army Post south of Colorado Springs, Colo.
  2. John McHugh, secretary of the U.S. Army, responds to questions after attending two memorial services at Fort Carson Army Post south of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, for soldiers who were killed in in Afghanistan.
  3. U.S. Army SSG Chad Daniel reacts to questions after a memorial service at Fort Carson south of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, for seven members of the 4th Engineer Battalion who were killed in three different battles in Afghanistan.
  4. U.S. Army Spcl. Kasey Walker waits to blow his trumpet as the honor guard lines up outside a chapel on the Fort Carson Army Post on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, for a memorial service for seven members of the 4th Engineer Battalion who were killed in three different battles in Afghanistan.
  5. Led by Jacob Sayre, front, the honor guard from the 4th Brigade Combat Team takes part in a 21-gun salute after a memorial service at Fort Carson Army Post south of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, for seven members of the 4th Engineer Battalion who were killed in three different battles in Afghanistan.
  6. Vanessa Jackson of Savannah, Ga., holds the identity tags of her brother, Staff Sgt. Vernon W. Martin, as she talks to reporters after a memorial service in which her brother and seven other members of the 4th Infantry Division were honored at Fort Carson Army Base south of Colorado Springs, Colo., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. The soldiers were killed on Oct. 3, 2009, in a single battle in Afghanistan.
  7. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Franklin, right, is consoled by Nicole LaRocque after they attended a memorial service at Fort Carson Army Post south of Colorado Springs, Colo., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, for eight members of the 4th Infantry Division who were killed on Oct. 3, in a single battle in Afghanistan. The tribute also honored seven soldiers from the 4th Engineer Battalion who were killed in three separate incidents.
  8. Nicole LaRocque, from left, joins Army Sgt 1st Class Marc Dervaes and his wife, Michaela, as they listen to interviews, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, after they attending a memorial service at Fort Carson Army Post south of Colorado Springs, Colo., for eight members of the 4th Infantry Division who were killed on Oct. 3, in a single battle in Afghanistan. Sgt. Dervaes lost his right arm while on patrol in Afghanistan on Sept. 12.
  9. Unidentified women gather outside a chapel on Fort Carson Army Post south of Colorado Springs, Colo., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, after a memorial service for eight members of the 4th Infantry Division who were killed on Oct. 3, 2009, in a single battle in Afghanistan.
  10. Mourners sit in front of display of helmets, guns and boots of eight U.S. Army soldiers killed in a single battle in Afghanistan before a memorial service at Fort Carson Army Post south of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, for the soldiers.
  11. Boots, helmets and guns stand in honor of eight U.S. Army soldiers before a memorial service for the men at Fort Carson Army Post south of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. The eight soldiers died in a single battle in Afghanistan in early October of this year.
  12. FORWARD OPERATING BASE WILSON, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 29: Comrades of Pfc. Devin J. Michel of Stockton, Illinois salute in front of his memorial October 29, 2009 during a service at Forward Operating Base Wilson near Kandahar, Afghanistan. Michel, 19, was killed by an explosive device during a foot patrol October 24 in nearby Zhari province. The region around Forward Base Wilson is one of the most dangerous for American and Canadian troops in all of Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colorado.
  13. FORWARD OPERATING BASE WILSON, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 29: A comrade of Pfc. Devin J. Michel of Stockton, Illinois kneels in front of his memorial October 29, 2009 at Forward Operating Base Wilson near Kandahar, Afghanistan. Michel, 19, was killed by an explosive device during a foot patrol October 24 in nearby Zhari province. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colorado.
  14. With a sculpture of Kit Carson in the background, Major Dan Chandler, the commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Rear Detachment, back, looks on with Lt. Col. Steve Wollman, public affairs officer for the 4th Infantry Division, front, as Corie Weathers, care team coordinator for Team 361 at Fort Carson, talks about the soldiers from the detachment who were killed in battle in Afghanistan during a news conference outside the post in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.
  15. The Department of Defense released these photos as they announced on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009 the death of eight soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. They were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. On the top row are, from left to right, Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos, 27, Tucson, Ariz., Spc. Christopher T. Griffin, 24, Kincheloe, Mich., Pfc. Kevin C. Thomson, 22, Reno, Nev., Michael P. Scusa, 22, Villas, N.J. From left on bottom row, Sgt. Vernon W. Martin, 25, Savannah, Ga., Stephan L. Mace, 21, Lovettsville, Va., Sgt. Joshua J. Kirk, 30, South Portland, Maine, Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt, 24. Applegate, Calif.
  16. DOVER, DE - OCTOBER 06: (R-L) U.S. Air Force Colonel Robert Edmondson, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Dailey, Maj. Gen. David Perkins and Lt. Gen. David Huntoon salute as soldiers carry the flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Specialist Michael Scusa of Villas, New Jersey, out of a C-17 during a dignified transfer on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base October 6, 2009 in Dover, Delaware. A member of the 4th Brigade Combat Team stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado, Specialist Scusa is one of eight U.S. soldiers killed on Saturday when about 300 insurgents mounted a bold daylight attack on a pair of remote American military bases in the Kamdesh District of Nuristan Province, near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. It was the heaviest U.S. loss of life in a single battle since July 2008.

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