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. View Photo »
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. View Photo »
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. View Photo »
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. View Photo »
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... View Photo »
Vanessa Jackson of Savannah, Ga. , holds the identity tags of her brother, Staff Sgt. View Photo »
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 b... View Photo »
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 Div... View Photo »
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. View Photo »
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. View Photo »
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. View Photo »
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. View Photo »
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. View Photo »
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. View Photo »
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. View Photo »
DOVER, DE - OCTOBER 06: (R-L) U.S. Air Force Colonel Robert Edmondson, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Dailey, Maj. View Photo »
DOVER, DE - OCTOBER 06: U.S. Army soldiers carry the flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Specialist Christopher T. Griffin of Kincheloe, Michigan, out of a C-17 during a dignified transfer on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base October 6, 2009 in Dover, Delaware. View Photo »
DOVER, DE - OCTOBER 06: (R-L) U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Dailey, Maj. View Photo »
DOVER, DE - OCTOBER 06: (R-L) U.S. Air Force Colonel Robert Edmondson, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Dailey, Maj. View Photo »
DOVER, DE - OCTOBER 06: U.S. Army soldiers carry the flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Sergeant Vernon W. Martin of Savannah, Georgia, out of a C-17 during a dignified transfer on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base October 6, 2009 in Dover, Delaware. View Photo »