Footing the Bill

Pat Tillman gave up the muddled mess of the Arizona Cardinals playbook for the muddled mess of the Bush Administration’s foreign policy and made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of his country, dying in a firefight in Afghanistan at the age of 27. With a reputation as one of the NFL’s toughest players, Tillman had a $3.6 million contract waiting for him with the Cardinals, but responding to the events of September 11 was a higher calling, and he joined his brother in the Army Rangers, following in the footsteps of relatives who had served at Pearl Harbor and in Vietnam. After leaving the NFL, Tillman declined requests for interviews, and did not request special treatment, considering his sacrifice no greater than that of his comrades. To honor that spirit, below is a listing of the 109 Americans killed in Afghanistan since military operations began there in October 2001.

Jones, Darrell
Profitt, Jason
Dillon Jr., James R.
Tillman, Patrick D.
Jallah, Jr., Dennis
Lagman, Anthony S.
Esposito, Jr., Michael J.
Claunch, Herbert R
Hall, David E.
Golding, Nicholes Darwin
Gilman, Benjamin L.
Seitsinger, Danton K.
Scott, Justin A.
Mowris, James D.
Mancini, Curtis
Kinser, Adam G.
Cook, Robert J.
Perreault, Theodore L.
Plumhoff, Steven
Walkup Jr., Thomas A.
Walters, Howard A.
Kerwood, William J.
Albert, Phillip R.
Blessing, Jay A.
Sweeney, Paul A.
Carlson, William
Clemens, Shawn M.
Wood, Roy A.
Mueller, Christopher Glenn
Kimbrough, Paul W.
Parker, Kristian E.
O'Neill, Evan W.
Thomas, Adam L.
Fuller, Chad C.
Lane, Mitchell A.
Tapper, David M.
Geiger, Christopher P.
Gutierrez, Kelvin Feliciano
Retzer, Thomas E.
Michaud, Seth R.
Taylor, John E.
Losano, Raymond
Dennis, Jerod R.
Frazier, Jacob L.
Morales, Orlando
Stein, John
Teal, John "Mike"
Maltz, Michael
Hicks, Jason Carlyle
Archuleta, Tamara Long
Plite, Jason Thomas
McNeil, Spence A.
Smith, John D.
Moehling, Timothy Wayne
Tracy Jr., William John
Gonzalez-Garza, Rodrigo
Clemens, Brian Michael
Boes, Helge
Barry, Michael C.
Frampton, Gregory Michael
O'Steen, Mark
Kisling Jr., Daniel Leon
Gibbons, Thomas J.
Checo, Steven
Pena, Pedro
Ebbers, James H.
Sledd, Antonio J.
Foraker, Ryan D.
Speer, Christopher J.
Tycz II, Peter P.
Corlew, Sean M.
Shero, Anissa A.
Vance Jr., Gene A.
Galewski, Justin J.
Maugans, Jamie O.
Romero, Daniel A.
Craig, Brian T.
Bourgeois, Matthew J.
Anderson, Marc A.
Crose, Peter P.
Svitak, Philip J.
Roberts, Neil C.
Chapman, John A.
Cunningham, Jason D.
Commons, Matthew A.
Stanley L. Harriman
Carter, Curtis A.
Disney, Jason A.
Cohee III, Walter F.
Morgan, Dwight J.
Hays, Nathan P.
Winters, Jeannette L.
Germosen, Scott N.
McCollum, Daniel G.
Bryson, Stephen L.
Bertrand, Bryan P.
Bancroft, Matthew W.
Chapman, Nathan R.
Davis, Jefferson D.
Petithory, Daniel H.
Prosser, Brian C.
Jakes Jr., Michael J.
Maria, Giovanny
Spann, Johnny Michael
Parker, Vincent
Johnson, Benjamin
Davis, Bryant L.
Edmunds, John J.
Stonesifer, Kristofor T.
Andrews, Evander E.