The Military Times – the family of newspapers that deal with military issues for each service – has an online page called ‘Honor the Fallen’. They have given The Aquila Report permission to list the names in an article in our magazine once a month. Here is the list for July.

Each day I look at hundreds of Google extracts doing searches for the words ‘Presbyterian’, ‘Evangelical’, and ‘Reformed’. Many of these results are funeral announcements. Over the past couple of years I have been stunned by the number of funeral announcements were for our soldiers and Marines (and a few Navy and Air Force) serving in combat areas.

Then last week, a newly retired PCA Army National Guard chaplain – David Gilleran, pastor of Hope Presbyterian church in Martinsville, VA – posted some of these listings on his Facebook page. I was thrilled to see that the names and information were readily available to the public.

The Military Times – the series of newspapers that deal with military issues for each service – has an online page called ‘Honor the Fallen’. They have given The Aquila Report permission to list the names in an article in our magazine once a month (this information is available on DOD public pages but they organize it perfectly for out purposes.

Listings are by dates. We encouge our readers to look for any that may be from their locals. The names are all hyperlinks back to the Military Times where you can see a picture (we are not allowed to reprint those) and get more information about the individual – many including home town obituary notices.

But each of us, after we review this list each month, can spend some time having a ‘Memorial Day’ prayer for those who have paid the ultimate price to help keep our nation free.

Here is listing of the 41 who died in July

Army Sgt. William B. GrossPaniagua
July 31, 2011 28, of Daly City, Calif., assigned to 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died July 31

Army Pfc. Brice M. Scott
July 31, 2011
22, of Columbus, Ga., assigned to 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died July 31

Marine Staff Sgt. Patrick R. Dolphin
July 31, 2011
29, of Moscow, Pa.; assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C

Marine Sgt. Dennis Kancler
July 31, 2011
26, of Brecksville, Ohio; assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C

Marine Sgt. Christopher M. Wrinkle
July 31, 2011
29, of Dallastown, Pa.; assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C

Army 2nd Lt. Jered W. Ewy
July 29, 2011
33, of Edmond, Okla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.; died July 29

Army Spc. Augustus J. Vicari
July 29, 2011
22, of Broken Arrow, Okla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.; died July

Army Master Sgt. Benjamin Stevenson
July 21, 2011
36, of Canyon Lake, Texas; assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died July 21 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered

Army Staff Sgt. James M. Christen
July 19, 2011
29, of Loomis, Calif., assigned to 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died July 19 in

Army Sgt. Jacob Molina
July 19, 2011
27, of Houston, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died July 19 in Kunar

Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. VanGiesen
July 18, 2011
30, of Erie, Pa., died July 18 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his convoy with an improvised explosive device

Army Sgt. Edward W. Koehler
July 18, 2011
47, of Lebanon, Pa., died July 18 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his convoy with an improvised explosive device

Army Sgt. Brian K. Mowery
July 18, 2011
49, of Halifax, Pa., died July 18 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his convoy with an improvised explosive device

Army Sgt. Omar A. Jones
July 18, 2011
28, of Crook, Colo., assigned to 126th Chemical Battalion, 92nd Troop Command, Nebraska Army National Guard, Wahoo, Neb.; died July 18 in Balkh province, Afghanistan

Army Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth B. Elwell
July 17, 2011
33, of Holland, Pa.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died July 17

Army Pfc. Tyler M. Springmann
July 17, 2011
19, of Hartland, Maine; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died July 17

Army Sgt. Mark A. Cofield
July 17, 2011
25, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died July 17 in Baghdad of injuries sustained

Army Spc. Frank R. Gross
July 16, 2011
25, of Oldsmar, Fla.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 16 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan

Army Cpl. Raphael R. Arruda
July 16, 2011
21, of Ogden, Utah, assigned to 416th Theater Engineer Command, U.S. Army Reserve, Ogden, Utah; died July 16 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained

Army Sgt. Lex L. Lewis
July 15, 2011
40, of Rapid City, S.D.; assigned to 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died July 15 in

Army Staff Sgt. Wyatt A. Goldsmith
July 15, 2011
28, of Colville, Wash.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died July 15 at Camp Bastion Hospital, Afghanistan, of

Army Reserve Spc. Daniel L. Elliott
July 15, 2011
21, of Youngsville, N.C.; assigned to the 290th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, U.S. Army Reserve, Cary, N.C.; died July 15 in Basra

Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher L. Camero
July 15, 2011
19, of Kailua Kona, Hawaii; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died July 15 of

Army Sgt. Jeremy R. Summers
July 14, 2011
27, of Mount Olivet, Ky.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died July 14

Marine Lance Cpl. Jabari N. Thompson
July 13, 2011
22, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 17 of wounds

Marine Lance Cpl. Robert S. Greniger
July 12, 2011
21, of Greenfield, Minn.; assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 12 in Helmand

Navy Hospitalman Aaron D. Ullom
July 12, 2011
20, of Midland, Mich.; assigned 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 12 in

Army Spc. Rafael A. Nieves Jr.
July 10, 2011
22, of Albany, N.Y.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died July

Army Sgt. Steven L. Talamantez
July 10, 2011
34, of Laredo, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 10 in

Marine Lance Cpl. Norberto Mendez Hernandez
July 10, 2011
22, of Logan, Utah; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died July 10 while conducting combat operations in Helmand

Army Sgt. 1st Class Terry L. Pasker
July 9, 2011
39, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; assigned to 334th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa National Guard

Army Sgt. Christopher P. Soderlund
July 9, 2011
23, of Pineville, La.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.; died July 9 in

Marine Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Dodds Dudley
July 7, 2011
29, of Tega Cay, S.C.; assigned to Marine Air Group 26, 2nd Marine Air Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps

Army Spc. Nathan R. Beyers
July 7, 2011
24, of Littleton, Colo.; assigned to 145th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Cavalry Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Idaho National Guard, Post Falls

Army Spc. Nicholas W. Newby
July 7, 2011
20, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; assigned to 145th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Cavalry Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Idaho National Guard, Post

Army Spc. Jordan C. Schumann
July 5, 2011
24, of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; assigned to the 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Hohenfels, Germany; died July

Army Staff Sgt. Joshua A. Throckmorton
July 5, 2011
28, of Battle Creek Mich.; assigned to the 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Hohenfels, Germany; died July 5

Army Spc. Preston J. Suter
July 5, 2011
22, of Sandy, Utah; assigned to the 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Hohenfels, Germany; died July 5 in

Army Sgt. Nicanor Amper IV
July 5, 2011
36, of San Jose, Calif.; assigned to the 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.; died July

Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Garcia
July 4, 2011
27, of Bossier City, La.; assigned to the 63rd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command, Fort Polk, La.; died July

Army Pfc. James A. Waters
July 1, 2011
21, of Cloverdale, Ind.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died July 1 in…]