Sgt. 1st Class Christopher James Speer

Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.

Age: 28 years old

Died: August 7, 2002 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit: Army, U.S. Army Special Operations Command Headquarters, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Incident: Died in a German hospital of wounds received during a reconnaissance mission July 27 in eastern Afghanistan.