Military Casualties

Spc. Ryan Riley, 22, died in Ninawa province, Iraq.

The Marines were killed near Bagram Air Base when an improvised explosive device hit their convoy.

Maj. Matthew M. Wiegand, 34, and Capt. Travis W. Brannon, 30, died in the crash, Marine officials said Monday.

The pilots were flying an AH-1Z Viper helicopter.

"He had that split second to make that decision ... to sacrifice himself so that we could all live."

The soldiers were killed Friday in Kunduz province, Afghanistan.

Navy SEAL Remington J. Peters had completed more than 600 jumps with the Navy's elite Leap Frogs parachute team.

Five KC-130 Hercules crew members died in a Dec. 6 accident off Japan.

The remains of 186 sailors and Marines from the battleship USS Oklahoma have been identified through DNA testing.

A national movement, 'wear blue: run to remember' honors the fallen and helps loved ones through their healing process.