Prayers for the families of fallen heroes Pfc. Vincent Ellis and Pfc. Nathan Davis, both killed in Afghanistan this month.

Lt. Col. William Conde pauses in front a fallen soldier memorial after a ceremony for two Army soldiers killed in Afghanistan earlier this month, Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. The Army’s 4th Brigade Combat Team held the ceremony for Pfc. Vincent Ellis of Tokyo, Japan; and Pfc. Nathan Davis, of Yucaipa, Calif. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Marc Lester)