Afghanistan War Deaths

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Total number of U.S. military deaths since 2001 and names of the U.S. troops killed recently in the Afghanistan war, as announced by the Pentagon:

886In hostile actions:In non-hostile actions:
Fatalities636250

Tallies may be incomplete

because of lags in reporting.

Spec. Jesus O. Flores Jr., 28, of La Miranda, Calif.

Spec. Daniel C. Lawson, 33, of Deerfield Beach, Fla.

Staff Sgt. Glen H. Stivison Jr., 34, of Blairsville, Pa.

Pfc. Brandon M. Styer, 19, of Lancaster, Pa.

The four soldiers were assigned to 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, based at Fort Carson, Colo. They were killed Oct. 15 in Kandahar province.

Sgt. Christopher M. Rudzinski, 28, of Rantoul, Ill.; 293rd Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), based at Fort Stewart, Ga. Killed Oct. 16 near Kandahar.

Spec. Anthony G. Green, 28, of Matthews, N.C.

Staff Sgt. Chris N. Staats, 32, of Fredericksburg, Tex.


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