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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:
| 887 | In hostile actions: | In non-hostile actions: |
| Fatalities | 637 | 250 |
Tallies may be incomplete because of lags in reporting. |
Pfc. Devin J. Michel, 19, of Stockton, Ill.; 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Carson, Colo. Killed Oct. 24 in Zhari district in Kandahar province.
Sgt. Eduviges G. Wolf, 24, of Hawthorne, Calif.; 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Carson, Colo. Killed Oct. 25 in Konar province.
Cpl. Gregory M.W. Fleury, 23, of Anchorage.
Capt. Eric A. Jones, 29, of Westchester, N.Y.
Capt. David S. Mitchell, 30, of Loveland, Ohio.
Capt. Kyle E. Van De Giesen, 29, of North Attleboro, Mass.
Fleury, Jones and Van De Giesen were assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Mitchell was assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Camp Pendleton. All four Marines were killed Oct. 26 in Helmand province.
All troops were killed in action in Afghanistan unless otherwise indicated.
Total fatalities include one civilian employee of the Defense Department. They also include service members killed in other locations involved in Operation Enduring Freedom, including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Jordan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Pakistan; Philippines; Seychelles; Sudan; Tajikistan; Turkey; Uzbekistan; and Yemen.
A full list of casualties is available online at http:/
SOURCE: Defense Department's http:/
