Afghanistan War Deaths

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:

959	In hostile actions:	In non-hostile actions:
Fatalities	689	270
Tallies may be incomplete because of lags in reporting.

Sgt. Joshua A. Lengstorf, 24, of Yoncalla, Ore.

Spc. Brian R. Bowman, 24, of Crawfordsville, Ind.

Pvt. John P. Dion, 19, of Shattuck, Okla.

The three soldiers were assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Carson, Colo. They were killed Jan. 3 in Ashoque.

Senior Airman Bradley R. Smith, 24, of Troy, Ill.; 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, based at Fort Riley, Kan. Killed Jan. 3 near Kandahar airfield.

Sgt. 1st Class Jason O. B. Hickman, 35, of Kingsport, Tenn.; Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based at Fort Richardson, Alaska. Died Jan. 7 at Forward Operating Base Salerno from wounds suffered at Combat Outpost Bowri Tana.

Lance Cpl. Mark A. Juarez, 22, of Bakersfield, Calif.; 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Killed Jan. 9 in Helmand province.

Lance Cpl. Mark D. Juarez, 23, of San Antonio; 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Killed Jan. 9 in Helmand province.

Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Meinert, 20, of Fort Atkinson, Wis.; 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Killed Jan. 10 in Helmand province.