Afghanistan war deaths
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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:
| 1,076 | In hostile actions: | In non-hostile actions: |
| Fatalities | 791 | 285 |
Tallies may be incomplete because of lags in reporting. |
Staff Sgt. Adam L. Perkins, 27, of Antelope, Calif.; 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Killed May 17 in Helmand province.
Col. John M. McHugh, 46, of New Jersey.
Lt. Col. Paul R. Bartz, 43, of Waterloo, Wis.
Lt. Col. Thomas P. Belkofer, 44, of Perrysburg, Ohio.
Staff Sgt. Richard J. Tieman, 28, of Waynesboro, Pa.
Spec. Joshua A. Tomlinson, 24, of Dubberly, La.
McHugh was assigned to U.S. Army Battle Command Training Program, based at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Bartz and Belkofer were assigned to Headquarters, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), based at Fort Drum, N.Y. Tieman and Tomlinson were assigned to Special Troops Battalion, V Corps, based in Heidelberg, Germany. The five soldiers were killed May 18 in a suicide car bombing in Kabul.
Lance Cpl. Philip P. Clark, 19, of Gainesville, Fla.; 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Killed May 18 in Helmand province.


