U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq

As of Friday, September 16, 2011, at least 4,475 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to iCasualties.org.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 32,159 U.S. service members have been wounded as of July 31, 2011, according to iCasualties.org.

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U.S. Troop Casualties in Iraq

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U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Friday, September 16, 2011, at least 1,774 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan as a result of the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to iCasualties.org.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, 13,010 U.S. service members have been wounded as of July 31, 2011, according to iCasualties.org.

Latest identifications:

Army Sgt. Chester G. Stoda, 32, Black River Falls, Wis., died Sept. 2, 2011 as the result of a noncombat incident [scuba diving in Hawaii while on leave from Afghanistan]. He was assigned to the 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

Army National Guard Spc. Christopher D. Horton, 26, Collinsville, Okla., died Sept. 9, 2011 in Paktia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 279 Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.

Army National Guard Sgt. Bret D. Isenhower, 26, Lamar, Okla., died Sept. 9, 2011 in Paktia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 279 Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.

Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brian K. Lundy, 25, Austin, Texas, died Sept. 9, 2011 while conducting a dismounted patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army National Guard Pfc. Tony J. Potter Jr., 20, Okmulgee, Okla., died Sept. 9, 2011 in Paktia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 279 Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.

Army Pfc. Brett E. Wood, 19, Spencer, Ind., died Sept. 9, 2011 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Army Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Quintana, 30, Huntington Park, Calif., died Sept. 10, 2011 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Army Staff Sgt. Keith F. Rudd, 36, Winder, Ga., died Sept. 10, 2011 in Parvan, Afghanistan, after being found unresponsive in his room. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Army Green Beret Sgt. 1st Class Danial R. Adams, 35, Portland, Ore., died Sept. 13, 2011 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using mortar-, machine gun-, and small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Stuttgart, Germany.

Army Sgt. Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr. , 26, Pharr, Texas, died Sep. 14, 2011 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Marine Cpl. Michael J. Dutcher, 22, Asheville, N.C., died Sept. 15, 2011 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army National Guard Sgt. Mycal L. Prince, 28, Minco, Okla., died Sept. 15, 2011 in Laghman province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Stillwater, Okla.

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