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Aug 17th, 2010


U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq

As of Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at least 4,415 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 31,911 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s weekly tally.

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U.S. Troop Casualties in Iraq

Latest identification:


Army Sgt. Jamal M. Rhett, 24, Palmyra, N.J., died Aug. 15, 2010 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his vehicle with grenades. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at least 1,123 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, 7,415 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s weekly tally.

Latest identifications:


Army Pfc. John E. Andrade, 19, San Antonio, Texas, died Aug. 7, 2010 at DE Khak Chupan Turah, Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.


Marine Cpl. Kristopher D. Greer, 25, Ashland City, Tenn., died Aug. 8, 2010 of wounds received Aug. 6 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 4th Combat Engineering Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Knoxville, Tenn.


Marine Sgt. Jose L. “Joey” Saenz III, 30, Pleasanton, Texas, died Aug. 9, 2010 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.


Army Sgt. Christopher N. Karch, 23, Indianapolis, Ind., died Aug. 11, 2010 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.


Marine Staff Sgt. Michael A. Bock, 26, Leesburg, Fla., died Aug. 13, 2010 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Year Ago — August 17, 2009

Two Great Americans


A carry team removes the transfer case containing the remains of Marine Sgt. William J. Cahir from a transport airplane at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del. (Photo credit: Cliff Owen / Associated Press)

One year ago today, I recognized two American heroes: U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) who expressed criticism of those comparing Democratic leaders to Nazis in the healthcare debate; and Sgt. Bill Cahir, 40, a journalist who enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at age 34 after 9/11 and served two tours of duty in Iraq before being deployed to the war he wanted to fight — Afghanistan — where he was killed on August 13, 2009 by enemy gunfire in Helmand province.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Two Years Ago — August 17, 2008

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Sartell

On the Campaign Trail: Day 34

Two years ago today, on the 34th day of my 2008 campaign against U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, I attended the annual St. Francis Xavier Parish Fall Festival in Sartell, Minn.





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