As of Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, at least 4,418 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, 31,934 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s weekly tally.
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Latest identification:
Army Staff Sgt. Philip C. Jenkins, 26, Decatur, Ind., died Sept. 7, 2010 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in a shooting incident in Salah ad-Din province. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The incident is under investigation.
Army Pfc. James F. McClamrock, 22, Huntersville, N.C., died Sept. 7, 2010 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in a shooting incident in Salah ad-Din province. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The incident is under investigation.
U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan
As of Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, at least 1,176 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, 7,950 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s weekly tally.
Latest identifications:
Army Pfc. Diego M. Montoya, 20, San Antonio, Texas, died Sept. 2, 2010 in Laghman province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned to the 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
Marine Sgt. Jesse M. Balthaser, 23, Columbus, Ohio, died Sept. 4, 2010 at FOB Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province. He was assigned to the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Marine Cpl. Philip G. E. Charte, 22, Goffstown, N.H., died Sept. 7, 2010 at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Marine Cpl. John C. Bishop, 25, Columbus, Ind., died Sept. 8, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Army 1st Lt. Todd W. Weaver, 26, Hampton, Va., died Sept. 9, 2010 at COP Stout, Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Year Ago — September 14, 2009
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Bin Laden appeals to Americans (MSNBC, Sept. 14, 2009) — In a new audiotape, Osama bin Laden calls on Americans to resolve the conflict with al-Qaida by ending the war in Afghanistan. NBC’s Bob Windrem reports. (02:19)
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One year ago today, I reported that Osama bin Laden released a new tape in which he cited U.S. support for Israel as the reason for the attack of 9/11, saying, “the cause of our disagreement with you is your support to your Israeli allies who occupy our land of Palestine.”
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Two Years Ago — September 14, 2008
After the Primary Election: Day 5
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Military official: U.S. is ‘not winning the war’ in Afghanistan (NBC Nightly News, Sept. 10, 2008) — Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Bush administration, told Congress Wednesday that America is “running out of time” in Afghanistan. NBC’s Brian Williams reports. (00:38)
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Two years ago today, on the fifth day after losing my 2008 primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District, in line with my focus on national security, I reported on the assassination of a provincial governor in Afghanistan, U.S. casualties in Afghanistan, an assessment by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Bush administration that the U.S. is “not winning the war” in Afghanistan and “running out of time,” and ongoing violence in Iraq.
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