U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq

As of Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, at least 4,424 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, 31,967 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s most recent weekly tally.

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U.S. Troop Casualties in Iraq

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U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at least 1,228 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, 8,705 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s weekly tally.

Latest identifications:

Marine Lance Cpl. Scott A. Lynch, 22, Greenwood Lake, N.Y., died Oct. 6, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Cpl. Stephen C. Sockalosky, 21, Cordele, Ga., died Oct. 6, 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.

Navy Hospital Corpsman Edwin Gonzalez, 22, North Miami Beach, Fla., died Oct. 8, 2010 from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Forces, Atlantic, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Lance Cpl. John T. Sparks, 23, Chicago, Ill., died Oct. 8, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Spc. David A. Hess, 25, Ruskin, Fla., died Oct. 10, 2010 of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Zhari province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Staff Sgt. Dave J. Weigle, 29, Philadelphia, Pa., died Oct. 10, 2010 of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Zhari province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Marine Sgt. Frank R. Zaehringer III, 23, Reno, Nev., died Oct. 11, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army Spc. Matthew C. Powell, 20, Slidell, La., died Oct. 12, 2010 at Kandahar Airfield, of wounds suffered at Ghunday Ghar, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his military vehicle using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Marine Cpl. Justin J. Cain, 22, Manitowoc, Wis., died Oct. 13, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Pfc. Victor A. Dew, 20, Granite Bay, Calif., died Oct. 13, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Lance Cpl. Raymon L. A. Johnson, 22, Midland, Ga., died Oct. 13, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, 21, Albany, Ore., died Oct. 13, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Lance Cpl. Phillip D. Vinnedge, 19, Saint Charles, Mo., died Oct. 13, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Year Ago — October 14, 2009

Quarter Million Dead, Wounded

Dozens of bodies are laid to rest in a mass grave in Baqouba, Iraq, on December 13, 2008. According to an April 2009 report by the Iraqi government, 110,600 Iraqis had been killed since the U.S. invasion in 2003. (Photo credit: AFP — Getty Images)

One year ago today, I reported that in the first comprehensive tally released since the war began, Iraq’s Human Rights Ministry determined that 85,694 Iraqis had lost their lives from 2004-2008, with 147,195 wounded. The count included Iraqi civilians, military, and police but not U.S. military deaths, insurgents, or foreigners (including contractors), and it did not include the first months of the war after the 2003 U.S. invasion.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Two Years Ago — October 14 2008

After the Primary Election: Day 35

Two years ago today, on the 35th 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 increasing incidence of attacks by female suicide bombers — the mujahidaat — in Iraq and examined some of the factors behind this emerging threat.

Farhana Ali (RAND Corporation) and Jerrold M. Post, M.D. (George Washington University) at a counterterrorism panel at the International Society of Political Psychology meeting in Paris, July 12, 2008. (Photo: Aubrey Immelman)