U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq

As of Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, at least 4,426 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to the most recent Associated Press count.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 31,981 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s most recent weekly tally.

U.S. Troop Casualties in Iraq

Latest identifications:

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U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, at least 1,260 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’s most recent weekly tally.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, 9,095 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s most recent weekly tally.

Latest identifications:

Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew J. Broehm, 22, Flagstaff, Ariz., died Nov. 4, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Sgt. Jason J. McCluskey, 26, McAlester, Okla., died Nov. 4, 2010 at Zarghun Shahr, Mohammad Agha district, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Marine Lance Cpl. Brandon W. Pearson, 21, Arvada, Colo., died Nov. 4, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Staff Sgt. Jordan B. Emrick, 26, Hoyleton, Ill., died Nov. 5, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Sgt. Michael F. Paranzino, 22, Middletown, R.I., died Nov. 5, 2010 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Army Spc. Blake D. Whipple, 21, Williamsville, N.Y., died Nov. 5, 2010 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 7th Engineering Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Marine Lance Cpl. Randy R. Braggs, 21, Sierra Vista, Ariz., died Nov. 6, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Pfc. Shane M. Reifert, 23, Cottrellville, Mich., died Nov. 6, 2010 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Sgt. Aaron B. Cruttenden, 25, Mesa, Ariz., died Nov. 7, 2010 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Army Spc. Dale J. Kridlo, 33, Hughestown, Pa., died Nov. 7, 2010 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Army Spc. Andrew L. Hutchins, 20, New Portland, Maine, died Nov. 8, 2010 in Khost province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Spc. Anthony Vargas, 27, Reading, Pa., died Nov. 8, 2010 in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Marine Lance Cpl. Dakota R. Huse, 19, Greenwood, La., died Nov. 9, 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.

Marine 2nd Lt. Robert M. Kelly, 29, Tallahassee, Fla., died Nov. 9, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. [Note: 2nd Lt. Kelly is the son of Lt. Gen. John F. Kelly, commander of the Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North. His brother, John Kelly, is also a Marine.]

Army Sgt. Edward H. Bolen, 25, Chittenango, N.Y., died Nov. 10, 2010 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

Marine Lance Cpl. James B. Stack, 20, Arlington Heights, Ill., died Nov. 10, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Spc. David C. Lutes, 28, Frostburg, Md., died Nov. 11, 2010 in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 8. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Air Force Senior Airman Andrew S. Bubacz, 23, Dalzell, S. C., died Nov. 12, 2010 in Nuristan, Afghanistan, of a head injury sustained while maintaining a communications tower. He was assigned to the 97th Communications Squadron, Altus Air Force Base, Okla.

Army Spc. Shannon Chihuahua, 25, Thomasville, Ga., died Nov. 12, 2010 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Cpl. Shawn D. Fannin, 32, Wheelersburg, Ohio, died Nov. 12, 2010 in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 404th Aviation Support Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

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Marine Deaths Down Range Under Investigation

Nov. 8, 2010

Military officials in Afghanistan are investigating the deaths of two California-based Marines, the Defense Department said.

Lance Cpls. Brandon W. Pearson, 21, and Matthew J. Broehm, 22, were killed Nov. 4 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, according to a news release. Pearson, of Arvada, Colo., and Broehm, of Flagstaff, Ariz., were assigned to Camp Pendleton’s 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines.

Military officials have said they are investigating Taliban claims that an Afghan soldier killed three U.S. troops on Nov. 4 in Helmand’s Sangin district, where 3/5 Marines are based, according to reports. It’s unclear whether these incidents are related.

Agence France-Presse has reported that a NATO official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the Marines had been shot by an Afghan soldier who had been on the base for two to three weeks and was now missing.

More information was not immediately available.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Year Ago — November 15, 2009

Iraq Election Law Veto Threat

Iraq’s Sunni Arab vice president, Tariq al-Hashimi
(Photo credit: Ali Al-Saadi / AP — 2006 file photo)

One year ago today, I reported that Iraq’s Sunni Arab vice president, Tareq al-Hashimi, threatened to veto the country’s election law unless changes were made giving Iraqis living abroad more guaranteed seats in parliament.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Two Years Ago — November 15, 2008

‘I Never Saw Any Evidence’

Admiral Christopher A. Barrie

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