U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq

As of Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at least 4,357 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, 31,545 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s weekly tally. …

U.S. Troop Casualties in Iraq

Latest identifications:

• Army Spc. Jonathon M. Sylvestre, 21, Colorado Springs, Colo., died Nov. 2, 2009 in Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
• Army Spc. Christopher M. Cooper, 28, Oceanside, Calif., died Oct. 30, 2009 in Babil province, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Schweinfurt, Germany.
• Army Pfc. Lukas C. Hopper, 20, Merced, Calif., died Oct. 30, 2009 southeast of Karadah, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
• Army National Guard Spc. Adrian L. Avila, 19, Opelika, Ala., died Oct. 29, 2009 at Khabari Crossing, Kuwait, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related accident. He was assigned to the in Fort Payne, Ala.
• Army National Guard Spc. Joseph L. Gallegos, 39, Questa, N.M., died Oct. 28, 2009 in Tallil, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 720th Transportation Company, New Mexico Army National Guard, in Las Vegas, N.M.
• Army Maj. David L. Audo, 35, Saint Joseph, Ill., died Oct. 27, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 22nd Military Police Battalion, 6th Military Police Group, Fort Lewis, Wash. 

U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at least 833 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. …

Latest identifications:

• Marine Sgt. Cesar B. Ruiz, 26, San Antonio, Texas, died Oct. 31, 2009 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve, New Orleans.
• Marine Lance Cpl. Cody R. Stanley, 21, Rosanky, Texas, died Oct. 28, 2009 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
• Department of the Air Force civilian Frank R. Walker, 66, Oklahoma City, Okla., died of non-combat related medical causes Oct 28, 2009 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.
• Army Pfc. Brian R. Bates, Jr., 20, Gretna, La., died Oct. 27, 2009 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
• Army Spc. Robert K. Charlton, 22, Malden, Mo., died Oct. 27, 2009 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident Oct. 23 in Wardak, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
• Army Sgt. Fernando Delarosa, 24, Alamo, Texas, died Oct. 27, 2009 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
• Army Staff Sgt. Luis M. Gonzalez, 27, South Ozone Park, N.Y., died Oct. 27, 2009 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
• Army Sgt. Dale R. Griffin, 29, Terre Haute, Ind., died Oct. 27, 2009 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
• Army Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, Plattsburg, Mo., died Oct. 27, 2009 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
• Army Spc. Jared D. Stanker, 22, Evergreen Park, Ill., died Oct. 27, 2009 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
• Army Pfc. Christopher I. Walz, 25, Vancouver, Wash., died Oct. 27, 2009 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
• Army Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson, 24, Broussard, La., died Oct. 27, 2009 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
• Army Staff Sgt. Keith R. Bishop, 28, Medford, N.Y., died Oct. 26, 2009 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
• Army Sgt. Josue E. Hernandez Chavez, 23, Reno, Nev., died Oct. 26, 2009 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
• Army Chief Warrant Officer Niall Lyons, 40, Spokane, Wash., died Oct. 26, 2009 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
• Army Staff Sgt. Shawn H. McNabb, 24, Terrell, Texas, died Oct. 26, 2009 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
• Army Sgt. 1st Class David E. Metzger, 32, San Diego, Calif., died Oct. 26, 2009 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
• Army Chief Warrant Officer Michael P. Montgomery, 36, Savannah, Ga., died Oct. 26, 2009 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
• Army Sgt. Nikolas A. Mueller, 26, Little Chute, Wisc., died Oct. 26, 2009 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Remember Their Sacrifice

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Year Ago – November 3, 2008

Write-in Campaign: Day 16

One year ago today, on the 16th day of my write-in campaign against U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District, I reported that in the final week of the campaign I mounted a ground assault with an advertising blitz comprising ads in 25 newspapers across the district with a combined circulation of approximately 150,000.