U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq

As of Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, at least 4,362 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, 31,557 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 Chief Warrant Officer Mathew C. Heffelfinger, 29, Kimberly, Idaho, died Nov. 8, 2009 in Tikrit, Iraq, in the crash of an OH-58D helicopter. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
• Army Chief Warrant Officer Earl R. Scott III, 24, Jacksonville, Fla., died Nov. 8, 2009 in Tikrit, Iraq, in the crash of an OH-58D helicopter. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
• Army Spc. Tony Carrasco Jr., 25, Berino, N.M., died Nov. 4, 2009 in Ad Dawr, Iraq, of a gunshot wound suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
• Army Staff Sgt. Amy C. Tirador, 29, Albany, N.Y., died Nov. 4, 2009 in Kirkush, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. She was assigned to the 209th Military Intelligence Company, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. 

U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, at least 836 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. Charles I. Cartwright, 26, Union Bridge, Md., died Nov. 7, 2009 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Pendleton, Calif. 
• Army Spc. Aaron S. Aamot, 22, Custer, Wash., died Nov. 5, 2009 in Jelewar, 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. Gary L. Gooch Jr., 22, Ocala, Fla., died Nov. 5, 2009 in Jelewar, 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. Julian L. Berisford, 25, Benwood, W.V., died Nov. 4, 2009 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
• Army Spc. Benjamin Sherman [age and hometown unavailable], died Nov. 4, 2009 in Afghanistan [further information unavailable]. He was assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
• [Identifying information not yet released], died Nov. 4, 2009 in Afghanistan [further information not yet released]. He was assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. 

Remember Their Sacrifice

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Year Ago – November 10, 2008

Dozens of Casualties in Baghdad Triple Bombing

One year ago today, I reported the deadliest attack in Iraq in months, when a suicide bomber struck a crowd that gathered where an explosion moments earlier had damaged a bus full of schoolgirls, killing at least 31 people and wounding 71.