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Jul 6th, 2010


U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq

As of Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at least 4,411 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, 31,874 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s weekly tally.

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U.S. Troop Casualties in Iraq

Latest identifications:


Army Sgt. Johnny W. Lumpkin, 38, Columbus, Ga., died July 2, 2010 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained July 1 in a non-combat equipment-related incident in Taji, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.


Army Spc. Morganne M. McBeth, 19, Fredricksburg, Va., died July 2, 2010 in Al Asad, Iraq, of wounds sustained July 1 in a non-combat incident in Khan Al Baghdadi, Iraq. She was assigned to the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Friday, July 2, 2010, at least 1,063 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:


Army Staff Sgt. Brandon M. Silk, 25, Orono, Maine, died June 21, 2010 near Gaza Ridge, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in which he was traveling made a hard landing. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.


Army National Guard Sgt. David A. Holmes, 34, Tennille, Ga., died June 26, 2010 at Sayed Abad, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 810th Engineer Company, Georgia National Guard, Swainsboro, Ga.


 Army Sgt. John M. Rogers, 26, Scottsdale, Ariz., died June 27, 2010 at Forward Operating Base Blessing, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.


Army Staff Sgt. Eric B. Shaw, 31, Exeter, Maine, died June 27, 2010 in Ghakai Valley, Konar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.


Army Sgt. David W. Thomas, 40, St. Petersburg, Fla., died June 27, 2010 in Asadabad, Konar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.


Army Sgt. 1st Class Kristopher D. Chapleau, 33, LaGrange, Ky., died June 30, 2010 at Forward Operating Base Blessing, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.


Army Sgt. Matthew R. Hennigan, 20, Las Vegas, Nev., died June 30, 2010 at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained earlier in Tangi Valley, Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with machine-gun fire. He was assigned to 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany.


Army National Guard Spc. Ryan J. Grady, 25, Bristow, Okla., died July 1, 2010 at Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Vermont National Guard, Bradford, Vt.


Marine Cpl. Larry D. Harris Jr., 24, Thornton, Colo., died July 1, 2010 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.


Army Pfc. David Jefferson, 23, Philadelphia, died July 2, 2010 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.


Air Force Capt. David A. Wisniewski, 31, Moville, Iowa, died July 2, 2010 at the National Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of wounds sustained June 9 when insurgents shot down his HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter with a rocket-propelled grenade during a medical-evacuation mission in Helmand province near Forward Operating Base Jackson, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Year Ago — July 6, 2009

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Updated drawing of the suspected serial killer in Cherokee County, S.C.

South Carolina ‘Serial Killer’

One-year retrospective: One year ago today, I reported that the Gaffney, South Carolina killer who murdered male and female victims ranging in age from 15 to 83 in less than a week did not fit the profile of a serial killer (as labeled by the media) and could be more aptly described as a spree killer. As such, I predicted that — unlike most serial killers — he was unlikely to be captured alive to face charges. He was shot dead shortly afterwards in a standoff with police.





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