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Jul 8th, 2011


U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq

As of Friday, July 8, 2011, at least 4,471 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to iCasualties.org.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 32,227 U.S. service members have been wounded as of April 30, 2011, according to iCasualties.org.

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U.S. Troop Casualties in Iraq

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Army Capt. Matthew G. Nielson, 27, Jefferson, Iowa, died June 29, 2011 in Badrah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.


Army Spc. Robert G. Tenney Jr., 29, Warner Robins, Ga., died June 29, 2011 in Badrah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.


Army Capt. David E. Van Camp, 29, Wheeling, W.Va., died June 29, 2011 in Badrah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.


Army National Guard Spc. Nathan R. Beyers, 24, Littleton, Colo., died July 7, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his convoy using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 145th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Cavalry Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Idaho National Guard, Post Falls, Idaho.


Army Spc. Nicholas W. Newby, 20, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, died July 7, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his convoy using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 145th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Cavalry Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Idaho National Guard, Post Falls, Idaho.

U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Friday, July 8, 2011, at least 1,658 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan as a result of the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to iCasualties.org.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, 11,181 U.S. service members have been wounded as of April 30, 2011, according to iCasualties.org.

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Army Pfc. James A. Waters, 21, Cloverdale, Ind., died July 1, 2011 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.


Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Garcia, 27, Bossier City, La., died July 4, 2011 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 63rd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command (CBRNE), Fort Polk, La.


Army Sgt. Nicanor Amper IV, 36, San Jose, Calif., died July 5, 2011 in Khowst, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.


Army Spc. Jordan C. Schumann, 24, Port Saint Lucie, Fla., died July 5, 2011 in Paktia province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Hohenfels, Germany.


Army Spc. Preston J. Suter, 22, Sandy, Utah, died July 5, 2011 in Paktia province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Hohenfels, Germany.


Army Staff Sgt. Joshua A. Throckmorton, 28, Battle Creek Mich., died July 5, 2011 in Paktia province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Hohenfels, Germany.


Marine Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Dodds Dudley, 29, Tega Cay, S.C., died July 7, 2011 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Marine Air Group 26, 2nd Marine Air Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jacksonville, N.C.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Year Ago — July 8, 2010

“Rise of the New Right” — Part 2


“A Deep Dislike for Barack Obama” — A common theme in the anger across the spectrum of the New Right is a deep dislike for Barack Obama. (06:52)

One year ago today, I featured Part 2 of “The Rise of the New Right: A Hardball Documentary with Chris Matthews,” titled “A Deep Dislike for Barack Obama.”

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Two Years Ago — July 8, 2009

Iraq-Afghanistan Casualties

Two years ago today, on July 8, 2009, I provided my weekly report of U.S. military deaths in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Army Pfc. Steven T. Drees, 19, of Peshtigo, Wis., died June 28, 2009 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, in Landstuhl, Germany, of a gunshot wound to the head sustained June 24 in Konar Province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire and a rocket-propelled-grenade launcher. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. He enlisted in the Army July 25, 2008, and was deployed May 26, 2009, on his 19th birthday.

Pfc. Drees’ parents, Dawn Bayer and Paul Drees, and his twin brother, Charlie, were present when he died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany. He had been kept alive until his organs could be harvested for donation, and family members learnedthat Drees’ organs may have saved the lives of three people. The family is very close-knit, and Drees had never been away from home for long before he joined the Army. As a boy, Steven played baseball and he lettered in both football and basketball in high school.





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