U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq

As of Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, at least 4,351 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, 31,536 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 Pfc. Daniel J. Rivera, 22, Rochester, N.Y., died Oct. 18, 2009 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. 

U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, at least 805 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 Spc. Jesus O. Flores Jr., 28, La Mirada, Calif., died Oct. 15, 2009 at Arghandab River Bridge in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Spc. Daniel C. Lawson, 33, Deerfield Beach, Fla., died Oct. 15, 2009 at Arghandab River Bridge in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Staff Sgt. Glen H. Stivison, Jr., 34, Blairsville, Pa., died Oct. 15, 2009 at Arghandab River Bridge in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Pfc. Brandon M. Styer, 19, Lancaster, Pa., died Oct. 15, 2009 at Arghandab River Bridge in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army National Guard Spc. Anthony G. Green, 28, Matthews, N.C., died Oct. 16, 2009 in Jaghato district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 143rd Infantry Detachment, Texas National Guard, Austin, Texas.

Army Sgt. Christopher M. Rudzinski, 28, Rantoul, Ill., died Oct. 16, 2009 near Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 293rd Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Chris N. Staats, 32, Fredericksburg, Texas, died Oct. 16, 2009 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 143rd Infantry Detachment, Texas National Guard, Austin, Texas.

Army Spc. Michael A. Dahl Jr., 23, Moreno Valley, Calif., died Oct. 17, 2009 in Argahndab, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

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Remember Their Sacrifice

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Year Ago — October 20, 2008

Write-in Campaign: Day 2

One year ago today, on the second day of my write-in campaign against U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District, I featured an interview I did the previous day with KMSP Fox 9 television in the Twin Cities, rebuking Bachmann for her “anti-American” comments on MSNBC “Hardball” with Chris Matthews.