U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq

As of Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at least 4,324 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

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U.S. Troop Casualties in Iraq

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Army Pfc. Lucas M. Bregg, 19, Wright City, Mo., died July 8, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rodney A. Jarvis, 34, Akron, Ohio, died July 13, 2009 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident. He was assigned to the 46th Engineer Battalion, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Polk, La.

U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at least 663 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. …

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Army National Guard Sgt. Brock H. Chavers, 25, Bulloch, Ga., died July 6, 2009 in Khanabad, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Konduz. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Georgia National Guard, Americus, Ga.

Army Capt. Mark A. Garner, 30, North Carolina, died July 6, 2009 in Argandab District, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany.

Army Pfc. Nicolas H. J. Gideon, 20, Murrieta, Calif., died July 6, 2009 at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered earlier that day in Paktya, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

Army National Guard Spc. Chester W. Hosford, 35, Hastings, Minn., died July 6, 2009 in Khanabad, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Konduz. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry Regiment, Illinois National Guard, Dixon, Ill.

Army National Guard, Spc. Issac L. Johnson, 24, Columbus, Ga., died July 6, 2009 in Khanabad, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Konduz. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, Georgia National Guard, Rome, Ga.

Army National Guard, 1st Lt. Derwin I. Williams, 41, Glenwood, Ill., died July 6, 2009 in Khanabad, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Konduz. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry Regiment, Illinois National Guard, Dixon, Ill.

Army National Guard Spc. Christopher M. Talbert, 24, Galesburg, Ill., died July 7, 2009 in Shindad, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Konduz. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, Illinois National Guard, Marion, Ill.

Marine Lance Cpl. Roger G. Hager, 20, Gibsonville, N.C., died July 8, 2009 at FOB Fiddlers Green, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province. He was assigned to 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Master Sgt. John E. Hayes, 36, Middleburg, Fla., died July 8, 2009 at FOB Fiddlers Green, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province. He was assigned to 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army Spc. Gregory J. Missman, 36, Batavia, Ohio, died July 8, 2009 at Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained elsewhere in Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit using small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Marine Sgt. Michael C. Roy, 25, North Fort Myers, Fla., died July 8, 2009 in Khash, Afghanistan, when he was shot by a sniper while supporting combat operations in Nimroz province. He was assigned to 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Advisor Group, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Darren Ethan Tate, 21, Canyon, Texas, died July 8, 2009 of of pneumonia at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. He was assigned to the USS Iwo Jima, and deployed as an Individual Augmentee to Combined Security Transition Command–Afghanistan.

Army Spc. Joshua R. Farris, 22, La Grange, Texas, died July 9, 2009 in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

Marine Cpl. Matthew R. Lembke, 22, Tualatin, Ore., died July 10, 2009 of wounds sustained on June 24 in a bombing in which he lost both of his legs and suffered massive internal injuries while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, where he served as a sniper. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Marine Lance Cpl. Pedro A. Barbozaflores, 27, Glendale, Calif., died July 11, 2009 in Khan Neshin, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province. He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Master Sgt. Jerome D. Hatfield, 36, Axton, Va., died July 11, 2009 in Khan Neshin, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province. He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army Staff Sgt. Eric J. Lindstrom, 27, Flagstaff, Ariz., died July 12, 2009 near Barge Matal, Afghanistan, after insurgents attacked his patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

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6/15/2009 Update

Deadly July for U.S.-Led Forces in Afghanistan

46 casualties include 24 Americans and 15 British

An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Chester W. Hosford of Hastings, Minn., Wednesday July 8, 2009 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The transfer cases of 2nd Lt. Derwin I. Williams of Glenwood, Ill., second from right, and Pfc. Nicholas Gideon of Murrieta Calif., right, are already loaded into the transfer vehicle. According to the Department of Defense, all three soldiers died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo credit: Associated Press / Steve Ruark)

July 15, 2009

KABUL — July is shaping up as the deadliest month of the Afghan war for U.S.-led international forces, with the number killed already matching the highest full-month toll of the nearly eight-year conflict, according to figures compiled by The Associated Press.

As of Wednesday, at least 46 international troops, including 24 Americans, had been killed in Afghanistan this month, according to statements by the U.S. military and the NATO command. That matches the tolls for the two previous deadliest months — June and August of 2008.

The rate of deaths in July — about three a day — is approaching some of the highest levels of the Iraq war.

‘Extraordinarily difficult month’

In Washington, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell acknowledged that the U.S. has lost troops “at an alarming rate this month.”

He told reporters that July has been “an extraordinarily difficult month for all of us who are so heavily invested in trying to better the situation in Afghanistan.”

U.S. commanders have been expecting higher casualties since President Barack Obama ordered 21,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan this year to curb a resurgent Taliban that threatens not only the U.S.-backed Kabul government but also Afghanistan’s nuclear-armed neighbor, Pakistan.

About 57,000 U.S. troops are in Afghanistan, and the number is expected to rise to at least 68,000 by the end of 2009.

Obama’s decision has effectively shifted the focus on the global war against Islamic extremism from Iraq, where the United States still maintains about 130,000 troops. Only two U.S. service members have died in Iraq this month — both from non-hostile causes, according to the Pentagon. …

Britain has lost 15 soldiers

British forces, meanwhile, have been locked in fierce combat with Taliban fighters in another part of Helmand. Britain’s 9,000-strong military force has lost 15 soldiers this month — including eight in a 24-hour period. Those deaths have prompted national debate in Britain over whether the Afghan conflict is winnable.

For their part, the Taliban have increased their attacks, including deadly roadside or suicide bombings that rose by 25 percent in the first four months of 2009 over the same period last year. The U.S. command expects bombings to rise 50 percent this year to 5,700 — up from 3,800 last year.

Other deaths this month among international forces include four Canadian soldiers and one Italian paratrooper. …

During last year’s election campaign, Obama accused President George W. Bush of diverting U.S. resources from the war in Afghanistan, where al-Qaida’s leadership planned the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington, to what he termed an unnecessary war to oust Saddam Hussein in Iraq.