U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq

As of Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at least 4,397 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, 31,790 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s most recent weekly tally.

U.S. Troop Casualties in Iraq

Latest identifications:

Army Sgt. Keith A. Coe, 30, Auburndale, Fla., died April 27, 2010 in Khalis, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

Army Sgt. Anthony O. Magee, 29, Hattiesburg, Miss., died April 27, 2010 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, of wounds sustained April 24 when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire at Contingency Operating Base Kalsu, Iskandariyah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.

U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Friday, April 29, 2011, at least 1,563 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, 10,468 U.S. service members have been wounded as of Feb. 28, 2011, according to iCasualties.org.

Latest identifications:

Army Sgt. Grant A. Wichmann, 27, Golden, Colo., died April 24, 2010 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., of wounds sustained March 12 when enemy forces attacked his unit using small-arms fire at Outpost Bari Alai, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Sgt. Nathan P. Kennedy, 24, Claysville, Pa., died April 27, 2010 of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small-arms fire near Quarando Village, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas E. Rivers Jr., 22, Birmingham, Ala., died April 28, 2010 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army1st Lt. Salvatore S. Corma II, 24, Wenonah, N.J., died April 29, 2010 at Forward Operating Base Bullard, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using improvised explosive devices. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Year Ago — May 4, 2009

Bachmann Fundraising Letter

One-year retrospective: One year ago today, I reported that U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann responded to the launch of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) “Bachmann Watch” site with a fundraising appeal — and countered with an appeal of my own for campaign contributions to help defeat Bachmann in the 2010 Republican primary.