U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq

As of Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, at least 4,430 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, more than 32,000 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s latest available tally.

U.S. Troop Casualties in Iraq

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U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, at least 1,338 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, at least 9,100 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s latest available tally.

Latest identifications:

Army Pvt. Devon J. Harris, 24, Mesquite, Tex., died Nov. 27, 2010 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade. He was assigned to the Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, at Ft. Polk, La.

Army Pfc. Jacob A. Gassen, 21, Beaver Dam, Wis., died Nov. 29, 2010 in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an insurgent attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Barry E. Jarvis, 36, Tell City, Ind., died Nov. 29, 2010 in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an insurgent attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Pvt. Buddy W. McLain, 24, Mexico, Maine, died Nov. 29, 2010 in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an insurgent attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Staff Sgt. Curtis A. Oakes, 29, Athens, Ohio, died Nov. 29, 2010 in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an insurgent attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Spc. Matthew W. Ramsey, 20, Quartz Hill, Calif., died Nov. 29, 2010 in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an insurgent attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Pfc. Austin G. Staggs, 19, Senoia, Ga., died Nov. 29, 2010 in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an insurgent attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army 1st Lt. Scott F. Milley, 23, Sudbury, Mass., died Nov. 30, 2010 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.

Marine Cpl. Chad S. Wade, 22, Bentonville, Ark., died Dec. 1, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Year Ago — December 3, 2009

Adapting to Climate Change

The Thames Barrier has 10 steel gates that protect London from tidal surges but, fearing rising seas from global warming, Britain is investing $500 million to beef up those defenses. (Photo credit: Leon Neal / AFP — Getty Images file)

One year ago today, I reported that adapting to rising seas and higher temperatures was expected to be a big topic at the U.N. climate-change talks in Copenhagen, along with the projected cost — hundreds of billions of dollars, much of it going to countries that cannot afford to do it themselves. 

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Two Years Ago — December 3, 2008

Obama Foreign Policy Shift

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Two years ago today, on Dec. 3, 2008, I reported that Bush administration Defense Secretary Robert Gates signaled a willingness to forge ahead with two key priorities for the incoming Obama administration: accelerating the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and shutting down the Guantanamo Bay detention center. I also reported that President-elect Barack Obama’s national security team would include two veteran cold warriors — former NATO commander Gen. James L. Jones as national security adviser and Robert M. Gates as defense secretary — and a political rival — Hillary Clinton as secretary of state — all of them with records more hawkish than the new president’s.