U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq

As of Friday, April 22, 2011, at least 4,448 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, 32,049 U.S. service members have been wounded as of Feb. 28, 2011, according to iCasualties.org.

U.S. Troop Casualties in Iraq

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Navy Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Micah Aaron Hill, 27, Ralston, Neb., died April 19, 2011 as the result of a non-combat incident. He was a machinist’s mate assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, currently deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting operations in support of Operation New Dawn.

U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Friday, April 22, 2011, at least 1,544 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.

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Army Spc. Joseph A. Kennedy, 25, St. Paul, Minn. died April 15, 2011 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.

Inver Grove Heights soldier, 25, killed in Afghanistan remembered as ‘a hardworking guy’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press, April 17, 2011) — The attributes that U.S. Army Spc. Joseph A. Kennedy brought to the wrestling mat — discipline, hard work and being a team player — made for a good soldier, his wrestling coach said. … More

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Kennedy

Army Sgt. 1st Class Charles L. Adkins, 36, Sandusky, Ohio, died April 16, 2011 at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked with multiple grenades. He was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Spc. Paul J. Atim, 27, Green Bay, Wis., died of wounds suffered April 16, 2011 in Nimroz province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Army Spc. Joseph B. Cemper, 21, Warrensburg, Mo., died April 16, 2011 at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked with multiple grenades. He was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre, 28, Immokalee, Fla., died April 16, 2011 at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked with multiple grenades. She was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Pfc. Joel A. Ramirez, 22, Waxahachie, Texas, died of wounds suffered April 16, 2011 in Nimroz province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Army Capt. Charles E. Ridgley Jr., 40, Baltimore, Md., died April 16, 2011 at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked with multiple grenades. He was assigned to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska.

Army Staff Sgt. Cynthia R. Taylor, 39, of Columbus, Ga., died April 16, 2011 at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked with multiple grenades and detonated a bomb vest. She was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Spc. Charles J. Wren, 25, Beeville, Texas, died of wounds suffered April 16, 2011 in Nimroz province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Army Spc. Sonny J. Moses, 22, Koror, Palau, died April 18, 2011 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked with multiple grenades at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, April 16. He was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Pfc. John F. Kihm, 19, Philadelphia, Pa., died April 19, 2011 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Year Ago — April 22, 2010

Taliban, Al-Qaida on the Move

Pakistani army soldiers patrol outside a cave allegedly used by Taliban militants in Pakistan’s Waziristan tribal region along the Afghanistan border. (Photo credit: Naveed Sultan / AP file)

One year ago today, I reported that months after Pakistani troops chased them from South Waziristan, Taliban and al-Qaida fighters had regrouped and established a new base of operations in North Waziristan near the Afghan border under the protection of insurgent leader Gul Bahadur, who in the past had cut deals with the Pakistani army.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Two Years Ago — April 22, 2009

Taliban Advance on Islamabad

Pakistani forces and NATO terminal attacked in region
crucial to U.S. (Photo credit: Mohammad Sajjad / AP)

Two years ago today, on April 22, 2009, I reported that Taliban militants had extended their grip in northwestern Pakistan, pushing out from the Swat Valley where the government had agreed to impose Islamic law and patrolling villages as close as 60 miles from the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.