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U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Friday, January 31, 2014, at least 2,309 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, 17,674 U.S. service members have been wounded as of Sept. 30, 2012, according to iCasualties.org.

Latest identifications:


Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob M. Hess, 22, Spokane, Wash., died Jan. 1, 2014, while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.


Army Sgt. 1st Class William K. Lacey, 38, Laurel, Fla., died Jan. 4, 2014, in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the enemy attacked his unit with rocket-propelled grenades. He was assigned to 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.


Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Andrew L. McAdams, 27, Cheyenne, Wyo., died Jan. 10, 2014 at Bagram Airfield, in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the aircraft he was aboard crashed. He was assigned to Detachment 53, Operational Support Airlift Command, Joint Force Headquarters, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyo.


Army National Guard Sgt. Drew M. Scobie, 25, Kailua, Hawaii, died Jan. 10, 2014 at Bagram Airfield, in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the aircraft he was aboard crashed. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery, Wahiawa, Hawaii Army National Guard, Oahu, Hawaii.


Army Green Beret Sgt. Daniel T. Lee, 28, Crossville, Tenn., died Jan. 15, 2014 in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.


Army Spc. Andrew H. Sipple, 22, Cary, N.C., died Jan. 17, 2014 in Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, from a noncombat-related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.


Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Edward Balli, 42, of Monterey, Calif., died Jan. 20, 2014 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds from small-arms fire when he was attacked by insurgents. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, Vilseck, Germany.

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