At least 893 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001
By APFriday, January 29, 2010
US military deaths in Afghan region at 893
As of Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, at least 893 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 an Associated Press count.
The AP count is five more than the Defense Department’s tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.
At least 688 military personnel died in the Afghan region as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.
Outside the Afghan region, the department reports 73 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those, five were the result of hostile action. The military lists these other locations as Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Jordan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Philippines; Seychelles; Sudan; Tajikistan; Turkey; and Yemen.
The Defense Department also counts two military civilian deaths.
The latest deaths reported by the military:
—Two U.S. service members were killed Friday in eastern Afghanistan, according to NATO. It did not say whether they were killed by hostile fire or an accident, but said the incident was under investigation.
—A U.S. service member was killed Thursday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, according to the international force.
The latest identifications reported by the military:
—Sgt. Carlos E. Gill, 25, of Fayetteville, N.C.; died Tuesday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center of an illness; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
—Three Marines died Jan. 24 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Killed were Sgt. Daniel M. Angus, 28, of Thonotosassa, Fla.; Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Poole, 22, of Bowling Green, Ky.; and Lance Cpl. Zachary D. Smith, 19, of Hornell, N.Y. Angus and Smith were assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Poole was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
—Petty Officer 2nd Class Xin Qi, 25, of Cordova, Tenn.; died Jan. 23, while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan; assigned to Fourth Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Expeditionary Brigade - Afghanistan.
—Lance Cpl. Jeremy M. Kane, 22, of Towson, Md.; died Jan. 23 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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