At least 911 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001

US military deaths in Afghan region at 911

As of Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at least 911 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 four more than the Defense Department’s tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.

At least 703 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 76 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those, eight 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 identifications reported by the military:

— Pfc. Eric D. Currier, 21, of Londonderry, N.H.; died Wednesday while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

— Lance Cpl. Alejandro J. Yazzie, 23, of Rock Point, Ariz.; died Tuesday while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

— Lance Cpl. Noah M. Pier, 25, of Charlotte, N.C.; died Tuesday while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

— Pfc. Jason H. Estopinal, 21, of Dallas, Ga.; died Monday while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

— Three soldiers died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device Feb. 13 in Zhari province, Afghanistan. Killed were Staff Sgt. John A. Reiners, 24, of Lakeland, Fla.; Sgt. Jeremiah T. Wittman, 26, of Darby, Mont.; and Spc. Bobby J. Pagan, 23, of Austin, Texas. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

— Cpl. Jacob H. Turbett, 21, of Canton, Mich.; died Feb. 13 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

— Pfc. Charles A. Williams, 29, of Fair Oaks, Calif.; died Feb. 7 at Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered while supporting combat operations; assigned to the 97th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, Fort Riley, Kan.

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