At least 1,003 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001
By APFriday, June 4, 2010
US military deaths in Afghan region at 1,003
As of Friday, June 4, 2010, at least 1,003 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 three more than the Defense Department’s tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.
At least 785 military personnel have died in the Afghan region as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.
Outside the Afghan region, the department reports at least 78 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:
— Sgt. Jonathan K. Peney, 22, of Marietta, Ga.; died June 1 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when he was shot by enemy forces; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
— Lance Cpl. Anthony A. Dilisio, 20, of Macomb, Mich.; died May 30 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
— Pfc. Jake W. Suter, 18, of Los Angeles; died May 29 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
— Cpl. Jacob C. Leicht, 24, of College Station, Texas; died May 27 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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