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U.S. Toll in Iraq, Afghanistan

Iraq and Afghanistan figures via The Boston Globe (AP).

As of Thursday, May 29, 2008, at least 4,085 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,330 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is one fewer than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT.

As of Thursday, May 29, 2008, at least 436 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 the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Saturday, May 24, at 10 a.m. EDT.

Of those, the military reports 302 were killed by hostile action.

More here and here.

And as always, the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count keeps the grim watch on their website here.

Honor the Fallen.

posted by Fergie @ 5/29/2008 11:34:00 PM