U.S. casualties mount in Afghanistan

Michael Balter 10/19/2008 09:02:00 AM Politics

From today's New York Times. Is anyone paying attention?

The Department of Defense has identified 610 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans on Thursday:

BERTRAND, Cory J., 18, Specialist, Army; Center, Tex.; First Infantry Division.

FORTUNATO, Stephen R., 25, Specialist, Army; Danvers, Mass.; First Infantry Division.

MEDLEY, Preston R., 23, Sgt., Army; Baker, Fla.; First Infantry Division.

PENICH, John M., 25, Sgt., Army; Beach Park, Ill.; First Infantry Division.

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