At least 427 US military deaths in Afghanistan
Sun, May 11, 2008 (4:42 p.m.)
As of Sunday, May 11, 2008, at least 427 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 May 3 at 10 a.m. EDT.
Of those, the military reports 294 were killed by hostile action.
Outside the Afghan region, the Defense Department reports 64 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those, two 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.
There were also four CIA officer deaths and one military civilian death.
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The latest deaths reported by the military:
_ No deaths reported.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
_ Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez, 26, Loveland, Colo.; died Friday in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered by an explosive and small arms fire; was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
_ Army Pfc. Ara T. Deysie, 18, Parker, Ariz.; died Friday in Paktia province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an explosive; was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
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