At least 609 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says
By APWednesday, May 6, 2009
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 609
As of Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at least 609 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 Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT.
Of those, the military reports 449 were killed by hostile action.
Outside the Afghan region, the Defense Department reports 67 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those, three 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.
The latest deaths reported by the military:
— No deaths reported.
The latest identifications reported by the military:
— Army Staff Sgt. William D. Vile, 27, Philadelphia; died Friday when insurgents attacked his unit in Konar province, Afghanistan; assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
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