US Deaths in Afghanistan, Region (2 deaths on Mon-just reported)

[fed-up]

Source: Associated Press

US Deaths in Afghanistan, Region
By The Associated Press – 12 minutes ago

As of Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at least 415 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 March 1 at 10 a.m. EST.
Of those, the military reports 283 were killed by hostile action.

Outside the Afghan region, the Defense Department reports 63 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.

The latest identifications reported by the military:
_ Two soldiers died Monday during combat in the Sabari District. Killed were Army Spc. Steven R. Koch, 23, Milltown, N.J., and Army Sgt. Robert T. Rapp, 22, Sonora, Calif.
Both were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
On the Net:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/

Read more: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g3dO01zk6vBUdavNiW-Zfe-SJuvQD8V7MGPO4

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I wonder why it took DOD two days to report this?

I knew his mom and had met him when he was a child :(

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2964546

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=11740

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 0182-08
March 05, 2008
DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Mar. 3 in the Sabari District of Afghanistan, of wounds suffered during combat operations. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N. C.

Killed were:

Spc. Steven R. Koch, 23, of Milltown, N. J.

Sgt. Robert T. Rapp, 22, of Sonora, Calif.

[frogcycle]

1. they don't release names until family has been notified

sometimes when there are more than one they seem to wait to release all at once. I expect they are concerned that releasing one name might clue in family of others if they know who is in their guy's unit. There is often a day or so delay, sometimes more.

[frogcycle]

2. my condolences to you and his family.

I found a photo for Zeitlangers. Small; I will post better when available.


Spc. Steven R. Koch, 23, of Milltown, N.J.
Yaqoubi district of Khost province 03/03/08
not announced


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