The list grows, this week, both in Iraq and Afghanistan. And even more shockingly—here in the United States. As always, my list is not complete as name release takes time. I have included the names of the thirteen victims of the Ft. Hood Massacre, for they died due to the war efforts as surely as if they had completed arrival in Iraq and Afghanistan; it is more bitter because it was at the hands of a comrade who broke his oaths of service and killed his comrades.

US Army Spc. Jonathon M. Sylvestre, 21, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died in Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.

The following five members of the British armed forces in Afghanistan died of gunshot wounds on Nov 3rd. They were gunned down by a presumed ally—an Afghan policeman who had served with the British for three years. He either shot them down in some unhappiness with a supervisor or because of tribal ties to the Taliban; but the sorrowful result is the same.

Cpl. Nicholas Webster-Smith, 24, Wales
Sgt. Matthew Telford, 37 – England
Guardsman James Major – 18 – England
WO1 Darren Chant, 40 – England
Cpl. Steven Boote, 22 – England

US Army Staff Sgt. Amy C. Tirador, 29, of Albany, N.Y., died in Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.

US Army Spc. Julian L. Berisford, 25, of Benwood, W.V., died in Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.

US Army Spc. Tony Carrasco Jr., 25, of Berino, N.M., died in Iraq, of a gunshot wound suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit.

US Army Spc. Aaron Aamont, 22, of Custer, Wa. died in Afghanistan when his vehicle ran over an IED, which exploded killing him and another soldier:

Spc. Gary L. Gooch Jr., 22, of Ocala, Fla.

(These deaths from the Ft. Lewis Stryker Bde. take their death count over 20 since they deployed this summer.)

And again, for good measure—the list from the Ft. Hood shooting on Nov 5th:
PFC Kham S. Xiong, 23, of St. Paul, Minnesota

Capt. John Gaffaney, 56, of San Diego, California

PFC Michael Pearson, of Bolignbrook, Illinois
(his age was approximately 20)

Sgt. Amy Krueger, 29, of Kiel, Wisconsin

PFC Aaron T. Nemulka, 19, of West Jordan, Utah

Spc. Jason D. Hunt, 22, Frederick, Oklahoma

Pvt. Francheska Velez, 21, of Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Russell Seager, 51, of Racine, Illinois

SSG Justin M. DeCrow, 32, of Evans, Georgia

LTC Juanita Warman, 51, of Harve de Grace, Maryland

Spc. Frederick Greene, 29, of Mountain City, Tennessee

Maj. Libardo Caraveo, 52, of Woodbridge, Virginia

Michael G. Cahill, 62, of Cameron, Texas

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