Wherein we pause to honor the continuing sacrifice of our troops in the Middle East as well as notable lives lost.
December 7, 2014

This Week with George Stephanopoulos marks the death of one service member in Afghanistan.

According to iCasualties, the total number of allied service members killed in Afghanistan is now 3482

CAPT William H. DuBois, 30, US Air Force, New Castle, CO
SSG Matthew R. Ammerman, 29, US Army, Noblesville, IN

In addition, the following notable names lost their lives this week:

Environmentalist, Martin Litton, 97
Artist, Wynn Chamberlain, 87
Photographer, Arthur Leipzig, 96
Pulitzer-Winning Poet, Claudia Emerson, 57
Former British Politician, Jeremy Thorpe, 87
Former Congressman, Herman Badillo, 85
Hockey legend, Jean BĂ©liveau, 83
Keyboardist, Ian McLagan, 69
South African Conservationist, Ian Player, 87
Choreographer and Director, Brian Macdonald, 86
Saxophonist for Rolling Stones, Bobby Keys, 86

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