In which we take a moment to honor the continuing sacrific of our troops in the Middle East
August 25, 2013

(h/t David at VideoCafe)

This Week with George Stephanopoulos notes the death of one soldier in Afghanistan.

US Army MSG George A Bannar Jr, 37, Orange, VA

According to iCasualties, the total number of allied service members killed in Afghanistan is now 3,367.

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

Actor Lee Thompson Young, 29
LGBT activist José Sarria, 90
Director Ted Post, 95
Jazz musician Marian McPartland, 95
TX state politician Jimmy Mankins, 87
Author Elmore Leonard, 87
Journalist Lew Wood, 84
Music promoter Sid Bernstein, 95
Attorney Ronald Motley, 68
Cinematographer Gilbert Taylor, 99
Actress Julie Harris, 87

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