[media id=7294] This Week with George Stephanopoulos marks the passings of actor James Whitmore, Habitat for Humanity philanthropist Millard Fuller a
February 8, 2009

This Week with George Stephanopoulos marks the passings of actor James Whitmore, Habitat for Humanity philanthropist Millard Fuller and former IRS head Donald C. Alexander. In addition, the Pentagon has released the names of two soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

According to iCasualties, there have been 4,238 allied deaths in Iraq and 1,069 in Afghanistan. During this same week, Iraq Body Count notes the deaths of 54 Iraqi civilians.

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