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This Week with George Stephanopoulos marks the passings of John O'Connor III, former ambassador James Lilley, former New Mexico Governor Bruce King and photographer Evelyn Hofer. In addition, the Pentagon released the names of 7 servicemembers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan:

Army SPC Tony Carrasco Jr, 25, of Berino, NM

Army SPC Aaron S Aamot, 22, of Custer, WA

Army SPC Gary L Gooch Jr, 22, of Ocala, FL

Marine Sgt Charles I Cartwright, 26, of Union Bridge, MD

Army CWO Mathew C Heffelfinger, 29, of Kimberly, ID

Army CWO Earl R Scott III, 24, of Jacksonville, FL

Marine LCpl Justin J Swanson, 21, of Anaheim, CA

According to iCasualties, this brings the total number of allied servicemembers killed in Iraq to 4,680; in Afghanistan, 1,518. During this same week, Iraq Body Count adds another 54 Iraqi civilians killed.

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This Week with George Stephanopoulos marks the passings of journalist John Mashek and the Ft. Hood shooting victims.

Civilian Michael Grant Cahill, 62, of Cameron

Major L. Eduardo Caraveo, 52, of Woodbridge, Va.

Staff Sgt. Justin M. DeCrow, 32, of Plymouth, Ind.

Capt. John P. Gaffaney, 54, of San Diego, Calif.

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

Spc. Jason Dean Hunt, 22, of Tillman, Okla.

Sgt. Amy Krueger, 29, of Kiel, Wis.

Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka, 19, of West Jordan, Utah

Pfc. Michael Pearson, 22, of Bolingbrook, Ill.

Capt. Russell Seager, 41, of Racine, Wis.

Pvt. Francheska Velez, 21, of Chicago. She was pregnant.

Lt. Col. Juanita Warman, 55, of Havre de Grace, Md.

Spc. Kham Xiong, 23, of St. Paul, Minn.

In addition, the Pentagon has released the names of 9 servicemembers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Army SPC Joseph L Gallegos, 39, of Questa, NM

Army PFC Brian R Bates, Jr 20, of Gretna, LA

Army SPC Adrian L Avila, 19, of Opelika, AL

Army PFC Lukas C Hopper, 20, of Merced, CA

Army SPC Christopher M Cooper, 28, of Oceanside, CA

Army SPC Jonathon M Sylvestre, 21, of Colorado Springs, CO

Marine Sgt Cesar B Ruiz, 26, of San Antonio, TX

Army SSG Amy C Tirador, 29, of Albany, NY

Army SPC Julian L Berisford, 25, of Benwood, WV

According to iCasualties, this brings the total number of allied servicemembers killed in Iraq to 4,677, in Afghanistan, 1,513. During this same period, Iraq Body Count lists 56 Iraq civilians killed. For the month of October, 438 civilians were killed in Iraq.

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From This Week with George Stephanopoulos, an interview with Gen. George Casey in which (of course) we use the "terrorism" label, but the general also worries that speculation about the Ft. Hood shootings will fan the fires of bigotry in the military:

STEPHANOPOULOS: You say you can't talk too much about the investigation, but we are learning a fair amount about Major Hasan in the last couple of days. And it appears that there were several warning signs they either could have or should have been caught.

His fellow students and here in Bethesda, Maryland, say that he had anti-American rants at various presentations. The FBI has found some Internet postings by a man with Mr. Hasan's name, very inflammatory, praising suicide bombers.

And one of the major's fellow students has been especially concerned by what he said. He said that it was very clear to him, and his name is

Val Finnell, that -- and that he had complained to administrators at a military university about these anti-American rants. And the AP story that quotes him goes on to say that Hasan's fellow students complained to the faculty about Hasan's anti-American propaganda, but said a fear of appearing discriminatory against a Muslim student kept off the students from filing a formal complaint. Is that true?

CASEY: I think we need to be very careful here about speculating based on anecdotes like that. We are encouraging all of our soldiers and leaders that may have information pertaining to the suspect to come forward with that information to the criminal investigation division and to the FBI. So, I realize there is a lot out there. We all want to know what happened and what motivated the suspect, but I think we need to be very, very careful here in these early days to let the investigation take its course. These are professionals and they will sort through this.

STEPHANOPOULOS: So it's fair to say that right now, you can't rule out anything. We don't know if this was an act of premeditated political terror, or if this was a case of someone who just snapped.

CASEY: I think you are exactly right, and I don't think we should speculate on one or the other or any other possibilities.

STEPHANOPOULOS: One of the things this does raise, though, is the special challenge paused to all of you by Muslims in the military.

There are only about 3,000 Muslims in the military right now, and on the one hand, you want to recruit Muslims. There is a great need for Muslims in the military right now. On the other hand, this is not the first case we've seen of fratricide by someone with a Muslim background in the military. How do you deal with this challenge?

CASEY: Again, I think that's something else we need to be very careful about, and I think the speculation could potentially heighten backlash against some of our Muslim soldiers. And what happened at Fort Hood was a tragedy, but I believe it would be an even greater tragedy if our diversity becomes a casualty here. And it's not just about Muslims. We have a very diverse army. We have a very diverse society.

And that gives us all strength. So again, we need to be very careful with that.

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From This Week with George Stephanopoulos, the Pentagon released the names this week of 25 servicemembers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Army SPC Eric N Lembke, 25, of Tampa, FL

Army PFC Kimble A Han, 30, of Lehi, UT

Marine Cpl Gregory MW Fleury, 23, of Anchorage, AK

Marine Capt Eric A Jones, 29, of Westchester, NY

Marine Capt David S Mitchell, 30, of Loveland, OH

Marine Capt Kyle R Van De Giesen, 29, of North Attleboro, MA

Army SGT Eduviges G Wolf, 24, of Hawthorne, CA

Army PFC Devin J Michel, 19, of Stockton, IL

Army SPC Brandon K Steffey, 23, of Sault Sainte Marie, MI

Marine LCpl Cody R Stanley, 21, of Rosanky, TX

Army SSG Luis M Gonzalez, 27, of South Ozone Park, NY

Army SGT Fernando Delarosa, 24, of Alamo, TX

Army SGT Dale R Griffin, 29, of Terre Haute, IN

Army SGT Issac B Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, MO

Army SGT Patrick O Williamson, 24, of Broussard, LA

Army SPC Jared D Stanker, 22, of Evergreen Park, IL

Army PFC Christopher I Walz, 25, of Vancouver, WA

Army CWO Michael P Montgomery, 36, of Savannah, GA

Army CWO Niall Lyons, 40, of Spokane, WA

Army SSG Shawn H McNabb, 24, of Terrell, TX

Army SGT Josue E Hernandez Chavez, 23, of Reno, NV

Army SGT Nikolas A Mueller, 26, of Little Chute, WI

Army SFC David E Metzger, 32, of San Diego, CA

Army SSG Keith R Bishop, 28, of Medford, NY

Army SCP Robert K Charlton, 22, of Malden, MO

In addition, 3 agents from the DEA and an American UN security guard were killed in Afghanistan.

This week's casualties bring the total number of allied servicemembers killed in Iraq to 4,673; in Afghanistan, 1,502. During the same period, Iraq Body Count lists 69 Iraqi civilians killed. This has been the deadliest month for US forces in Afghanistan since the beginning of the invasion.

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This Week with George Stephanopoulos notes the passings of comedian Soupy Sales, former Wyoming governor and senator Clifford P. Hansen, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jack Nelson and TV theme songwriter Vic Mizzy. In addition, the Pentagon has released the names of 12 servicemembers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Army SGT Christopher M Rudzinski, 28, of Rantoul, IL

Army SSG Chris N Staats, 32, of Fredericksburg, TX

Army SPC Anthony G Green, 28, of Matthews, NC

Army SSG Glen H Stivison, Jr, 34, of Blairsville, PA

Army SPC Jesus O Flores, Jr, 28, of La Mirada, CA

Army SPC Daniel C Lawson, 33, of Deerfield Beach, FL

Army PFC Brandon M Styer, 19, of Lancaster, PA

Army PFC Daniel J Rivera, 22, of Rochester, NY

Army SPC Michael A Dahl Jr, 23, of Moreno Valley, CA

Marine LCpl David R Baker, 22, of Painesville, OH

Army SSG Bradley Espinoza, 26, of Mission, TX

Army SPC Kyle A Coumas, 22, of Lockeford, CA

This brings the total number of allied killed in Iraq to 4,669; in Afghanistan, 1,469. During this same week, Iraq Body Count lists 74 Iraqi civilians killed. That does not include the more than 132 people killed in twin suicide bombings in Baghdad today. In Afghanistan, escalating violence along the Pakistan border has claimed the lives of more than 200.

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On This Week with George Stephanopoulos, a discussion of the political machinations around the public option:

On the Roundtable, Bloomberg’s Al Hunt says that a health reform package can’t pass without the support of Sen. Olympia Snowe. She provides cover for moderates like Sens. Ben Nelson and Mary Landrieu and may pull over a couple of Republican votes.

HUNT: "Olympia Snowe, I think, thinks privately that in the end the trigger will be the compromise everyone has to rally around and give a little bit of face-saving to liberals and she and a few other republicans can go for it."

They really don't get it, do they? They're so out of touch with reality that they don't understand the kind of serious harm they're doing to the Democratic brand with this bait-and-switch routine on the public option.

A trigger? A frackin' trigger? How much longer do we have to wait to get relief from the predatory practices of the insurance industry? And how much more obvious does it have to be that the priority in the Senate is incumbency protection?

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This Week with George Stephanopoulos marks the passings of singer/actor Al Martino, journalist Nan Robertson, aviation innovator Richard Whitcomb, and Wall Street executive Bruce Wasserstein. In addtion, the Pentagon has released the names of 4 servicemembers killed in Afghanistan.

Army SFC Kenneth W Westbrook, 41, of Shiprock, NM

Army SPC George W Cauley, 24, of Walker, MN

Marine LCpl Alfonso Ochoa Jr, 20, of Armona, CA

Marine SSgt Aaron J Taylor, 27, of Bovey, MN

That brings the total number of allied servicemembers killed in Iraq to 4,667, in Afghanistan, 1,463. During this same week, Iraq Body Count lists 74 Iraqi civilians killed. The bomb blast that killed the 4 service members in Afghanistan also killed an Afghan woman and her child.

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This Week with George Stephanopoulos notes the passings of photographer Irving Penn, anti-war activist Peg Mullen and restaurateur Ben Ali. In addition, the Pentagon has released the names of 16 soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Army SGT Roberto D Sanchez, 24 of Satellite Beach, FL

Army SGT Aaron M Smith, 25, of Manhattan, KS

Army SPC Brandon A Owens, 21, of Memphis, TN

Army SSG Thomas D Rabjohn, 39, of Litchfield Park, AZ

Army SPC Paul E Andersen, 49, of Dowagiac, MI

Army CPT Benjamin A Sklaver, 32, of Medford, MA

Army PFC Alan H Newton Jr, 26, of Asheboro, NC

Army MAJ Tad T Hervas, 48, of Coon Rapids, MN

Army SGT Justin T Gallegos, 27, of Tucson, AZ

Army SGT Joshua M Hardt, 24, of Applegate, CA

Army SGT Joshua J Kirk, 30, of South Portland, ME

Army SGT Michael P Scusa, 22, of Villas, NJ

Army SPC Christopher T Griffin, 24, of Kincheloe, MI

Army SPC Stephan L Mace, 21, of Lovettsville, VA

Army PFC Kevin C Thomson, 22, of Reno, NV

Army SPC Kevin O Hill, 23, of Brooklyn, NY

This brings the total number of allied servicemembers killed in Iraq to 4,667, in Afghanistan, 1,453. During this same week, Iraq Body Count has listed 63 Iraqi civilian deaths and violence in Afghanistan has contributed to at least 17 Afghani civilian deaths.

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This Week with George Stephanopoulos notes the passings of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds inspiration Lucy Vodden, Gap founder Donald Fisher and former speechwriter and columnist William Safire. In addition, the Pentagon released the names of 11 servicemembers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Army SGT Titus R Reynolds, 23, of Columbus, OH

Army SGT Edward B Smith, 30, of Homestead, FL

Army SPC Joseph V White, 21, of Bellevue, WA

Army SPC Kevin J Graham, 27, of Benton, KY

Marine LCpl Jordan L Chrobot, 24, of Frederick, MD

Army SPC Ross E Vogel, III, 27, of Red Lion, PA

Army SSG Alex French IV, 31, of Milledgeville, GA

Army SFC Christopher D Shaw, 37, of Markham, IL

Army SSG Jack M Martin III, 26, of Bethany, OK

Army SPC Russell S Hercules Jr, 22 of Murfreesboro, TN

Army SGT Ryan C Adams, 26 of Rhinelander, WI

This brings the total number of allied soldiers killed in Iraq to 4,666, in Afghanistan, 1,441. During this same week, Iraq Body Count lists 58 Iraqi civilians killed. For the month of September, 296 Iraqi civilians were killed, 21 of whom were children. In Afghanistan, 30 civilians were killed by roadside bombs this week alone.

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This Week with George Stephanopoulos notes the passings of scientist Dr. John J. Wild, politician Don Yarborough, Rev. Forrest Church and pianist Alicia de Larrocha. Besides these notable people, AP reports that conservative columnist William Safire died this morning. In addition, the Pentagon has released the names of 8 servicemembers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Air Force SrA Matthew R Courtois, 22, of Lucas, TX

Army SPC Michael S Cote Jr, 20, of Denham Springs, LA

Army SPC Corey J Kowall, 20, of Murfreesboro, TN

Army SPC Damon G Winkleman, 23, of Lakeville, OH

Army SGT David A Davis, 28, of Dalhart, TX

Air Force TSgt James R Hornbarger, 33, of Castle Rock, WA

Army PFC William L Meredith, 26, of Virginia Beach, VA

Marine LCpl John J Malone, 24, of Yonkers, NY

According iCasualties, the total number of allied forces killed in Iraq is now 4,664; in Afghanistan, 1,421. During this same period, Iraq Body Count lists 43 Iraqi civilians killed.