[media id=6118] [media id=6119](h/t Heather) This Week's In Memoriam segment noted the passing of NFL great and union head Gene Upshaw, Dave Matthe
August 23, 2008

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This Week's In Memoriam segment noted the passing of NFL great and union head Gene Upshaw, Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore, Ohio Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones and the names of 12 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

According to icasualties, the total number of confirmed military deaths to date in Iraq is 4,460. And per Iraq Body Count, there were 153 Iraqi civilians killed during this week.

And finally, SteveAudio remembers his friend, producer Jerry Finn, who died unexpectedly this week at the age of 39.

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