Wherein we pause to honor the continuing sacrifice of our troops in the Middle East as well as other notable names lost this week.
January 19, 2014

This Week with George Stephanopoulos notes the deaths of four service people in Afghanistan.

US Army SGT Daniel T Lee, 28, Crossville, TN
US Army CWO Andrew J McAdams, 27, Cheyenne, WY
US Army SGT Drew M Scobie, 25, Kailua HI
US Army SPC Andrew H Sipple, 22, Cary, NC

According to iCasualties, the total number of allied service people killed in Afghanistan is now 3,416.

In addition, the following notable names passed away this week:

Author Neal Barrett Jr, 84
Politician Connie Binsfeld, 89
Actor Frank Marth, 91
Civil rights activist Arnold Pinkney, 84
Actor Roger Lloyd-Pack, 69
Actor Russell Johnson, 89
Actor Dave Madden, 82
Politician Chris Ullo, 85
Television personality Roy Garber, 49
Musician Dennis Frederiksen, 62

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