Wherein we pause to honor the continuing sacrifice of our troops in the Middle East as well as notable lives lost.
June 8, 2014

This Week with George Stephanopoulos marks the death of two service member in Afghanistan.

Capt.Jason B. Jones, 29, Orwigsburg, PA
Pfc. Matthew H. Walker, 20, Hillsboro, MO

According to iCasualties, the total number of allied service members killed in Afghanistan is now 3444

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

Psychedelia Researcher, Alexander Shulgin, 88
Former President of the National Organization for Women, Karen DeCrow, 76
Soviet-Era Political Prisoner and Activist, Andrei N. Mironov, 60
Last Of Navajo Code Talkers, Chester Nez, 93
Skeleton Tales' Anthropologist, George J. Armelagos, 77
TV Listings Pioneer, Steven H. Scheuer, 88
"Until I Say Goodbye" Author, Susan Spencer-Wendel, 47
Space Solar Power Engineer, Peter Glaser, 90
Choreographer, Mary Anthony, 97
Baseball Icon, Don Zimmer, 83
Historian and Daughter of Winston Churchill, Mary Soames, 91
Civil Rights Activist, Yuri Kochiyama, 93
Education Theorist, Maxine Greene, 86
Actor and Humanitarian, Karlheinz Böhm, 86
Liberal Republican Stalwart, Roy Goodman, 84
Actress, Anna Berger, 91
Retail Giant, Edward Finkelstein, 89
Global Health Leader, Ciro de Quadros, 74
Hollywood Columnist, Marilyn Beck, 85
"Brady Bunch" Actress, Ann B. Davis, 88
Philadelphia Inquirer Owner, Lewis Katz, 72
"Electric Company" Actress, Lee Chamberlin, 76
Smoke Jumper Survivor, Robert Sallee, 82
Entertainer & Civil Rights Activist, Bob Bailey, 87
Fitness Trainer to the Stars, Terry Robinson, 98

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