Wherein we pause to honor the continuing sacrifice of our troops in the Middle East as well as notable lives lost.
August 31, 2014

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

SGT Christopher W. Mulalley, 26, Eureka, CA

According to iCasualties, the total number of allied service members killed in Afghanistan is now 3468

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

Soviet Family Spy Ringleader, John A. Walker Jr., 77
Cryptographer & Bitcoin Pioneer, Hal Finney, 68
Last Surviving Hidenberg Crash Crew Member, Werner Franz, 92
Opinion Research Pioneer, Arthur H. White, 90
Tennessee Civil Rights Law Crusader, George E. Barrett, 86
EWI Co-Founder, John Edwin Mroz, 66
Egyptian Human Rights Leader, Ahmed Seif el-Islam, 63
Villanova Basketball Coach, Jack Kraft, 93
Art History Scholar, David Rosand, 75
Boston Private Eye Creator, Jeremiah Healy, 66
Therapist to Torture Victims, Helen Bamber, 89
Financial Reporter, Elizabeth M. Fowler, 95
Peruvian Journalist, Enrique Zileri, 83
Documentarian & Pioneering Journalist, William Greaves, 87
Epidemiologist who studied Illness & Society, Mervyn Susser, 92
Grand Dame of Wine, Philippine de Rothschild, 80
Diving Legend, Walter Mazzone, 96
University of Phoenix founder, John G. Sperling, 93

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