Our weekly acknowledgment of the passings of notable names and the ongoing cost of our occupation in Afghanistan.
March 10, 2013

(h/t David at VideoCafe)

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

US Army SPC Cody D Suggs, 22, West Alexandria, OH

According to iCasualties, the total number of allied servicemembers killed in Afghanistan is now 3,259.

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

Singer/songwriter Bobby Rogers
Attorney Joseph Kelner
AR state politician Bill Walters
Counterintelligence agent Nathan Safferstein
IL state politician Dawn Clark Netsch
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez
Guitarist Alvin Lee
FL judge and politician Frederick B. Karl
Sportsman and television host Gregory Rodriguez
MO state politician Hardin Cox

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