August 18, 2013

(h/t Heather the Amazing)

This Week with George Stephanopoulous notes the deaths of three service members, killed in Afghanistan.

US Army SSG Octavio Herrera, 26, Caldwell, ID
US Army SGT Jamar A Hicks, 22, Little Rock, AR
US Army SPC Keith E Grace Jr, 26, Baytown, TX

According to iCasualties, the total number of allied service members killed in Afghanistan is now 3,363.

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

Politician and former talk show host Don Friedman, 83
Singer/songwriter Jason Rosenthal, 35
Canadian actor/writer Paul O'Neill, 84
Stuntman Mark Sutton, 42
Actress Lisa Robin Kelly, 43
Musician Allen Lanier, 67
Journalist Jack Germond, 85
Reality television star Gia Allemand, 29,
CA state politician Pat Wiggins, 73
Actor August Schellenberg, 77
Carter adviser Bert Lance, 82
Basketball player Devin Gray, 41

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