The Pentagon announced that there were no casualties in Afghanistan this week, for which we are thankful.

The following notable names lost their lives this week:
Comic book artist Al Plastino, 91
Baseball player/disabled vet Lou Brissie, 89
Israeli singer/actor Arik Einstein, 74
Actress Jane Kean, 90
World’s Ugliest Dog Elwood, 8
NY Observer editor Peter Kaplan, 59
Actor Paul Walker, 40
Founder of Trinity Broadcasting Network Paul Crouch, 79
Congolese singer Tabu Ley Rochereau, 76

Tabu Ley Rochereau, "The Voice of Lightness" singing "Muzina"