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This Week: In Memoriam

This Week with Christiane Amanpour notes the passings of singer/songwriter Nick Ashford, baseball player and broadcaster Mike Flanagan, restaurateur Joey Vento and songwriter Jerry Leiber. In addition, the Pentagon has released the names of

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This Week with Christiane Amanpour notes the passings of singer/songwriter Nick Ashford, baseball player and broadcaster Mike Flanagan, restaurateur Joey Vento and songwriter Jerry Leiber. In addition, the Pentagon has released the names of four service members killed in Afghanistan.

US Army 1LT Timothy J Steele, 25, Duxbury, MA
US Army SGT Andrew R Tobin, 24, Jacksonville, IL
US Army PFC Brandon S Mullins, 21, Owensboro, KY
US Army PFC Jesse W Dietrich, 20, Venus, TX

According to iCasualties, the total number of allied service members killed in Iraq is 4,792; in Afghanistan, 2,695, of whom, 157 are Canadian. During this same period, Iraq Body Count lists 92 Iraq civilians killed.

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