This Week with George Stephanopoulos marks the passings of caricaturist David Levine, philanthropist Ruth Lilly, golf course designer Bill Powell and seven CIA agents killed in Afghanistan. In addition, the Pentagon has released the names of three servicemembers killed in Afghanistan.
Army SSG David H Gutierrez, 35, of San Francisco, CA
Army SPC Jason M Johnston, 24, of Albion, NY
Army SSG Ronald J Spino, 45, of Waterbury, CT
According to iCasualties, the total number of allied servicemembers killed in Iraq is 4,690; in Afghanistan, 1,569. During this same week, Iraq Body Count lists 143 Iraqi civilians killed.
In addition to the passings that This Week provided, it was reported that former WaPo Ombudsman Deborah Howell was killed yesterday in a car accident while vacationing in New Zealand.