U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division go on an early morning patrol in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
A U.S. Army vehicle fires on Taliban positions on a mountain side, outside a base held by the Army's 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
I screwed up and lost the caption for this image, and I can't find the image anymore...though I remember its a picture of Afghan Army troops taken October 27, 2009 by David Guttenfelder of the Associated Press.
CEREMONIAL FIRST - U.S. troops, civilian agencies, Afghan officials and locals attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the first high school for females in the Shajoy region in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence
As of Saturday, at least 4,354 members of the US Military have died since the start of the Iraq war and at least 831 have died as a result of the Afghan war and related operations, according to the Associated Press.
More information from Defenselink (the Department of Defense website):
In Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), 31,545 military personnel and Department of Defense civilians have been wounded. Of those, 17,671 were returned to duty within 72 hours.
In Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF, Afghanistan), 4,399 military personnel and Department of Defense civilians have been wounded, Of those, 1,799 were returned to duty within 72 hours.
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