US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,737
By The Associated Press
As of Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, at least 1,737 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
The AP count is four less than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Dec. 23 at 10 a.m. EST.
At least 1,460 military service members have died in Afghanistan as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
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Outside of Afghanistan, the department reports at least 103 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those, 12 were the result of hostile action.
The AP count of total OEF casualties outside of Afghanistan is one more than the department's tally.
The Defense Department also counts three military civilian deaths.
Since the start of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, 15,138 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department.
The latest identifications reported by the military:
• Staff Sgt. Joseph J. Altmann, 27, of Marshfield, Wis., died Dec. 25, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
• Spc. Mikayla A. Bragg, 21, of Longview, Wash., died Dec. 21 in Khowst province, Afghanistan; assigned to the 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.
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