500th U.S. service member dies in Afghanistan

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- A sailor killed in Afghanistan on Saturday was the 500th U.S. service member to die in that country since the war there began in 2001.

Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Harris of Lexington, North Carolina, was 36.

Twenty-two U.S. service members were killed in Afghanistan in August, part of a recent increase in American deaths there. In June, 28 U.S. service members died in Afghanistan -- the United States' highest one-month total in that country.

Including deaths from the United States' coalition partners, 46 service members were killed in August, equaling the coalition total for June. Forty-six is the highest one-month total for coalition forces.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/afghanistan.deaths/index.html

[Mnemosyne]

1. ... n/t

[MrsBrady]

2. ...

[Brundle_Fly]

3. Kicking for the forgotten war.

[sueh]

4. R.I.P., Joshua

:cry:

[WhiteTara]

5. RIP, the bright light of today was dimmed

by your loss, Joshua.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

6. *bush and cheney must be celebrating tonight!

One hell of a milestone for the convention. The timing couldn't be better for them.

:party: :bounce: :party:

Just in case someone hasn't been hit upside the head with the clue stick yet: :sarcasm:

[Dem2theMax]

7. The numbers keep climbing. But only their families and a few of us

are paying any attention.

RIP soldier. RIP to all of them.

[ckramer]

8. Wow that's alot

Never heard the media mentioning it.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

11. Those who have loved ones there keep track

Deepest condolences to his family.

[xchrom]

9. recommend

[Norrin Radd]

10. Peace to Joshua. I'm almost 36. Too young.

[High Plains]

12. Under either McCain or Obama, that number will increase.

Both want more war in Afghanistan. How do we extricate ourselves from this mess?

[Ichingcarpenter]

13. kick nominated n/t