U.S. Casualties In Afghanistan Now Top 1,500

A U.S. Army soldier provide security while coalition soldiers examine the inside of an Afghan army ammunition bunker during a visit to remove munitions left over from the Russian occupation in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, May 24, 2010. To prevent harm to Afghan and coalition soldiers, forces left ammunition behind for destruction at a later date. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher DeWitt

As America Observes Memorial Day, U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan Top 1,500 -- CNS News

(CNSNews.com) -- The Defense Department announced 8 new U.S. casualties in Afghanistan over the Memorial Day weekend, bringing the total number of U.S. casualties in the almost-decade-long war in that country to 1,503.

Twenty-eight U.S. service personnel have died in Afghanistan in May. These heroes hailed from all regions of America, calling 17 states and Puerto Rico their homes.

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My Comment: The list on all the fallen is here.