US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 814

As of Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, at least 814 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT.

Of those, the military reports 631 were killed by hostile action.

Outside the Afghan region, the Defense Department reports 71 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those, three were the result of hostile action. The military lists these other locations as Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Jordan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Philippines; Seychelles; Sudan; Tajikistan; Turkey; and Yemen.

There were also four CIA officer deaths and one military civilian death.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

- Seven soldiers died Tuesday when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an explosive device in southern Afghanistan.

- One soldier died Tuesday when enemy forces attacked a vehicle with an explosive device in southern Afghanistan.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

- Army Pfc. Devin J. Michel, 19, Stockton, Ill.; died Saturday in Zhari province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

- Army Sgt. Eduviges G. Wolf, 24, Hawthorne, Calif.; died Sunday in Kunar province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked her vehicle with a rocket-propelled grenade; assigned to the 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

- Marine Cpl. Gregory M.W. Fleury, 23, Anchorage, Alaska; died Monday in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations; assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

- Marine Capt. Eric A. Jones, 29, Westchester, N.Y.; died Monday in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations; assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

- Marine Capt. David S. Mitchell, 30, Loveland, Ohio; died Monday in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations; assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

- Marine Capt. Kyle R. Van De Giesen, 29, North Attleboro, Mass.; died Monday in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations; assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

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