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Fairfax Remembers: The Iraq War, 10 Years of Casualties
Three Fairfax residents are among the 134 Virginians and 4,802 Americans and allies lost in the war.
The 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began 10 years ago this week — on March 19, 2003 — and although officially "over," fighting continues with discouraging persistence.
By one count, the war is directly responsible for 189,000 deaths, not including those who died from hardship caused by the fighting.
CNN has a stunning map of all casualties in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
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In all, 4,802 Americans and allies have died in the war, according to the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count, including 134 Virginians.
Among them, three people from Fairfax. From the CNN war casualties web site:
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- Chief Warrant Officer 5 Sharon Therese Swartworth, 43. One of six soldiers killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was shot down in Tikrit, Iraq, on November 7, 2003
- Capt. Michael David Martino, 32. One of two Marines killed when their AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed while flying in support of security and stabilization operations near Ramadi, Iraq, on November 2, 2005.
- 1st Lt. Alexander Edmund Wetherbee , 27. Died of injuries received from enemy action in Falluja, Anbar province, Iraq, on September 12, 2004
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