We are no longer losing them by the dozen every day
We are not even losing them every day
They do not make the headlines
But we are still losing them
Every one, one too many
The drip-drip continues
In Afghanistan
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The latest:
DOD Identifies Army Casualty
01/22/2014 07:42 AM CST
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. NR-042-14January 22, 2014
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DOD Identifies Army CasualtyThe Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Chief Warrant Officer Edward Balli, 42, of Monterey, Calif., died Jan. 20, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds from small arms fire when he was attacked by insurgents.
Balli was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, Vilseck, Germany.
Lest We Forget
Lead photo: U.S. Marines take a break at the end of a patrol in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Dec. 29, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachery B. Martin –
The author is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and a writer.