Obituaries
The Iraq War, 10 Years of Casualties: Alameda Feels Its Touch
It's been 10 years since the start of the Iraq War. Alameda lost two of its own in the Iraq 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.
Among them, two soldiers from Alameda. From the CNN war casualties web site:
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- Lance Cpl. Aaron Robert Boyles, 24. Killed as result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 24, 2004.
- Cpl. Michael Tolentino Manibog, 31. One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Taji, Iraq, on February 8, 2008.
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