As of yesterday 5462 men and women have died in Operation Iraqi Freedom (4,387) and Operation Enduring Freedom (1,075).

The last causality was Army Sgt. Edwin Rivera 28, of Waterford, CT; assigned to 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Connecticut National Guard, Norwalk, CT; died May 25 at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds sustained May 20 when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire at Contingency Outpost Xio Haq, Afghanistan.

Today we honor the men and women and their families who have paid the greatest sacrifice protecting American values and way of life.

Source: The Washington Post and Military Times

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