Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 5 November, 2010
Unit: 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment
Hometown: Middletown, R.I.
Sgt. Michael F. Paranzino, 22, of Middletown, R.I., died Nov. 5 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
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COST OF THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
Casuality Status as of January 30th, 2025. https://www.defense.gov/casualty.pdf
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (casualties that occurred between Oct. 7, 2001, and Dec. 31, 2014, in Afghanistan and elsewhere) : 2,354
OPERATION FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (casualties that occurred in Afghanistan after Dec. 31, 2014) : 111
