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

 

 

Donald R. Mickler Jr

Donald R. Mickler Jr

Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:   19 March, 2011

Unit:  4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment

Hometown:  Bucyrus, Ohio

The Department of Defense announced today the death of Cpl. Donald R. Mickler Jr., 29, of Bucyrus, Ohio, who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  He died March 19 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he was allegedly shot with small arms fire by an individual from a military security group.  The incident is under investigation.  Mickler was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

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