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

 

 

John M. Dawson

John M. Dawson

Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:   8 April, 2015

Unit:   1st Squadron, 33 Cavalry Regiment

Hometown:   Whitinsville, Massachusetts

Spc. John M. Dawson, 22, of Whitinsville, Massachusetts, died April 8, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he was attacked by small arms fire while he was on an escort mission.  He was assigned to 1st Squadron, 33 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

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