[media id=7390] (h/t Heather) This Week with George Stephanopoulos marks the passings of jazz drummer Louie Bellson, cancer researcher Dr. Eugenia Ca
February 22, 2009

(h/t Heather)

This Week with George Stephanopoulos marks the passings of jazz drummer Louie Bellson, cancer researcher Dr. Eugenia Calle and matador Conchita Cintron. In addition the Pentagon has released the names of six service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

According to iCasualties, the total number of allied servicemembers killed in Iraq is now 4,565, in Afghanistan, 1,083. During this same week, Iraq Body Count lists 81 Iraqi civilians killed.

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