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

 

 

David L. Espinoza

Branch of Service:  United States Marine Corps

Date of Death:   26 August, 2021

Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division

Hometown Rio Bravo, Texas

Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas, died Aug. 26, 2021, as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation. Espinoza was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.