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The Iraq War, 10 Years of Casualties: Puyallup Feels its Touch

It's been 10 years since the start of the Iraq War. Puyallup lost one of its own in the Iraq War.

The 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began 10 years ago this week -- on March 19, 2003 -- and although officially "over," fighting continues with discouraging persistence.

By one count, the war is directly responsible for 189,000 deaths, not including those who died from hardship caused by the fighting.

CNN has a stunning map of all casualties in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

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In all, 4,802 Americans and allies have died in the war, according to the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count.

Among them, one soldier from Puyallup. From the CNN war casualties web site:

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  • Staff Sgt. Coby Glen Schwab, 25. One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a recovery operation of a damaged armored vehicle near a canal in Ramadi, Iraq, on May 3, 2007


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