The number of U.S. military casualties in Iraq recently passed the 4,000 mark. According to the Web site icasualties.org, 59 of those soldiers have come from Minnesota. [Cities and soldiers listed below.]
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Minneapolis man marks war dead on garage memorial
Jim Weber considers it a reminder, not a political statement. The 57-year-old Vietnam veteran and retired postal service worker started tallying U.S. military casualties in Iraq on a three-by-four whiteboard above his garage door in 2003. “At first, I wondered if I should do it, if I’d end up with eggs on my house,” says Weber.
Five years later, Weber continues to update his counter, keeping track of the death toll by reading news articles and a Web site called icasualties.org. In the summer, people walking by his white picket-fenced yard on the corner of 41st and Washburn Avenue in north Minneapolis stop to talk about his display.
“The feedback has been very positive,” says Weber. “They stop and thank me for having the signs up.”
Watch the video above for more of our interview with Weber.
Alexandria
Jesse M. Lhotka, Sergeant, February 21, 2005
Andover
Kenneth B. Pospisil, Staff Sergeant, December 14, 2005
Apple Valley
Nathanael J. Doring, Captain, May 27, 2006
Beardsley
Kevin M. Witte, Staff Sergeant, October 20, 2006
Bloomington
John J. Tobiason, Sergeant 1st Class, November 28, 2007
Bovey
Randy W. Pickering, Specialist, December 9, 2007
Brooklyn Park
Mickey E. Zaun, Sergeant 1st Class, January 28, 2005
Buffalo
Patrick D. Dorff, Chief Warrant Officer, January 25, 2004
Cambridge
Andrew J. Kemple, Corporal, February 12, 2006
Cass Lake
Dwayne James McFarlane Jr., Specialist, January 9, 2005
Cloquet
Levi T. Angell, Lance Corporal, April 8, 2004
Coon Rapids
William J. Beardsley, Sergeant, February 26, 2007
Cottonwood
Jason G. Timmerman, 1st Lieutenant, February 21, 2005
Detroit Lakes
Troy Carlin Linden, Corporal, July 8, 2006
Duluth
Daniel James McConnell, Specialist, November 16, 2004
Eagan
Daniel R. Olsen, Lance Corporal, April 2, 2007
East Bethel
Matthew Scott Lourey, Chief Warrant Officer (CW4), May 27, 2005
East Grand Forks
James J. Holmes, Specialist, May 8, 2004
Eden Prairie
Tyler R. Fey, Corporal, April 4, 2004
Frazee
Greg N. Riewer, Sergeant, March 23, 2007
Freeport
Brian R. Hellerman, Staff Sergeant, August 6, 2003
Hawley
Jason A. Schumann, Sergeant, May 19, 2007
Hennepin
Scott T. Modeen, Lance Corporal, December 1, 2005
Jordan
Joshua R. Anderson, Private 1st Class, January 2, 2008
Kettle River
Matthew G. Milczark, Private 1st Class, March 8, 2004
Lake City
Anthony D. Hebert, Private 1st Class, June 21, 2007
Little Falls
Anthony T. McElveen, Corporal, December 1, 2005
Mankato
Michael J. Fasnacht, 1st Lieutenant, June 8, 2005
Maple Grove
Nicholas D. Turcotte, Sergeant, December 4, 2006
Maple Lake
Chad M. Allen, Sergeant, February 28, 2007
Maplewood
Bryan T. McDonough, Specialist, December 2, 2006
Minneapolis
Qixing Lee, Specialist, August 27, 2006
Robert J. Dixon, Specialist, May 6, 2007
Moorhead
Andrew P Nelson, Staff Sergeant, August 29, 2007
Moose Lake
Moises A. Langhorst, Private 1st Class, April 5, 2004
Morton
Brent W. Koch, Specialist, June 16, 2006
North Branch
Johnathan Benson, Corporal, September 9, 2006
North Mankato
Jacob M. Thompson, Staff Sergeant, August 6, 2007
Northome
Dale A. Panchot, Staff Sergeant, November 17, 2003
Ortonville
Demetrius Lamont Rice, Corporal, July 14, 2004
Princeton
Bryan James Opskar, Sergeant, July 23, 2005
Red Lake Falls
Corey J. Rystad, Sergeant, December 2, 2006
Rochester
Travis R. Bruce, Corporal, March 23, 2005
Rosemount
Sean K. McDonald, Specialist, March 25, 2007
St. Louis Park
David F. Day, Staff Sergeant, February 21, 2005
Shakopee
Edward J. Herrgott, Private 1st Class, July 3, 2003
Sherburn
Robert G. Posivio III, Lance Corporal, May 23, 2006
South St. Paul
David A. Cedergren, Petty Officer 3rd Class, September 11, 2004
St. Paul
Michael C. Carlson, Sergeant, January 24, 2005
Brett E. Angus, Master Sergeant, November 26, 2005
Joshua R. Hanson, Sergeant, August 30, 2006
James M. Wosika Jr., Sergeant, January 9, 2007
Michael C. Mettille, Sergeant Major, February 1, 2007
Vadnais Heights
Jacob T. Vanderbosch, Specialist, October 3, 2005
White Bear Lake
Elden D. Arcand, Private 1st Class, August 21, 2005
Willmar
Kyle Miller, Specialist, June 29, 2006
Joshua A. Schmit, Sergeant, April 14, 2007
Winona
Michael A. Benson, Sergeant 1st Class, August 10, 2005
Woodbury
Kelly C. Hinz, Captain, May 2, 2005
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