The data comes from the Defense Casualty Analysis System for Operation Enduring Freedom. Here it is over time:
Notice the seasonality of deaths in Afghanistan, likely due to the harsh winters. Here is the same data plotted across space (service member home towns):
Not surprisingly, hometowns of OEF casualties are similar to those of service members killed in Iraq.
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