Brian Cody Prosser

Afghanistan 2001-2011

War Obits: Pfc. Erin McLyman, 9 Others Added to the Toll in Iraq and Afghanistan

McLyman, 358th to die​"She was by far the most outgoing woman I ever met in my life," Brian Williams says of his wife Erin McLyman, a Stryker soldier killed by mortar fire two weeks ago in Iraq, and who will be honored at a memorial today at Fort Lewis. The 26-year-old Army mechanic from Feder ... More >>

The War Milestone No One Noticed

The 5,000th death of a U.S. service member in Iraq and Afghanistan was barely noticed two weeks ago. Military Families Speak Out dispatched a press release on the June 2 milestone but it got little play. Today, the U.S. body count is up to 5,024 for Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan and relate ... More >>

Who's Shooting Who?

How the U.S. Military strung along the family of a Fort Lewis soldier killed by "friendly fire."

Our Toll Reaches 100

That's the total of soldiers with Washington state connections killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Facing Our Losses: Update

Washington's death toll in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere is now 73.