[media id=11864] [H/t Heather] [Note: edited with the proper info.] This Week marks the passing of Democratic Rep. John Murtha; former Rep. Charlie
February 14, 2010

[H/t Heather]

[Note: edited with the proper info.]

This Week marks the passing of Democratic Rep. John Murtha; former Rep. Charlie Wilson of Texas, the subject of the film Charlie Wilson's War; news consultant Frank N. Magid, famed for redesigning newscasts with market research; Walter Frederick Morrison, the inventor of the Frisbee.

In addition, the Pentagon released the names of U.S. service members who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan this week:

Army SGT Dillon B Foxx, 22, of Traverse City, MI

Army SGT Adam J Ray, 23, of Louisville, KY

Army PFC Adriana Alvarez, 20, of San Benito, TX

According to iCasualties, the total number of allied service members killed in Iraq is 4,694; in Afghanistan, 1,640.

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