Faces of the Fallen This site from The Washington Post compiles news stories and military reports to assemble portraits of U.S. service members lost to the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The database, which was recently relaunched with newly browsable features and permalinks, offers both sweeping views of the operations' tolls and individual profiles of each soldier or Marine who has died. Browsing through, you can view current data on which state has lost the most men and women (California), which age has taken the brunt (21-year-olds), which year has proved the most deadly so far (2005), and which military branch has suffered the most fatalities (the Army). Click in to a profile, anywhere on the site, to read about the individuals behind those statistics. The accompanying In Their Own Words section shares the reflections of veterans who served in Iraq. (in Government > Military)
