Published: July 25, 2012



The Department of Defense has identified 2,039 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans recently:



BERRY, Richard L., 27, Staff Sgt., Army; Scottsdale, Ariz.; 82nd Airborne Division.



BRODSKY, Michael J., 33, Petty Officer Second Class, Navy; Tamarac, Fla.; Navy Region Southwest Security Detachment.



COLVIN, Julian L., 21, Pfc., Army; Birmingham, Ala.; 82nd Airborne Division.



PEPPER, Brandon R., 31, Staff Sgt., Army; York, Pa.; Fourth Battalion, Third Special Forces Group.



WILLIAMS, Eric E., 27, Sgt., Army; Murrieta, Calif.; 82nd Airborne Division.
















A version of this list appeared in print on July 26, 2012, on page A11 of the New York edition with the headline: Names of the Dead.