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500th U.S. service member dies in Afghanistan

A sailor killed in Afghanistan on Saturday was the 500th U.S. service member to die in that country since the war there began in 2001. <p><a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_us?a=Xhl8OL"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_us?i=Xhl8OL" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?a=ZUKX9L"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?i=ZUKX9L" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?a=PPpg7L"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?i=PPpg7L" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?a=80lqdl"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?i=80lqdl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?a=3K5eDL"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?i=3K5eDL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?a=kpZ3cl"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?i=kpZ3cl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_us/~4/380990259" height="1" width="1"/>