AFGHANISTAN: U.S. casualty identified

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Pfc. Chad M. Trimble, 29, of West Covina, Calif., died Wednesday near Gardez, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by a roadside bomb. He was assigned to the Army’s 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Ft. Campbell, Ky. At least 510 American military personnel have died since the war began in 2001.