The New York Times claims 2,000 Americans have died in the Afghanstan War as of this week. CNN tallied the death toll at 2,000 back in June. The Department of Defense reports the number of U.S. troops dead in Operation Enduring Freedom at 1,972. But is civilian America even noticing? Most polls say no.

When Twentynine Palms Marine Cpl. Taylor J. Baune, 21, died in Afghanistan ...

Twentynine Palms Marine Cpl. Taylor J. Baune, 21, died in Afghanistan on June 13th, according to the Department of Defense.

CNN reports Baune is the 2000th American to die in Operation Enduring Freedom, the official military name for President George W. Bush's so-called "War on Terror," launched in response to the 9/11 attacks.

Braune is survived by his new wife, Colleen Baune. The couple, originally from Anoka, Minnesota ...