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The death of a sailor from Florida marks a sad milestone for the President of the United States. Since Barack H. Obama became the Commander in Chief, 900 soldiers have lost their lives. The 900th to die was Edwin Gonzalez, 22, of North Miami Beach, Florida. The Department of Defense says Gonzales was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom as a Hospital Corpsman. He died Oct. 8 from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Forces, Atlantic, Camp Lejeune, N.C. You can see the list...

President Obama has been Commander 190 days and more than 200 soldiers have died. In a sad milestone today, the military announced the deaths of the 200th and 201st soldiers...a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Donald W. Vincent, 26, of Gainesville, Fla.,...and Army Spc. Justin D. Coleman, 21, of Spring Hill, Fla. We thank them for their service to this great nation. It's just the latest sad milestone for a President who has broken his promise to end the war in Iraq, choosing instead to leave at least 50,000 troops behind. See the "Obama Broken Promise on...