Fort Riley Casualties.

I'm thinking this is an especially appropriate post for today, considering what's going on at the Mall today.

Make a hole there - two more inbounds to the 1st Division Stammtisch at Fiddler's Green:

Air Force Master Sergeant Patrick D. Magnani, 38, died in a non-combat related incident Sept. 4 near Bagram, Afghanistan.

Magnani was serving on a transition team assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. His home of record is Martinez, Calif.

He arrived at Fort Riley in May 2007 and deployed on the transition team in July 2007.

Transition team training is a 60-day training cycle at Fort Riley to prepare small teams of American Soldiers, Airmen and Sailors to advise, teach, mentor and coach their Iraqi or Afghan counterparts.

Staff Sergeant Courtney Hollinsworth, 26, died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device and grenades Sept. 9 in Baghdad.

Hollinsworth was a cavalry scout assigned to 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. His home of record is Yonkers, N.Y.

He entered the Army in September 1998 and began serving with the 1st Infantry Division in June 2006. This was his second deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.

To date, 133 Fort Riley Soldiers and Airmen have been killed while serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Now is the time at Castle Argghhh! when we dance: In Memoriam.