Counting the War Dead, Daily

As a hobby, he counts the war dead

Michael White says he didn't anticipate casualities continuing at this pace, or the toll his Web site would take on him.

Every day, White, 51, updates a Web site he launched in 2003, icasualties.org, to keep count of the dead: American troops, coalition troops, contractors and Iraqi civilians. He eventually began documenting deaths in Afghanistan as well.

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Nor could White have predicted the toll his task would take on him. As the numbers climbed, the dead came back to life on his screen. They weren't just statistics anymore...>>>>>