Navy Vet Spends Months Memorizing the Name of Every American Killed in Afghanistan Since the War BeganNeetzan Zimmerman3/04/13 12:50pm84EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkTen months ago, Navy vet Ron White began a monumental task: Memorizing the names and ranks of over 2,200 American service members, CIA agents, and civilian contractors who have been killed since the start of the War in Afghanistan.