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Amanda Thomason shows a tattoo on her leg honoring her husband Army Sgt. Paul Thomason Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005, in Jeffeson City, Tenn. Paul Thomas is among 45 Tennesseans and 2,000 American soldiers killed in Iraq. The U.S. military death toll reached 2,000 Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005, according to a count by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)