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The body of Navy SEAL Neil C. Roberts was laid to rest at Prospect Hill Cemetery in 2007, five years after he died in Afghanistan at the hands of al-Qaida. Background posts: Hammer-wielding Yorkers helped to nail kaiser's noggin , WWII in York County, by the numbers and War memorials stand proudly in towns throughout York County.

Navy SEAL Petty Officer 1st Class Neil C. Roberts was the first of more than fighting men with local links to die in uniform in the War on Terror.

He was shot and killed by al-Qaida forces after he fell from a helicopter in the Kharwar Mountains of Afghanistan... .

Charles E. Williams was one 570 or more men in uniform who died in World War II, probably the highest county death toll in any war. He was one of six brothers to serve in uniform in World War II. An American Legion post on East Princess Street honored him by taking his name. Background posts: York County sacrificed on homefront and war front and All WWII posts from the start and 20 questions and answers to prove your York County WWII smarts.

The tally of deaths of fighting men in uniform in Middle East fighting with York County ties thus far stands at more than 20.

That includes Neil C. Roberts, who died on a ridge in Afghanistan in 2002, the first casualty in the War Against Terrorism.

How does that count compare with casualties in other wars? ...