Southern base towns hit hard by troop deaths

Base towns in the South suffer most from war

A new analysis from the Institute for Southern Studies finds that military base towns in Georgia, North Carolina, Texas and Kentucky have suffered the most, accounting for nearly half of the U.S.-based troops killed in Iraq so far.

"Iraq is really taking a toll on these Southern communities," said Chris Kromm, author of the analysis and executive director of the Institute. North Carolina and Texas have lost more than 500 soldiers, while Georgia and Kentucky have lost more than 200 each.

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