To the editor: Long ago, it became part of my morning routine to look at the Department of Defense casualty list and pay my respects to the fallen. This ritual started when my son, a Marine, began a series of deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Even though little media attention is now given to America’s longest war, 14 soldiers and a Marine have died on the battlefield in Afghanistan this month alone, and more than 6,500 have lost their lives in both post-9/11 wars, with tens of thousands receiving life-altering injuries.