An interesting flash map of troop casualties in Iraq has been posted here. It goes from the opening of the war in March 2003 to February 2006. 10 frames per second, one frame = one day, one dot = one more friend/family member not going home.

It is important to note that this is only foreign troop casualties, the 20,000 to 30,000 slain Iraqis (civilian, military, insurgent, etc.) are not mapped.