As of Monday, Sept. 25, 2006, at least 2,701 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,152 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.
The AP count is four more than the Defense Department’s tally, last updated Monday at 10 a.m. EDT.
The British military has reported 118 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 17; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, five; El Salvador, four; Slovakia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Romania, one death each.
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The latest death reported by the military:
— No new deaths reported.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
— Army Cpl. Cesar A. Granados, 21, Le Grand, Calif.; died in Baghdad Sept. 15 when his vehicle was struck by an explosive; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
— Army Sgt. Allan R. Bevington, 22, Beaver Falls, Pa.; killed Thursday in Ramadi by an explosive; assigned to the 40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
— Army 1st Lt. Ashley L. (Henderson) Huff, 23, Belle Mead, N.J.; killed Thursday in Mosul by a suicide car bomb; assigned to the 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.
— Army Cpl. Bobby T. Callahan, 22, Jamestown, N.C.; died Thursday in Baghdad in a non-hostile incident; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
— Army Sgt. 1st Class Charles J. Jones, 29, Lawrenceburg, Kan.; died Wednesday in a non-hostile incident; assigned to the National Guard’s 149th Brigade Combat Team, Louisville, Ky.
— Army Pvt. Eric M. Kavanagh, 20, Glen Burnie, Md.; died Wednesday in Baghdad when his vehicle struck an explosive; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
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