As of Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, at least 2,708 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 2,155 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.
The AP count is two more than the Defense Department’s tally, last updated Thursday 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.
Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 20,468 U.S. service members have been wounded, according to a Defense Department tally.
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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. Casey L. Mellen, 21, Huachuca City, Ariz.; killed Monday by small-arms fire in Mosul; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
— Army 1st Lt. James N. Lyons, 28, of Rochester, N.Y., killed Wednesday by small-arms fire in Baghdad; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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