American deaths
The Defense Department has announced the deaths of the following service members in Iraq. At least 1,874 members of the US military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Lance Corporal Adam J. Strain, 20, of Smartsville, Calif., on Aug. 3 from small-arms fire in Ramadi. First Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment, First Marine Division, First Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Specialist Jerry L. Ganey Jr., 29, of Folkston, Ga., on Aug. 3 in Baghdad from an explosive device. Army National Guard's 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Statesboro, Ga.
Specialist Mathew V. Gibbs, 21, of Ambrose, Ga., on Aug. 3 in Baghdad from an explosive device. Army National Guard's 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Statesboro, Ga.
Sergeant First Class Charles H. Warren, 36, of Duluth, Ga., on Aug. 3 in Baghdad from an explosive device. Army National Guard's 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Statesboro, Ga.
Staff Sergeant Chad J. Simon, 32, of Madison, Wis., on Aug. 4 in Madison from wounds received in November 2004 in an explosion in Babil Province. Marine Reserve's Second Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Fourth Marine Division, Madison, Wis.
Private First Class Nils G. Thompson, 19, of Confluence, Pa., on Aug. 4, in Mosul from enemy fire. First Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, First Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Gunnery Sergeant Terry W. Ball Jr., 36, of East Peoria, Ill., on Aug. 5 from an explosion in Al Karmah. Third Battalion, Eighth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Sergeant First Class Robert V. Derenda, 42, of Ledbetter, Ky., on Aug. 5 when a civilian fuel truck collided with his vehicle in Rubiah. US Army Reserve's First Brigade, 98th Division, Rochester, N.Y.
Sergeant First Class Brett E. Walden, 40, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., on Aug. 5 when a civilian fuel truck collided with his vehicle in Rubiah. First Battalion, Fifth Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Lance Corporal Chase J. Comley, 21, of Lexington, Ky., on Aug. 6 from an explosion near Al Amiriyah, Iraq. Second Assault Amphibian Battalion, Second Marine Division, Second Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Sergeant Brahim J. Jeffcoat, 25, of Philadelphia on Aug. 6 from an explosive device near Balad. Army National Guard's First Battalion, 111th Regiment, Spinnerstown, Pa.
