American deaths
The Pentagon has identified the following service members who died recently in Iraq. At least 1,360 members of the US military have died since the war began in 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,071 died as a result of hostile action, the Pentagon said. The figures include three military civilians.
Lance Corporal Matthew W. Holloway, 21, of Fulton, Texas, and Lance Corporal Juan R. Rodriguez Velasco, 23, of El Cenizo, Texas, on Thursday after enemy action in Anbar Province. Marine Forces Reserve First Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment, Fourth Marine Division, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Sergeant First Class Brian A. Mack, 36, of Phoenix, on Thursday in Mosul when his military vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device. Third Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Specialist Michael J. Smith, 24, of Media, Penn., on Tuesday in Ramadi when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. First Battalion, 503d Infantry, Second Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Staff Sergeant William F. Manuel, 34, of Kinder, La., on Monday in Baghdad when an explosive device hit his vehicle. First Battalion, 503d Infantry, Second Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Sergeant Robert W. Sweeney III, 22, of Pineville, La., on Monday in Baghdad when an explosive device hit his vehicle. Army National Guard Third Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade, Lake Charles, La.
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