U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,493
As of Monday, June 4, 2007, at least 3,493 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 2,838 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is 19 higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Monday at 10 a.m. EDT.
The British military has reported 149 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 20; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania, South Korea, one death each.
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The latest deaths reported by the military:
-- No deaths reported.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
-- Army Spc. William J. Crouch, 21, Zachary, La.; killed Saturday in Hadid when his vehicle struck an explosive; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
-- Army Staff Sgt. Travis W. Atkins, 31, Bozeman, Mont.; killed Friday in Yusufiyah when his vehicle struck an explosive; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
-- Army Sgt. Bruce E. Horner, 43, Newport News, Va.; killed Friday in Baghdad by small-arms fire; assigned to the 127th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Support Command, Fliegerhorst, Germany.
-- Army Spc. Doonewey White, 26, Milpitas, Calif.; died May 29 in Balad of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an explosive May 28; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
-- Army Cpl. Jonathan A. Markham, 22, Bedford, Texas; killed May 29 in Abu Sayda when his vehicle struck an explosive; assigned to the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
-- Army Spc. Romel Catalan, 21, Los Angeles; killed Saturday in Amiriyah when his vehicle struck an explosive; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
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