As of Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007, at least 3,795 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 3,095 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is seven higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.
The British military has reported 169 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; 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:
• A soldier died Saturday in a vehicle accident in Diyala province.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
• Army Pfc. Luigi Marciante Jr., 25, Elizabeth, N.J.; died Thursday in Muqdadiyah, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Lewis, Wash.
• Army Spc. John J. Young, 24, Savannah, Ga.; died Friday in Camp Stryker, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
• Army Capt. (Dr.) Roselle M. Hoffmaster, 32, Cleveland, Ohio; died Thursday in Kirkuk, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident; assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
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On the Net:
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/ap_on_re_mi_ea/storytext/iraq_us_deaths/24557495/SIG=112ft9jui/*http://www.defenselink.mil/news/
The British military has reported 169 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; 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:
• A soldier died Saturday in a vehicle accident in Diyala province.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
• Army Pfc. Luigi Marciante Jr., 25, Elizabeth, N.J.; died Thursday in Muqdadiyah, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Lewis, Wash.
• Army Spc. John J. Young, 24, Savannah, Ga.; died Friday in Camp Stryker, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
• Army Capt. (Dr.) Roselle M. Hoffmaster, 32, Cleveland, Ohio; died Thursday in Kirkuk, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident; assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
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On the Net:
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/ap_on_re_mi_ea/storytext/iraq_us_deaths/24557495/SIG=112ft9jui/*http://www.defenselink.mil/news/
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