Subversive Pessimist
29th September 2004, 10:27
Tue Sep 28,10:12 PM ET
By The Associated Press
As of Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004, 1,051 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq (news - web sites) war in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 798 died as a result of hostile action and 253 died of non-hostile causes. The figures include three military civilians.
The British military has reported 67 deaths; Italy, 19; Poland, 13; Spain, 11; Bulgaria, six; Ukraine, eight; Slovakia, three; Thailand, two; the Netherlands, two; and Denmark, El Salvador (news - web sites), Estonia, Hungary and Latvia have reported one death each.
Since May 1, 2003, when President Bush (news - web sites) declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 913 U.S. military members have died — 689 as a result of hostile action and 224 of non-hostile causes, according to the military's numbers as of Tuesday.
Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 7,532 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department's weekly tally.
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The latest deaths reported by the military:
_ None reported.
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The latest identifications reported by the Department of Defense (news - web sites):
_ Army Capt. Eric L. Allton, 34, Houston; died Sunday when he was struck by a mortar round in Ramadi, Iraq; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea.
_ Army Sgt. 1st Class Joselito O. Villanueva, 36, Los Angeles; died Monday when he was shot by a sniper in Balad, Iraq; assigned to 9th Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
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By The Associated Press
As of Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004, 1,051 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq (news - web sites) war in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 798 died as a result of hostile action and 253 died of non-hostile causes. The figures include three military civilians.
The British military has reported 67 deaths; Italy, 19; Poland, 13; Spain, 11; Bulgaria, six; Ukraine, eight; Slovakia, three; Thailand, two; the Netherlands, two; and Denmark, El Salvador (news - web sites), Estonia, Hungary and Latvia have reported one death each.
Since May 1, 2003, when President Bush (news - web sites) declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 913 U.S. military members have died — 689 as a result of hostile action and 224 of non-hostile causes, according to the military's numbers as of Tuesday.
Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 7,532 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department's weekly tally.
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The latest deaths reported by the military:
_ None reported.
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The latest identifications reported by the Department of Defense (news - web sites):
_ Army Capt. Eric L. Allton, 34, Houston; died Sunday when he was struck by a mortar round in Ramadi, Iraq; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea.
_ Army Sgt. 1st Class Joselito O. Villanueva, 36, Los Angeles; died Monday when he was shot by a sniper in Balad, Iraq; assigned to 9th Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
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