As of Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, at least 4,219 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,399 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is one fewer than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EST.
The British military has reported 178 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia and Georgia, three each; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand and Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan and South Korea, one death each.
Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 30,920 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:
• No deaths reported.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
• Army Spc. Tony J. Gonzales, 20, Newman, Calif.; died Sunday in Sadr City when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
• Marine Lance Cpl. Robert L. Johnson, 21, Central Point, Ore.; died Dec. 20 in a non-combat incident in Anbar province; assigned to the 5th Combat Logistics Battalion, 1st Combat Logistics Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,399 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is one fewer than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EST.
The British military has reported 178 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia and Georgia, three each; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand and Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan and South Korea, one death each.
Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 30,920 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:
• No deaths reported.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
• Army Spc. Tony J. Gonzales, 20, Newman, Calif.; died Sunday in Sadr City when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
• Marine Lance Cpl. Robert L. Johnson, 21, Central Point, Ore.; died Dec. 20 in a non-combat incident in Anbar province; assigned to the 5th Combat Logistics Battalion, 1st Combat Logistics Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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On the Net:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/
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