US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,322

Middle East News, AP - 5 months ago

As of Thursday, July 2, 2009, at least 4,322 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 nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3,456 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is one more than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT.

The British military has reported 179 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.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

_ No new deaths reported.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

_ Four Army soldiers died Monday in Baghdad after an improvised explosive detonated near their vehicle. All were assigned to the 120th Combined Arms Battalion, Wilmington, N.C.

Killed were Sgt. 1st Class Edward C. Kramer, 39, Wilmington, N.C.; Sgt. Roger L. Adams Jr., 36, Jacksonville, N.C.; Sgt. Juan C. Baldeosingh, 30, Newport, N.C.; and Spc. Robert L. Bittiker, 39, Jacksonville, N.C.

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