A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq
Mar 31, 5:15 PM (ET)
By The Associated Press
As of Wednesday, March 31, 590 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq a year ago, according to the Department of Defense. Of those, 399 died as a result of hostile action and 191 died of non-hostile causes, the department said.
The British military has reported 58 deaths; Italy, 17; Spain, eight; Bulgaria, five; Ukraine, three; Thailand, two; Denmark, Estonia and Poland have reported one each.
Since May 1, when President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 452 U.S. soldiers have died - 284 as a result of hostile action and 168 of non-hostile causes, according to the military.
Since the start of military operations, 3,013 U.S. service members have been injured as a result of hostile action, according to the Defense Department. Non-hostile injured numbered 444.
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The latest deaths reported by the military:
- Five 1st Infantry Division soldiers were killed Wednesday when a bomb exploded under their vehicle in Malahma, northwest of Fallujah, Iraq.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
- Army Spc. E-4 Jeremiah Holmes, 27, North Berwick, Maine; died Tuesday when his vehicle ran over a bomb in Ramadi, west of Baghdad; assigned to 744th Transportation Company, New Hampshire Army National Guard, Hillsboro, N.H.
- Army Pfc. Sean M. Schneider, 22, Janesville, Wis.; died Monday as the result of a vehicle accident near Baghdad; assigned to the 115th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas.
Mar 31, 5:15 PM (ET)
By The Associated Press
As of Wednesday, March 31, 590 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq a year ago, according to the Department of Defense. Of those, 399 died as a result of hostile action and 191 died of non-hostile causes, the department said.
The British military has reported 58 deaths; Italy, 17; Spain, eight; Bulgaria, five; Ukraine, three; Thailand, two; Denmark, Estonia and Poland have reported one each.
Since May 1, when President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 452 U.S. soldiers have died - 284 as a result of hostile action and 168 of non-hostile causes, according to the military.
Since the start of military operations, 3,013 U.S. service members have been injured as a result of hostile action, according to the Defense Department. Non-hostile injured numbered 444.
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The latest deaths reported by the military:
- Five 1st Infantry Division soldiers were killed Wednesday when a bomb exploded under their vehicle in Malahma, northwest of Fallujah, Iraq.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
- Army Spc. E-4 Jeremiah Holmes, 27, North Berwick, Maine; died Tuesday when his vehicle ran over a bomb in Ramadi, west of Baghdad; assigned to 744th Transportation Company, New Hampshire Army National Guard, Hillsboro, N.H.
- Army Pfc. Sean M. Schneider, 22, Janesville, Wis.; died Monday as the result of a vehicle accident near Baghdad; assigned to the 115th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas.