U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 3,000
Sunday, December 31, 2006; 9:58 PM
-- As of Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006, at least 3,000 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 2,397 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is 17 higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EST.
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The British military has reported 127 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 18; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, six; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania, one death each.
The count includes two deaths listed by the Department of Defense that could not be verified as Iraq-related casualties by the AP.
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The latest deaths reported by the military:
_ A soldier was killed by an explosive Saturday in Baghdad.
_ A soldier was killed by an explosive Friday in Baghdad.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
_ Spc. Dustin R. Donica, 22, of Spring, Texas, died Thursday in Baghdad of wounds received from small arms fire. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
_ Sgt. Christopher P. Messer, 28, of Petersburg, Mich., died Wednesday in Baghdad of wounds from an explosive device. He was assigned to 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Drum, N.Y.
_ Pfc. Nathaniel A. Given, 21, of Dickinson, Texas, died Wednesday in Baghdad of wounds from an explosive device. He was assigned to 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Drum, N.Y.
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