Thursday, October 9, 2008
Iraq War Deaths
Total number of U.S. military deaths and names of the U.S. troops killed recently in the Iraq war, as announced by the Pentagon:
4,182
Fatalities
In
hostile
actions:
3,385
In
non-hostile
actions:
797
Tallies may be incomplete
because of lags in reporting.
Pfc. Christopher A. Bartkiewicz,25, of Dunfermline, Ill.; 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, based in Baumholder, Germany. Killed Sept. 30 in Baghdad.
Pfc. Tavarus D. Setzler,23, of Jacksonville, Fla.; 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Hood, Tex. Killed Oct. 2 in Majar al-Kabir.
Sgt. William P. Rudd,27, of Madisonville, Ky.; 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, based at Fort Benning, Ga. Killed Oct. 5 in Mosul.
Col. Michael R. Stahlman,45, of Chevy Chase, Md.; Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, based in Twentynine Palms, Calif. Died Oct. 5 of noncombat injuries sustained July 31 in Anbar province.
All troops were killed in action unless otherwise indicated.
Total fatalities include 11 civilian employees of the Defense Department.
A full list of casualties is available online athttp://www.washingtonpost.com/nation.
SOURCE: Defense Department's
http://www.defenselink.mil/news
The Washington Post
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