US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,390 Tuesday, according to Associated Press count

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,390

As of Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at least 4,390 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 3,482 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.

The AP count is four fewer than the Defense Department’s tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 31,770 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s weekly tally.

The latest identifications reported by the military:

—Sgt. Kurt E. Kruize, 35, of Hancock, Minn.; died April 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a noncombat related incident; assigned to the 367th Engineer Battalion, St. Cloud, Minn.

—Pfc. William A. Blount, 21, of Petal, Miss., and 1st Lt. Robert W. Collins, 24, of Tyrone, Ga.; died April 7 in Mosul, Iraq, when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, Ga.

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