US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,408 Tuesday, according to Associated Press count
By APTuesday, June 22, 2010
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,408
As of Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at least 4,408 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 3,488 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.
The AP count is three 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, 31,865 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s weekly tally.
The latest deaths reported by the military:
—An American soldier died June 21 as a result of a noncombat-related injury.
The latest identifications reported by the military:
—Capt. Michael P. Cassidy, 41, of Simpsonville, S.C.; died June 17 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries from a noncombat-related incident; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
—Spc. Christopher W. Opat, 29, of Spencer, Iowa; died June 15 in Iraq of injuries from a noncombat-related incident; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
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