US military death toll tops 3.300 in Iraq

As of Monday, April 16, 2007, at least 3,308 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 2,682 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. The AP count is 12 higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Monday at 10 a.m. EDT. The British military has reported 142 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 19; 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 latest deaths reported by the military:

A soldier was killed Monday by an explosive in southern Baghdad.
A soldier was killed Monday by small-arms fire in southwestern Baghdad.
A soldier died Monday when his vehicle was struck by an explosive in southern Baghdad.
Two soldiers were killed Saturday by an explosive in Fallujah.
Two Marines were killed Monday in Iraq.

___ The latest identifications reported by the military:

Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Santee, 21, Mission Viejo, Calif.; died Saturday from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Anbar province; assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Army Sgt. Larry R. Bowman, 29, Granite Falls, N.C.; died Friday in Baghdad after his vehicle struck an explosive; assigned to the 513th Transportation Company, 57th Transportation Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Army Cpl. Cody A. Putnam, 22, Lafayette, Ind.; killed Thursday by an explosive in Baghdad; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Army Pfc. John G. Borbonus, 19, Boise, Idaho; killed Thursday by an explosive in Baghdad; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

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