3,227 American Service Members
Died Since Start of Iraq War

Names of the Dead

New York Times 26mar2007

The Department of Defense has identified 3,227 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans yesterday:

GARDNER, Freeman L. Jr., 26, Sgt., Army; Little Rock, Ark.; Second Infantry Division.

LEWIS, Adrian J., 30, Sgt., Army; Mauldin, S.C.; Third Infantry Division.

RIEWER, Greg N., 30, Sgt., Army; Frazee, Minn.; 34th Infantry Division.

SPRINGER, Lance C. II, 23, Specialist, Army; Fort Worth; 25th Infantry Division.

source: 25mar2007

5 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Are Killed by Bombs

AP 26mar2007

BAGHDAD, March 25 — Roadside bombs killed five American soldiers in Iraq on Sunday, including four in a single strike in the volatile province of Diyala, northeast of the capital, the military said.

In Baghdad, gunmen on rooftops opened fire on Iraqi soldiers, prompting fierce fighting in the narrow streets and alleys of the Fadhil neighborhood, one of the capital’s oldest districts and a haven for insurgents and criminals on the east side of the Tigris River. At least two civilians were killed and four others were wounded in the clashes, the police said, as American attack helicopters buzzed overhead.

Four Americans soldiers were killed and two others were wounded when an explosion struck their patrol in Diyala Province, a military statement said.

A separate roadside bombing killed a soldier and wounded two others as they were checking for bombs on a road in northwestern Baghdad, the military said.

At least 31 people were killed or found dead elsewhere in Iraq, including 2 Iraqi soldiers who died after a suicide car bomber struck their army checkpoint in Baquba.

source: 25mar2007