A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq

[Jon8503]

Dec 17, 8:08 PM (ET)
By The Associated Press

As of Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, at least 1,304 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,021 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include three military civilians.

The AP count is four higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated at 11:30 a.m. EST Friday.

The British military has reported 74 deaths; Italy, 19; Poland, 13; Spain, 11; Ukraine, nine; Bulgaria, seven; Slovakia, three; Estonia, Thailand and the Netherlands, two each; and Denmark, El Salvador, Hungary and Latvia one death each.

Since May 1, 2003, when President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 1,166 U.S. military members have died, according to AP's count. That includes at least 912 deaths resulting from hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

- No new deaths reported.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

- Army Spc. Victor A. Martinez, 21, New York; died Tuesday from a gunshot south of Baghdad, Iraq; assigned to 364th Supply Company, 264th Corps Support Battalion, 1st Corps Support Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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