By The Associated Press
As of Wednesday, April 28, 722 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq (news - web sites) last year, according to the Department of Defense (news - web sites). Of those, 521 died as a result of hostile action and 201 died of non-hostile causes.
The British military has reported 58 deaths; Italy, 17; Spain, eight; Bulgaria, six; Ukraine, four; Thailand, two; Denmark, El Salvador (news - web sites), Estonia and Poland have reported one each.
Since May 1, when President Bush (news - web sites) declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 582 U.S. soldiers have died — 410 as a result of hostile action and 172 of non-hostile causes, according to the military's numbers.
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The latest deaths reported by U.S. Central Command:
_ A soldier died Wednesday from injuries received a day earlier in a grenade attack west of Mosul, Iraq.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
_ Marine Lance Cpl. Aaron C. Austin, 21, Sunray, Texas; killed Monday by hostile fire in Iraq's Al Anbar province; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force; Camp Pendleton, Calif.
_ Army Spc. Kenneth A. Melton, 30, Westplains, Mo.; killed Sunday by an explosive while traveling in a convoy from Baghdad, Iraq; assigned to the Arkansas Army National Guard, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team; Fordyce, Ark.
_ Army Staff Sgt. Abraham D. Penamedina, 32, Los Angeles; killed Tuesday by sniper fire in Baghdad, Iraq; assigned to Company B, 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division; Fort Hood, Texas.
As of Wednesday, April 28, 722 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq (news - web sites) last year, according to the Department of Defense (news - web sites). Of those, 521 died as a result of hostile action and 201 died of non-hostile causes.
The British military has reported 58 deaths; Italy, 17; Spain, eight; Bulgaria, six; Ukraine, four; Thailand, two; Denmark, El Salvador (news - web sites), Estonia and Poland have reported one each.
Since May 1, when President Bush (news - web sites) declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 582 U.S. soldiers have died — 410 as a result of hostile action and 172 of non-hostile causes, according to the military's numbers.
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The latest deaths reported by U.S. Central Command:
_ A soldier died Wednesday from injuries received a day earlier in a grenade attack west of Mosul, Iraq.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
_ Marine Lance Cpl. Aaron C. Austin, 21, Sunray, Texas; killed Monday by hostile fire in Iraq's Al Anbar province; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force; Camp Pendleton, Calif.
_ Army Spc. Kenneth A. Melton, 30, Westplains, Mo.; killed Sunday by an explosive while traveling in a convoy from Baghdad, Iraq; assigned to the Arkansas Army National Guard, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team; Fordyce, Ark.
_ Army Staff Sgt. Abraham D. Penamedina, 32, Los Angeles; killed Tuesday by sniper fire in Baghdad, Iraq; assigned to Company B, 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division; Fort Hood, Texas.
