Fallen U.S. soldiers

Friday, Nov. 18, 2005 | 9:20 a.m.

Since the war in Iraq began in March 2003, 2,083 American troops have died. The latest identifications reported by the military:

Marine 2nd Lt. Donald R. McGlothlin, 26, of Lebanon, Va., died Wednesday from small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Ubaydi, Iraq. He was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. His unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

Army Pvt. Dylan R. Paytas, 20, of Freedom, Pa., died in Baqubah, Iraq, on Thursday from injuries sustained from multiple gunshot wounds. Paytas was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.

Marine Lance Cpl. Nickolas D. Schiavoni, 26, of Haverhill, Mass., died Tuesday from a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Al Karmah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Army Sgt. 1st Class James S. Ochsner, 36, of Waukegan, Ill., died in Orgun-E, Afghanistan, on Tuesday when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during a supply distribution mission. Ochsner was assigned to the Armys 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.