US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,871

Monday, Nov. 19, 2007 | 12:20 p.m.

As of Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, at least 3,871 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 eight military civilians. At least 3,151 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is eight higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EST.

The British military has reported 171 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, South Korea, one death each.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

- Three soldiers were killed Sunday during combat in Baqouba.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

- Army Sgt. Kenneth R. Booker, 25, Vevay, Ind.; died Wednesday in Mukhisa of wounds sustained when an explosive detonated near his vehicle; was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

- Army Sgt. Mason L. Lewis, 26, Gloucester, Va.; died in Baghdad Friday in a non-combat training accident; was assigned to the 26th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

- Army Sgt. Steven C. Ganczewski, 22, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; died Friday in Balad of wounds suffered from a combat-related incident. The incident is under investigation. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

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