US military deaths in Iraq at 4,036

As of Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at least 4,036 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 3,291 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is one higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT.

The British military has reported 176 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.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 29,780 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department's weekly tally.

The latest deaths reported by the military:

No deaths reported.

The latest identifications reported by the military:

Army Spc. Arturo Huerta-Cruz, 23, Clearwater, Fla., was killed Monday in Tuz from wounds sustained from an explosion; was assigned to the 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

Army Sgt. Joseph A. Richard III, 27, Lafayette, La., was killed Monday in Baghdad of wounds sustained from an explosive; was assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), located at Fort Polk, La.

Two Marines were killed Monday during combat in Anbar province. Both were assigned to the Marine Forces Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Milwaukee.

Killed were Cpl. Richard J. Nelson, 23, Racine, Wis.; and Lance Cpl. Dean D. Opicka, 29, Waukesha, Wis.

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