US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,987

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Members of the Marine Honor Guard escort the body of Marine Cpl. Matthew Zindars, after his funeral...

Members of the Marine Honor Guard escort the body of Marine Cpl. Matthew Zindars, after his funeral service Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, at the Lutheran Preparatory School in Watertown Wis. Zindars was killed by a roadside bomb July 24, 2007, during his second tour of duty in Iraq.

(Darren Hauck/AP Photo)

As of Thursday, March 13, 2008, at least 3,987 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 3,238 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is 12 more than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT.

The British military has reported 175 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:

— No deaths reported.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

— Army Cpl. Jose A. Paniagua-Morales, 22, Bell Gardens, Calif.; died Friday of wounds from an explosive in Samarra; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

— Three Army soldiers died Monday in Balad Ruz of wounds from an explosive. All were assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

Killed were Sgt. Phillip R. Anderson, 28, Everett, Wash.; Spc. Donald A. Burkett, 24, Comanche, Texas; and Capt. Torre R. Mallard, 27, Oklahoma.

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