Daily U.S. Casualties

[tboullett]

Daily U.S. Casualties

8/5/2003
As of Monday, 250 U.S. soldiers have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to military officials.

The British government has reported 43 deaths.

On or since May 1, when President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 114 U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq, according to military figures.

The U.S. Central Command gave no new reports of deaths Monday, although the total listed rose by one from Sunday's report.

The latest identifications released by the Defense Department:


Spc. James I. Lambert III, 22, of Raleigh, N.C., was killed on July 31 in Baghdad, Iraq. Lambert was struck by a stray bullet fired during what was believed to be a celebratory event by local nationals. Lambert was assigned to the 407th Combat Support Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C. The incident is under investigation.

Spc. Justin W. Hebert, 20, of Arlington, Wash., was killed on Aug. 1 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Hebert was on patrol when his vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. Hebert was assigned to the 319th Field Artillery, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy.

[soothsayer]

1. How many since dumba taunted "Bring it on"?

I've wondered if it sped things up any. What a dumbass.

[whoYaCallinAlib]

2. I don't have any facts but my sense is that the death

rate accelerated starting right after his irrational, juvenile John Wayne immitation.