As of yesterday, at least 3,583 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003.
Identifications
Spc. Joseph P. Kenny, 20, Veneta, Ore.; died June 23 in Mosul of injuries suffered in a noncombat incident; assigned to the 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division; Fort Bliss, Texas.
Sgt. Michael J. Montpetit, 31, Honolulu; died June 22 in Baghdad of injuries suffered in a noncombat incident; assigned to the 15th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division; Fort Hood, Texas.
Spc. Dominic N. Rodriguez, 23, Klamath Falls, Ore.; died June 22 in Baghdad of injuries suffered in a noncombat incident; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division; Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Alphonso J. Montenegro II, 22, Far Rockaway, N.Y.; Sgt. Ryan M. Wood, 22, Oklahoma City; Pfc. Daniel J. Agami, 25, Coconut Creek, Fla.; Pfc. Anthony D. Hebert, 19, Lake City, Minn.; and Pfc. Thomas R. Leemhuis, 23, Binger, Okla.; killed June 21 in Baghdad by an explosive; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division; Schweinfurt, Germany.
Pfc. Jerimiah J. Veitch, 21, Dibble, Okla.; killed June 21 in Baghdad when his vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division; Fort Carson, Colo.
Maj. Sid W. Brookshire, 36, Missouri; Staff Sgt. Darren P. Hubbell, 38, Tifton, Ga.; Spc. Joe G. Charfauros Jr., 33, Rota, Mariana Islands; and Pfc. David J. Bentz III, 20, Newfield, N.J.; killed June 20 in Baghdad when their vehicle struck an explosive; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division; Fort Stewart, Ga.
Sgt. Frank M. Sandoval, 27, Yuma, Ariz.; died June 18 in Palo Alto, Calif., of wounds suffered from small-arms fire in Tikrit on Nov. 28, 2005; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Artillery; Fort Sill, Okla.