U.S. military deaths in Iraq war at 4,485 Tuesday, according to Associated Press count.
Image: United States Army/Sgt. Lance Alan Schroeder
As of Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, at least 4,485 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action.
At least 3,527 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.
The AP count is two fewer than the Defense Department’s tally, last updated Monday at 10 a.m. EST.
Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 32,226 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s weekly tally.
Source: The Associated Press via Washington Post.
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