US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,481
Posted on October 27th, 2011
Washington Post
By Associated Press
October 25, 2011
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,481 Tuesday, according to Associated Press count
As of Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, at least 4,481 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 3,525 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.
The AP count is three fewer than the Defense Department’s tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT.
Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 32,219 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s weekly tally.
