City Newspaper Archives - 2/2008
COST OF WAR: The Iraq conflict by the numbers (2/13)
Published on Feb 13, 2008
TOTALS - 3954 U.S. soldiers, 307 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 81,032 to 88,479 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to February 11.
6574 Iraqi policemen and guardsmen have been killed since January 2005, according to an estimate compiled from news reports.
American servicemen and -women killed between January 31-February 7:
-- Sgt. Matthew F. Straughter, 27, St. Charles, Mo.
-- Staff Sgt. Chad A. Barrett, 35, Saltville, Va.
-- Chief Petty Officer Michael E. Koch, 29, State College, Pa.
-- Nathan H. Hardy, 29, Durham, N.H.
-- Spc. Christopher J. West, 26, Arlington, Texas
-- Sgt. Rafael Alicea Rivera, 30, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
-- Spc. Miguel A. Baez, 32, Bonaire, Ga.
-- Sgt. John C. Osmolski, 23, Eustis, Fla.
-- Sgt. Timothy R. Van Orman, 24, Port Matilda, Pa.
-- Sgt. Bradley J. Skelton, 40, Gordonville, Mo.
-- Petty Officer 1st class Luis A. Souffront, 25, Miami, Fla.
SOURCES: www.iraqbodycount.org, www.icasualties.org
