Cost of war - 12.21.05

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The totals:

2155 US soldiers, 201 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 27,477 to 30,989 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation toDecember 15.

American soldiers killed between December 11 and 15:

Staff Sergeant Travis L. Nelson, 41; Anniston, Alabama | Sergeant KenithCasica, 32; Virginia Beach, Virginia | Staff Sergeant Keith A. Bennett, 32; Holtwood, Pennsylvania | Sergeant First Class James S. Moudy, 37; Newark, Delaware | Staff Sergeant Curtis A. Mitchell, 28; Evansville, Indiana | Specialist Lex S. Nelson, 21; Salt Lake City, Utah | Specialist Jared W. Kubasak, 25; Rocky Mount, Virginia | Staff Sergeant Michael S. Zyla, 32; Elgin, Oregon | Sergeant Brian C. Karim, 22; Talcott, West Virginia | Specialist JamesC. Kesinger, 32; Pharr, Texas | Specialist Peter J. Navarro, 20; Wildwood, Missouri | Corporal Michael B. Presley, 21; Batesville, Mississippi | Staff Sergeant Kenneth B. Pospisil, 35; Andover, Minnesota | Sergeant Timothy R. Boyce, 29; North Salt Lake, Utah | Specialist Joseph A. Lucas, 23; Augusta, Georgia.

Sources: US Department of Defense, www.icasualties.org, The New York Times, www.iraqbodycount.net