The totals:
2953 US soldiers, 247 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 51,331
to 56,869 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the
war and occupation to December 19.
4592 Iraqi police and guardsmen have been killed since
January 2005, according to an estimate compiled from news reports.
American soldiers killed between December 16-December
19:
Staff Sergeant Henry K. Kahalewai,
43, Hilo, Hawaii | Private First Class Joe L. Baines, 19, Newark, New Jersey | Staff
Sergeant David R. Staats, 30, Pueblo, Colorado | Specialist
Matthew J. Stanley, 22, Wolfeboro Falls, New Hampshire | Private First Class
Seth M. Stanton, 19, Colorado Springs, Colorado | Lance Corporal Nicklas J. Palmer, 19, Leadville, Colorado | Captain Kevin
M. Kryst, 27, West Bend, Wisconsin | Staff Sergeant
Brian L. Mintzlaff, 34, Fort Worth, Texas | Corporal
Joshua D. Pickard, 20, Merced, California | Specialist Andrew P. Daul, 21, Brighton, Michigan
Sources: US Department of Defense, www.icasualties.org,
www.iraqbodycount.net
This article appears in Dec 27, 2006 – Jan 2, 2007.
