To honor the war dead and fill an information gap in US mass
media, City Newspaper will run weekly
lists of American soldiers and Iraqi civilians killed during the occupation of Iraq.
The totals:
928 American soldiers, 124 Coalition soldiers, and
approximately 11,487 to 13,458 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq
from the beginning of the war and occupation to Aug 10. More than 5,804
American soldiers have been wounded in action, while an estimated 11,000 have
become ill or been injured in “non-combat” incidents. Nearly one in
six soldiers returning from the war shows signs of post-traumatic stress
disorder or other emotional difficulties.
American soldiers
killed from Aug 3-10:
Gunnery Sergeant Elia P. Fontecchio,
30; Milford, Massachusetts | Lance Corporal Joseph L. Nice, 19; Nicoma Park,
Oklahoma | Private First Class Raymond J. Faulstich
Jr., 24; Leonardtown, Maryland | Sergeant Moses Daniel Rocha, 33; Roswell, New
Mexico | Sergeant Yadir G. Reynoso,
27; Wapato, Washington | Specialist Donald R. McCune, 20; Ypsilanti, Michigan |
Lance Corporal Larry L. Wells, 22; Mount Hermon,
Louisiana | Corporal Roberto Abad, 22; Los Angeles,
California | Specialist Joshua I. Bunch, 23; Hattiesburg, Mississippi | Private
First Class David L. Potter, 22; Johnson City, Tennessee | Lance Corporal
Jonathan W. Collins, 19; Crystal Lake, Illinois
Sources: US Department
of Defense, www.icasualties.org, The Institute for
Policy Studies, Foreign Policy In Focus, www.antiwar.com,
CNN, The New York Times
This article appears in Aug 11-17, 2004.
