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:
978 American soldiers, 131 Coalition soldiers, and
approximately 11,717 to 13,724 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from
the beginning of the war and occupation to August 31. More than 6,400 American
soldiers have been wounded in action. 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 22-31:
Private First Class Nick Skinner, 20; Davenport, Iowa |
Corporal Brad P. McCormick, 23; Overton, Tennessee | Sergeant Richard M. Lord,
24;Jacksonville, Florida | Gunnery
Sergeant Edward T. Reeder, 32; Camp Verde, Arizona | Staff Sergeant Robert C.
Thornton, Jr., 35; Rainbow City, Alabama | Lance Corporal Alexander S.
Arredondo, 20; Randolph, Massachusetts | Staff Sergeant Donald N. Davis, 42;
Saginaw, Michigan | Lance Corporal Jacob R., Lugo, 21; Flower Mound, Texas |
Corporal Barton R. Humlhanz 23; Hellertown, Pennsylvania | Specialist Charles
L. Neeley, 19; Mattoon, Illinois | Specialist Marco D. Ross, 20; Memphis,
Tennessee | Private First Class Luis A. Perez, 19; Theresa, New York |
Specialist Omead H. Razani, 19; Los Angeles, California | Corporal Christopher
Belchik, 30; Jersey, Illinois | Second Lieutenant Matthew R. Stovall, 25; Horn
Lake, Mississippi | Private First Class Nachez Washalanta, 21; Bryan, Oklahoma
| Lance Corporal Seth Huston, 19; Perryton, Texas | Sergeant Jason Cook, 25;
Okanogan, Washington | Corporal Nicanor Alvarez, 22; San Bernardino,
California.
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 Sep 1-7, 2004.
