To honor the war dead and fill an information gap in US mass
media, City Newspaper will run weekly
lists of American soldiers killed during the occupation of Iraq.
The totals:
917 American soldiers and 122 Coalition soldiers have been
killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to Aug 3. 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 July 27-Aug 3:
Specialist Joseph F. Herndon II, 21; Derby, Kansas | Private First Class Ken
W. Leisten, 20; Cornelius, Oregon | Gunnery Sergeant Shawn A. Lane, 33;
Corning, NY | Specialist Anthony J. Dixon, 20; Lindenwold, New Jersey |
Specialist Armando Hernandez, 22; Hesperia, California | Lieutenant Colonel
David S. Greene, 39; Raleigh, North Carolina | Sergeant DeForest L. Talbert,
24; Charleston, West Virginia | Lance Corporal Vincent M. Sullivan, 23;
Chatham, New Jersey | Sergeant Tatjana Reed, 34; Fort Campbell, Kentucky |
Specialist Nicholas J. Zangara, 21; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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 4-10, 2004.
