The totals:
2264 US
soldiers, 204 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 28,403 to 32,013 Iraqi
civilians have been killed in Iraq
from the beginning of the war and occupation to February 9.
2814 Iraqi police and guardsmen have been killed since
January 2005, according to an estimate compiled from news reports.
16,653 US
military have been wounded in action since March 2003, according to Department
of Defense reports.
American soldiers
killed between February 5 and 9:
Corporal Brandon
S. Schuck, 21; Safford, Arizona | Private First Class Jacob D. Spann,
21; Columbus, Ohio | Lance Corporal Steven L. Phillips, 27;
Chesapeake, Virginia | Specialist Patrick W. Herried, 29; Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Specialist Allen D. Kokesh Jr., 21; Yankton, South Dakota | Private First Class Javier Chavez Jr.,
19; Cutler, California | Corporal Ross A. Smith, 21; Wyoming, Michigan.
Sources: US Department
of Defense, www.icasualties.org, www.iraqbodycount.net
This article appears in Feb 15-21, 2006.
