The totals:
2274 US soldiers, 204 Coalition soldiers, and approximately
have been killed in Iraq
from the beginning of the war and occupation to February 17.
2843 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 9 and 17:
Corporal Andrew J. Kemple, 23; Cambridge, Minnesota |Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Wilson, 25; Newark Valley,
New York | Specialist Felipe J. Garcia Villareal, 26;
Burke, Virginia | Lance Corporal Matthew R. Barnes, 20; West Monroe, Louisiana
| Corporal Rusty L. Washam, 21; Huntsville, Tennessee
| Lance Corporal Michael S. Probst, 26; Irvine,
California | Sergeant 1st Class Amos C. Edwards, Jr., 41; Savannah, Georgia |
Captain Anthony R. Garcia, 48; Fort Worth, Texas.
Sources: US Department
of Defense, www.icasualties.org, www.iraqbodycount.net
This article appears in Feb 22-28, 2006.
