The totals:
2418 US
soldiers, 220 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 34,781 to 38,934 Iraqi
civilians have been killed in Iraq
from the beginning of the war and occupation to May 8.
3327 Iraqi police and guardsmen have been killed since
January 2005, according to an estimate compiled from news reports.
American soldiers killed between April 27 and May 5:
Sergeant Matthew A. Webber, 23, Kalamazoo, Michigan | Staff
Sergeant Mark A. Wall, 27, Alden, Iowa | First Sergeant Bobby Mendez, 38,
Brooklyn, New York | Staff Sergeant Bryant A. Herlem,
37, Copperas Cove, Texas | Sergeant Jose Gomez, 23, Corona, New York | Corporal
Brandon M. Hardy, 25, Cochranville, Pennsylvania | Sergeant Lea R. Mills, 21,
Brooksville, Florida | Sergeant Edward G. Davis III, 31, Antioch, Illinois |
Sergeant Steve M. Sakoda, 29, Hilo, Hawaii | Corporal
Robbie G. Light, 21, Kingsport, Tennessee | Lance Corporal Robert L. Moscillo, 21, Salem, New Hampshire | Captain Brian S. Letendre, 27, Woodbridge, Virginia | Corporal Stephen R. Bixler, 20, Suffield, Connecticut | Sergeant Joseph E.
Proctor, 38, Indianapolis, Indiana | Staff Sergeant Gavin B. Reinke, 32, Pueblo, Colorado | Specialist Bryan L. Quinton,
24, Sand Springs, Oklahoma | Sergeant Elisha R.
Parker, 21, Taberg, New York
Sources: US Department of Defense, www.icasualties.org,
www.iraqbodycount.net
This article appears in May 10-16, 2006.
