The totals:
2463 US soldiers, 222 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 37,918
to 42,288 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the
war and occupation to May 26.
3405 Iraqi police and guardsmen have been killed since
January 2005, according to an estimate compiled from news reports.
American soldiers killed between May 21 and 23:
Sergeant David R. Christoff, 25,
Rossford, Ohio | Lance Corporal William J. Leusink,
21, Maurice, Iowa | Lance Corporal Benito A. Ramirez, 21, Edinburg, Texas | Private
First Class Steven W. Freund, 20, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Lance Corporal
Robert G. Posivio III, 22, Sherburn,
Minnesota | Specialist Michael L. Hermanson, 21,
Fargo, North Dakota
Sources: US Department of Defense, www.icasualties.org,
www.iraqbodycount.net
This article appears in May 31 – Jun 6, 2006.
