US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,330

[David]

AP


As of Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, at least 4,330 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3,464 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is two fewer than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Monday at 10 a.m. EDT.

The British military has reported 179 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia and Georgia, three each; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand and Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan and South Korea, one death each.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

• No new deaths reported.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

• Army Staff Sgt. Johnny R. Polk, 39, Gulfport, Miss.; died July 25 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, two days after his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank grenade in Kirkuk; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.