PENTAGON CONFIRMS NAME OF ONE OF THREE GIS KILLED IN IRAQ

The Department of Defense (DoD) has confirmed the name of one out of three American soldiers killed in Iraq:

U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD:
3988
Reported U.S. Deaths Pending DoD Confirmation:
2
Total
3990

DoD Confirmation List
Latest Coalition Fatality: Mar 17, 2008
03/17/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Spc. William D. O’Brien, 19, of Rice, Texas, died March 15 in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when he was attacked by small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment...

03/17/08 MNF: Two MND-B Soldiers attacked by IED
Two Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers were killed when an improvised-explosive device struck the Soldiers' vehicle at approximately 12:20 p.m. March 17.

Post Iraq Deaths Not Confirmed By the DoD
Name
Date
Wasielewsk, Anthony Raymond
08-Oct-2007
Cassidy, Gerald J.
25-Sep-2007
Richards, Jack D.
29-Jul-2007
Salerno III, Raymond A.
16-Jul-2006
Smith, John "Bill"
01-Oct-2005

Note: The soldiers listed above died from wounds received in Iraq, however, the DoD has not included their deaths in their official count.