WE HAVE NAMES AND HOMETOWNS OF LATEST GIS KILLED

The Department of Defense has released some of the names and hometowns of the latest casualties from the war in Iraq.

They come on the same day General David Petraeus will be appearing before Congress in an attempt to tell Congress and the nation how well things are going in Iraq.

Click on part in "BLUE" to read further details on each soldier's death.

Source: http://icasualties.org/oif/


U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD:
4016
Reported U.S. Deaths Pending DoD Confirmation:
7
Total
4023
DoD Confirmation List
Latest Coalition Fatality: Apr 07, 2008
04/07/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualties (2 of 2)
Capt. Ulises Burgos-Cruz, 29, of Puerto Rico, who was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan...died April 6 in Balad, Iraq, when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

04/07/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualties (1 of 2)
Spc. Matthew T. Morris, 23, of Cedar Park, Texas, who was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas... died April 6 in Balad, Iraq, when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

04/07/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Pfc. Shane D. Penley, 19, of Sauk Village, Ill., died April 6 at Patrol Base Copper, Iraq, from wounds suffered while on duty at a guard post. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team...

04/07/08 MNF: MND-B Soldiers attacked by RPG (Baghdad)
Two Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers were killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack at approximately 6 p.m. April 7.

04/07/08 MNF: MND-B Soldier attacked by small-arms fire
A Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldier was killed as the result of small-arms fire after the vehicle he was traveling in was struck by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in eastern Baghdad April 7.

04/07/08 MNF: Update - Coalition Force Soldiers attacked in Diyala
A second Multi-National Division – North Soldier has died from wounds sustained in an IED attack in Diyala Province during convoy operations April 6. One Soldier was killed as previously reported and four others were wounded in the attack.

04/07/08 MNF: MND-B Soldier attacked by IED
A Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldier was killed by an improvised-explosive device during a route-clearing patrol in eastern Baghdad April 6.