NEW US CASUALTY REPORT FROM IRAQ AND UPDATE ON INJURED GI

Iraq Today http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/ is reporting the death of three US soliders, two in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. Details have not been released pending notification of next of kin by the DoD.

Also, a report on the recovery progress of Cpl. Bryan Castro injured in 2007 when a bullet from enemy fire shattered his skull.

MNF-Iraq is reporting the death of a Multi-National Division - North soldier in an explosion in Ninewah Province on Wednesday, April 30th. No other details were released.

The DoD is reporting a new death of a soldier in a non-combat related incident at Camp Buehring, Kuwait on Sunday, April 27th. No other details were released.

The DoD is reporting a new death of a soldier in a small arms fire attack in Bastion, near Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on Tuesday, April 29th. No other details were released.

Casualty Reports:Army Cpl. Bryan Castro, 21, Oct. 8, 2007, in Iraq, when a bullet from enemy fire shattered his skull. For the past several months, Castro has been recovering at the VA on Miranda Avenue, which specializes in treating traumatic brain injuries. The most visible sign of Castro's injuries are pencil-thin grooves shaved into his buzz cut, showing where surgeons put titanium mesh into his skull.