As of Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at least 3,620 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,973 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.

The AP count is four more than the Defense Department’s tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT.

The British military has reported 159 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 20; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania, South Korea, one death each.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 26,806 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s weekly tally.

The latest deaths reported by the military:

_ A soldier was killed Tuesday in a bombing in east Baghdad.

The latest identifications reported by the military:

_ Army Sgt. John R. Massey, 29, Judsonia, Ark.; died Sunday in Balad after an explosive detonated near his vehicle the day before in Baghdad; assigned to C Battery, 142nd Fires Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard, Ozark, Ark.

_ Marine Lance Cpl. Shawn V. Starkovich, 20, Arlington, Wash.; died Sunday in a non-combat incident in Anbar province; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

_ Navy Chief Petty Officer Patrick L. Wade, 38, of Key West, Fla.; died Tuesday during combat operations in Salah Ad Din Province; assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eleven, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.

_ Navy Petty Officer First Class Jeffrey L. Chaney, 35, of Omaha, Neb.; died Tuesday during combat operations in Salah Ad Din Province; assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eleven, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.

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