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Cost of war - 12.14.05

The totals:

2141 US soldiers, 201 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 27,383 to 30,892 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation toDecember 10.

American soldiers killed between December 2 and 10:

Staff Sergeant Daniel J. Clay, 27; Pensacola, Florida | Lance Corporal John M. Holmason, 20; Suprise, Arizona | Lance Corporal David A. Huhn, 24; Portland, Michigan | Lance Corporal Adam W. Kaiser, 19; Naperville, Illinois | Lance Corporal Robert A. Martinez, 20; Splendora, Texas | Corporal Anthony T. McElveen, 20; Little Falls, Minnesota | Lance Corporal Scott T. Modeen, 24; Hennepin, Minnesota | Lance Corporal Andrew G. Patten, 19; Byron, Illinois | Sergeant Andy A. Stevens, 29; Tomah, Wisconsin | Lance Corporal Craig N. Watson, 21; Union City, Michigan | Staff Sergeant Philip L. Travis, 41; Snellville, Georgia | Sergeant Philip A. Dodson, Jr., 42; Forsyth, Georgia | Specialist Marcus S. Futrell, 20; Macon, Georgia | Corporal Jimmy L. Shelton, 21; Lehigh Acres, Florida | Sergeant 1st Class Richard L. Schild, 40; Tabor, South Dakota | Staff Sergeant Daniel M. Cuka, 27; Yankton, South Dakota | Specialist Brian A. Wright, 19; Keensburg, Illinois | Private First Class Thomas C. Siekert, 20; Lovelock, Nevada | Sergeant Michael C. Taylor, 23; Hockley, Texas | Corporal Joseph P. Bier, 22; Centralia, Washington | Staff Sergeant Milton Rivera-Vargas, 55; Boqueron, Puerto Rico | Corporal Jimmy L. Shelton, 21; Lehigh Acres, Florida | Sergeant Spencer C. Akers, 35; Traverse City, Michigan | 1st Lieutenant Kevin J. Smith, 28; Brandon, Florida | Sergeant Adrian N. Orosco, 26; Corcoran, California | Sergeant Clarence L. Floyd, Jr., 28; Newark, New Jersey | Sergeant Julia V. Atkins, 22; Bossier City, Louisiana.

Sources: US Department of Defense, www.icasualties.org, The New York Times, www.iraqbodycount.net