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Cost of war - 5.3.06

The totals:

2395 US soldiers, 214 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 34,593 to 38,743 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to May 1.

3285 Iraqi police and guardsmen have been killed since January 2005, according to an estimate compiled from news reports.

American soldiers killed between April 20 and April 26:

Staff Sergeant Jason C. Ramseyer, 28, Lenoir, North Carolina | Sergeant Kyle A. Colnot, 23, Arcadia, California | Specialist Eric D. King, 29, Vancouver, Washington | Private First Class Jacob H. Allcott, 21, Caldwell, Idaho | Private Michael E. Bouthot, 19, Fall River, Massachusetts | Corporal Eric R. Lueken, 23, Dubois, Indiana | Private Travis C. Zimmerman, 19, New Berlinville, Pennsylvania | Sergeant Robert W. Ehney, 26, Lexington, Kentucky | Corporal Jason B. Daniel, 21, Fort Worth, Texas | Corporal Shawn T. Lasswell Jr., 21, Reno, Nevada | Staff Sergeant Metodio A. Bandonill, 29, Honolulu, Hawaii | Lance Corporal Aaron W. Simons, 20, Modesto, California | Private First Class Raymond L. Henry, 21, Anaheim, California | Sergeant First Class Richard J. Herrema, 27, Jackson, Tennessee | Lance Corporal Michael L. Ford, 19, New Bedford, Massachusetts