Daily U.S. casualties 8/23/2003

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Daily U.S. casualties 8/23/2003

As of Friday, 273 U.S. soldiers have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the military.

On or since May 1, when President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 135 U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq, according to the latest military figures.

The latest military deaths reported by U.S. Central Command:


A U.S. service member died after being shot Thursday in Al Hillah, Iraq by an unidentified gunman.

A 1st Armored Division soldier died Thursday in a fire at a small arms range in Baghdad, Iraq.
The latest military identifications:


Army Sgt. Kenneth W. Harris, Jr., 23, Charlotte, Tenn.; killed Wednesday in Scania, Iraq; injured in a two-vehicle accident; assigned to the 212th Transportation Company, U.S. Army Reserve, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Army Staff Sgt. Bobby C. Franklin, 38, Mineral Bluff, Ga.; killed Wednesday in Baghdad, Iraq; injured by an improvised explosive device; assigned to the 210th Military Police Company, U.S. Army National Guard, Murphy N.C.