Eyeballing the Iraq Kill Zone

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16 December 2004

1,344 US Military Dead During Iraq War: http://cryptome.org/mil-dead-iqw.htm

See also DoD tally: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/casualty.pdf

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** EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT ** A body which insurgents claim to be that of Italian national Salvatore Santoro, 52, in the desert outside Ramadi, Iraq, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2004. The statement by the group identifying itself as the Islamic Movement of Iraq's Mujahedeen said it was announcing the killing of an Italian citizen. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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** EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT ** Insurgents stand next to a body they claim to be that of Italian national Salvatore Santoro, 52, in the desert outside Ramadi, Iraq, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2004. The statement by the group identifying itself as the Islamic Movement of Iraq's Mujahedeen said it was announcing the killing of an Italian citizen. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

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An insurgent reads a statement whilst holding the passport of Italian national Salvatore Santoro, 52, outside Ramadi, Iraq, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2004. The statement by the group identifying itself as the Islamic Movement of Iraq's Mujahedeen said it was announcing the killing of an Italian citizen. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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** EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT ** Insurgents stand next to a body they claim to be that of Italian national Salvatore Santoro, 52, in the desert outside Ramadi, Iraq, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2004. The statement by the group identifying itself as the Islamic Movement of Iraq's Mujahedeen said it was announcing the killing of an Italian citizen. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

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The passport, Lebanese resident permit, and credit card belonging to Italian national Salvatore Santoro, 52, are displayed outside Ramadi, Iraq, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2004. A statement by the group identifying itself as the Islamic Movement of Iraq's Mujahedeen said it was announcing the killing of an Italian citizen. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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The passport, Lebanese resident permit, and credit card belonging to Italian national Salvatore Santoro, 52, are displayed outside Ramadi, Iraq, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2004. A statement by the group identifying itself as the Islamic Movement of Iraq's Mujahedeen said it was announcing the killing of an Italian citizen. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

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U.S. Marine Pfc Michael Birdsong, from Gravel Ridge, Arkansas, sights his rifle on a nearby building to provide security while his squad members in the back of a Humvee behind him prepare to depart after the patrol and search of a partially-occupied residential neighborhood, in Ramadi, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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U.S. Marine Lt John McKinley, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, leads his platoon members as they perform a patrol and search of a partially-occupied residential neighborhood, in Ramadi, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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U.S. Marine Pfc Michael Birdsong, far right, from Gravel Ridge, Arkansas, and Lcpl Jason Hash, right, from Baltimore, Maryland sit with their squad members in the back of a Humvee and keep watch for threats as they join in a patrol and search a partially-occupied residential neighborhood, in Ramadi, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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U.S. Marine Cpl Clint Copenhaver, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, gives candy to an Iraqi boy, as his platoon provides security while Marine officers held a sit down meeting with local Iraqi hospital staff, in Ramadi, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004. Some Marines, who have a large surplus of candy and goods sent to them from home, give away the items whenever they can, many said. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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U.S. Marines riding in the open back of a so-called "high-back" Humvee, use their gun sites to scan for possible threats as they perform a patrol and search of a partially-occupied residential neighborhood, in Ramadi, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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U.S. Marines drive a Humvee in a convoy on a patrol en route to a search mission, at sunrise, in Ramadi, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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In this photo released by the US Marines made on Dec. 11, 2004, Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division hand out school supplies and gifts to pupils at an all girls school near the town of Ramadi, Iraq. The 1st Marines Division is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. (AP Photo/USMC, LCpl Andrew D. Young )
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Michael Anderson, Sr., center right, recalls Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, at his home in Modesto, Calif., how two Marines told him of his son's death. Michael Anderson, Jr., was killed in action in Iraq Tuesday, Dec. 14. Cpl. Anderson's sister Callie Anderson; his grandmother Leautha Anderson, center left; and Anderson Sr.'s wife, Angela, stand with his dad. (AP Photo/The Modesto Bee, Adrian Mendoza)

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This 2004 photo provided by the family shows U.S. Marine Cpl. Michael Anderson near Fallujah, Iraq. Anderson was killed in action in Iraq Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2004. (AP Photo/Family Photo via The Modesto Bee)
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This 2004 photo provided by the family shows U.S. Marine Cpl. Michael Anderson near Fallujah, Iraq. Anderson was killed in action in Iraq Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2004. (AP Photo/Family Photo via The Modesto Bee)

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The Rev. Wayne Lavender, pastor of the New Milford United Methodist Church is shown at the church on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, in New Milford, Conn. Lavender, 47, has lofty goals for a mission to raise opposition to the war in Iraq. Lavender plans to launch a four-month peace mission on Jan. 1, 2005, that he hopes will include visiting Iraq and meeting President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, who are both fellow Methodists. (AP Photo/The News Times, David W. Harple)
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Jolinda Quiroz hugs her husband Sgt. Eric Quiroz during homecoming ceremony for soldiers from the HHC 13th COSCOM, who have been deployed to Iraq for nearly a year, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2004 in Fort Hood, Texas. (AP Photo/Killeen Daily Herald, Stacey Crawford)

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Joe Spector replaces some of the more than 1,200 U.S. flags that the wind had knocked over in the front yard of his Overland Park, Kan., home, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004. Spector says he has placed one flag in his yard for each U.S. soldier killed in the war in Iraq. Spector decided to display the flags instead of holiday lights on his house. As of Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, at least 1,303 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. (AP Photo/The Kansas City Star, John Sleezer)
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Eric Martinez poses in his truck outside one of his three Rhino Lining locations Friday, Dec. 10, 2004, in Tucson, Ariz. The U.S. Marine Reservist has done one tour in Iraq and has volunteered for another tour as early as January. As a small business owner, his first tour was nearly disastrous for his business, but this time, he will have more time to organize his business before leaving. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Star, Jeffry Scott)

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One of the first 26th MEU Humvees to be outfitted with the Marine Armor Kit rolls onto the lot at the MSSG-26 motor pool as Marines from the MSSG and BLT 2/8 work around the clock to complete all the MEU's vehicles before January. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Lowndes. Date the Photo was taken:12/10/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.

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The Marines of Company I conduct searches of the houses in Fallujah. Working with the Iraqi Security Forces, the teams found rocket propelled grenades, anti-aircraft guns, ammunition, and other small arms. Photo by: Cpl. Randy L. Bernard. Date the Photo was taken:12/10/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.
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Staff Sgt. Todd Gilcrest, an explosive ordnance disposal Marine with Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 31, attached to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides cover as they get ready to 'pop smoke' on a controlled detonation of insurgent ordnance in Fallujah. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop. Date the Photo was taken:12/05/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.

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Lance Cpl. Jeff Bartlett, a team leader with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and Lance Cpl. James Whelan, a rifleman, show two members of the Iraqi Security Force the proceedures for patrolling. Photo by: Cpl. Randy L. Bernard. Date the Photo was taken:12/10/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.

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Amphibious assault vehicles from AAV platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Bn., 3rd Marine Regiment, take on a wounded Marine from Company B, BLT 1/3, in Fallujah. The Marine was wounded in the leg by an enemy rocket-propelled grenade, but recovered fully. The "tracks" played a vital role in the Marines' push through the city by providing troop transport, fire support, medevacs and resupply missions. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop. Date the Photo was taken:11/18/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.

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Combat engineers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepare to lay explosives in a field booby-trapped with improvised explosive devices in Fallujah. The Marines planted their explosives under fire and successfully cleared the field without taking any casulties. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop. Date the Photo was taken: 12/01/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.
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Cpl. Brandon Pickler, a Witchita, Kans. native with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, crosses a courtyard during the initial assault of Fallujah. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop. Date the Photo was taken: 12/01/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.

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Marines with Company B take cover and search for the sniper attempting to pin them down on the edge of a courtyard in Fallujah. The unit was able to return fire and push through without taking any casulties. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop. Date the Photo was taken:12/01/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.

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Amphibious assault vehicles from AAV platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Bn., 3rd Marine Regiment, re-supply Company B, BLT, 1/3, with chow, water and ammunition in the streets of Fallujah. The "tracks" played a vital role in the Marines' push through the city by providing troop transport, fire support, medevacs and resupply missions. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop. Date the Photo was taken:11/18/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.

EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT A body which insurgents claim to be that of Italian national Salvatore Santoro, 52, in the desert outside Ramadi, Iraq, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2004. The statement by the group identifying itself as the Islamic Movement of Iraq's Mujahedeen said it was announcing the killing of an Italian citizen. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)	EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT Insurgents stand next to a body they claim to be that of Italian national Salvatore Santoro, 52, in the desert outside Ramadi, Iraq, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2004. The statement by the group identifying itself as the Islamic Movement of Iraq's Mujahedeen said it was announcing the killing of an Italian citizen. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
An insurgent reads a statement whilst holding the passport of Italian national Salvatore Santoro, 52, outside Ramadi, Iraq, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2004. The statement by the group identifying itself as the Islamic Movement of Iraq's Mujahedeen said it was announcing the killing of an Italian citizen. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)	EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT Insurgents stand next to a body they claim to be that of Italian national Salvatore Santoro, 52, in the desert outside Ramadi, Iraq, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2004. The statement by the group identifying itself as the Islamic Movement of Iraq's Mujahedeen said it was announcing the killing of an Italian citizen. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
The passport, Lebanese resident permit, and credit card belonging to Italian national Salvatore Santoro, 52, are displayed outside Ramadi, Iraq, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2004. A statement by the group identifying itself as the Islamic Movement of Iraq's Mujahedeen said it was announcing the killing of an Italian citizen. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)	The passport, Lebanese resident permit, and credit card belonging to Italian national Salvatore Santoro, 52, are displayed outside Ramadi, Iraq, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2004. A statement by the group identifying itself as the Islamic Movement of Iraq's Mujahedeen said it was announcing the killing of an Italian citizen. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
U.S. Marine Pfc Michael Birdsong, from Gravel Ridge, Arkansas, sights his rifle on a nearby building to provide security while his squad members in the back of a Humvee behind him prepare to depart after the patrol and search of a partially-occupied residential neighborhood, in Ramadi, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)	U.S. Marine Lt John McKinley, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, leads his platoon members as they perform a patrol and search of a partially-occupied residential neighborhood, in Ramadi, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
U.S. Marine Pfc Michael Birdsong, far right, from Gravel Ridge, Arkansas, and Lcpl Jason Hash, right, from Baltimore, Maryland sit with their squad members in the back of a Humvee and keep watch for threats as they join in a patrol and search a partially-occupied residential neighborhood, in Ramadi, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)	U.S. Marine Cpl Clint Copenhaver, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, gives candy to an Iraqi boy, as his platoon provides security while Marine officers held a sit down meeting with local Iraqi hospital staff, in Ramadi, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004. Some Marines, who have a large surplus of candy and goods sent to them from home, give away the items whenever they can, many said. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
U.S. Marines riding in the open back of a so-called "high-back" Humvee, use their gun sites to scan for possible threats as they perform a patrol and search of a partially-occupied residential neighborhood, in Ramadi, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)	U.S. Marines drive a Humvee in a convoy on a patrol en route to a search mission, at sunrise, in Ramadi, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
In this photo released by the US Marines made on Dec. 11, 2004, Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division hand out school supplies and gifts to pupils at an all girls school near the town of Ramadi, Iraq. The 1st Marines Division is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. (AP Photo/USMC, LCpl Andrew D. Young )	Michael Anderson, Sr., center right, recalls Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, at his home in Modesto, Calif., how two Marines told him of his son's death. Michael Anderson, Jr., was killed in action in Iraq Tuesday, Dec. 14. Cpl. Anderson's sister Callie Anderson; his grandmother Leautha Anderson, center left; and Anderson Sr.'s wife, Angela, stand with his dad. (AP Photo/The Modesto Bee, Adrian Mendoza)
This 2004 photo provided by the family shows U.S. Marine Cpl. Michael Anderson near Fallujah, Iraq. Anderson was killed in action in Iraq Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2004. (AP Photo/Family Photo via The Modesto Bee)	This 2004 photo provided by the family shows U.S. Marine Cpl. Michael Anderson near Fallujah, Iraq. Anderson was killed in action in Iraq Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2004. (AP Photo/Family Photo via The Modesto Bee)
The Rev. Wayne Lavender, pastor of the New Milford United Methodist Church is shown at the church on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, in New Milford, Conn. Lavender, 47, has lofty goals for a mission to raise opposition to the war in Iraq. Lavender plans to launch a four-month peace mission on Jan. 1, 2005, that he hopes will include visiting Iraq and meeting President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, who are both fellow Methodists. (AP Photo/The News Times, David W. Harple)	Jolinda Quiroz hugs her husband Sgt. Eric Quiroz during homecoming ceremony for soldiers from the HHC 13th COSCOM, who have been deployed to Iraq for nearly a year, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2004 in Fort Hood, Texas. (AP Photo/Killeen Daily Herald, Stacey Crawford)
Joe Spector replaces some of the more than 1,200 U.S. flags that the wind had knocked over in the front yard of his Overland Park, Kan., home, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004. Spector says he has placed one flag in his yard for each U.S. soldier killed in the war in Iraq. Spector decided to display the flags instead of holiday lights on his house. As of Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, at least 1,303 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. (AP Photo/The Kansas City Star, John Sleezer)	Eric Martinez poses in his truck outside one of his three Rhino Lining locations Friday, Dec. 10, 2004, in Tucson, Ariz. The U.S. Marine Reservist has done one tour in Iraq and has volunteered for another tour as early as January. As a small business owner, his first tour was nearly disastrous for his business, but this time, he will have more time to organize his business before leaving. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Star, Jeffry Scott)
One of the first 26th MEU Humvees to be outfitted with the Marine Armor Kit rolls onto the lot at the MSSG-26 motor pool as Marines from the MSSG and BLT 2/8 work around the clock to complete all the MEU's vehicles before January. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Lowndes. Date the Photo was taken:12/10/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.
The Marines of Company I conduct searches of the houses in Fallujah. Working with the Iraqi Security Forces, the teams found rocket propelled grenades, anti-aircraft guns, ammunition, and other small arms. Photo by: Cpl. Randy L. Bernard. Date the Photo was taken:12/10/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.	Staff Sgt. Todd Gilcrest, an explosive ordnance disposal Marine with Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 31, attached to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides cover as they get ready to 'pop smoke' on a controlled detonation of insurgent ordnance in Fallujah. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop. Date the Photo was taken:12/05/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.
Lance Cpl. Jeff Bartlett, a team leader with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and Lance Cpl. James Whelan, a rifleman, show two members of the Iraqi Security Force the proceedures for patrolling. Photo by: Cpl. Randy L. Bernard. Date the Photo was taken:12/10/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.
Amphibious assault vehicles from AAV platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Bn., 3rd Marine Regiment, take on a wounded Marine from Company B, BLT 1/3, in Fallujah. The Marine was wounded in the leg by an enemy rocket-propelled grenade, but recovered fully. The "tracks" played a vital role in the Marines' push through the city by providing troop transport, fire support, medevacs and resupply missions. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop. Date the Photo was taken:11/18/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.
Combat engineers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepare to lay explosives in a field booby-trapped with improvised explosive devices in Fallujah. The Marines planted their explosives under fire and successfully cleared the field without taking any casulties. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop. Date the Photo was taken: 12/01/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.	Cpl. Brandon Pickler, a Witchita, Kans. native with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, crosses a courtyard during the initial assault of Fallujah. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop. Date the Photo was taken: 12/01/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.
Marines with Company B take cover and search for the sniper attempting to pin them down on the edge of a courtyard in Fallujah. The unit was able to return fire and push through without taking any casulties. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop. Date the Photo was taken:12/01/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.
Amphibious assault vehicles from AAV platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Bn., 3rd Marine Regiment, re-supply Company B, BLT, 1/3, with chow, water and ammunition in the streets of Fallujah. The "tracks" played a vital role in the Marines' push through the city by providing troop transport, fire support, medevacs and resupply missions. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop. Date the Photo was taken:11/18/2004. This Image has been cleared for release.