The Department of Defense has identified 1,313 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans yesterday:
AYRO, Lionel, 22, Pfc., Army; Jeanerette, La.; 25th Infantry Division.
CASTRO, Jonathan, 21, Specialist, Army; Corona, Calif.; 25th Infantry Division.
DOSTIE, Thomas J., 20, Specialist, Army National Guard; Sommerville, Me.; 133rd Engineer Battalion.
HEWITT, Cory M., 26, Specialist, Army; Stewart, Tenn.; 705th Ordnance Company.
JACOBSEN, William W. Jr., 31, Capt., Army; Charlotte, N.C.; 25th Infantry Division.
JOHNSON, Robert S., 23, Staff Sgt., Army; Castro Valley, Calif.; 25th Infantry Division.
KARPOWICH, Paul D., 30, Sgt. First Class, Army Reserve; Bridgeport, Pa.; Second Battalion, 390th Infantry.
MASON, Nicholas C., 20, Specialist, Army National Guard; King George, Va.; 276th Engineer Battalion.
MELO, Julian S., 47, Staff Sgt., Army; Brooklyn; 25th Infantry Division.
O'DELL, Robert D., 38, Sgt. Maj, Army; Manassas, Va.; Army Intelligence and Security Command.
POULIN Lynn R. Sr., 47, Sgt., Army National Guard; Freedom, Me.; 133rd Engineer Battalion.
RUHREN, David A., 20, Specialist, Army National Guard; Stafford, Va.; 276th Engineer Battalion.
VANKOMEN, Darren D., 33, Staff Sgt., Army; Bluefield, W.Va.; 25th Infantry Division.








