U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,224

As of Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at least 3,224 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,601 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is two higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT.

The British military has reported 134 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 19; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, six; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania, one death each.

Since the start of the U.S. military operations in Iraq, 24,187 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department's weekly tally.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

_ No deaths reported.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

_ Army Lt. Col. Peter E. Winston, 56, Plant City, Fla.; died Nov. 13 in Kaiserslautern, Germany, from a non-combat related incident in Iraq; assigned to the 143rd Sustainment Command, Orlando, Fla.

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