All Military Deaths are Local

US Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,875
The Associated Press

Monday 27 November 2006

As of Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006, at least 2,875 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 2,303 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is six more than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EST.
The British military has reported 126 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 18; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, six; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Romania, one death each.
The latest deaths reported by the military:
Two Marines were killed Saturday in Anbar province.
A soldier was killed Saturday when a roadside bomb detonated in Diyala province.
The latest identification reported by the military:
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Donovan E. Watts, 46, Atlanta; died Tuesday in Beiji from injuries suffered when an explosive detonated near his vehicle in Siniyah; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

source: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/112706A.shtml
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Marine from Austin killed in Iraq
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - A Marine from Texas has died in action in Iraq, the Defense Department announced Monday.

Cpl. Michael C. Ledsome, 24, of Austin was killed Saturday during combat operations in Al Anbar province.

Ledsome was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C., the Pentagon said.

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U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,880
By The Associated Press

As of Monday, Nov. 27, 2006, at least 2,880 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 2,308 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is five more than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Monday at 10 a.m. EST.

The British military has reported 126 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 18; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, six; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Romania, one death each.
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The latest deaths reported by the military:

Three soldiers were killed Sunday in Baghdad.

The latest identifications reported by the military:

_ Marine Lance Cpl. Jeromy D. West, 20, Aguanga, Calif.; killed Saturday in Anbar province; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

_ Marine Cpl. Michael C. Ledsome, 24, Austin, Texas; killed Saturday in Anbar province; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

_ Army Pvt. Reece D. Moreno, 19, Prescott, Ariz.; died Friday in a non-combat incident in Balad; assigned to the 92 Engineer Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

_ Marine Cpl. Nicholas P. Rapavi, 22, Springfield, Va.; died Friday from combat wounds in Anbar province; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

_ Army Sgt. 1st Class James D. Priestap, 39, Harwood, Mich.; died Thursday in Baghdad of injuries from small-arms fire; assigned to the 46th Military Police Company, Kingsford, Mich.

_ Marine Lance Cpl. James R. Davenport, 20, Danville, Ind.; killed Wednesday in Anbar province; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

_ Marine Pvt. Heath D. Warner, 19, Canton, Ohio; killed Wednesday in Anbar province; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
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November 27, 2006 - 6:40 p.m. CST
source: http://www.wacotrib.com/hp/content/shared-gen/ap/National/Iraq_US_Deaths.html
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Austin Marine dies in Iraq
Ledsome joined military with his brother.
By Miguel Liscano
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Cpl. Michael C. Ledsome joined the U.S. Marines a couple of years ago with his younger brother, Brad, and knew his job in Iraq was important, his stepfather Kevin Eoff said Monday.

Ledsome, 24, of Austin, died Saturday in combat in the Anbar province of Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. He was stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C., and assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force.

"He was very much a hero," his mother, Tammy Eoff, said from Early, near Brownwood. "Everybody he met, they all love him so much."

He was one of two Marines who died that day in the province, a hotbed of the country's Sunni Arab insurgency, according to the Defense Department. The other was Lance Cpl. Jeromy D. West, 20, of Aguanga, Calif.

Ledsome grew up in Brownwood, about 100 miles northwest of Austin, where he was an athletic teenager who loved to golf, Kevin Eoff said.

Ledsome graduated from Brownwood High School in 2000 and later moved to Austin, where he ran a pro shop at a golf course and lived with his wife, Megan, and their 2-year-old son, Caleub.

Eoff said Ledsome was a great father who always wanted to be near his son, even though he spent much of his time away in the military.

About two years ago, Ledsome came home for Christmas and told his family that he was joining the military, Eoff said. He said his younger stepson had already told them he'd enlisted.

The brothers went to boot camp and graduated together, Eoff said. Brad Ledsome, 21, is a corporal stationed in Okinawa, Japan, his stepfather said.

Eoff said Michael Ledsome had never mentioned that he was thinking of joining the military, so it was a bit of surprise when he told them of his decision.

Once Ledsome was in Iraq, Eoff said, it was clear he believed in what he was doing.

"He just thought it was the right thing to do," Eoff said. "We're proud of him."

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