Names of the Dead

The Department of Defense has identified 2,895 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans yesterday:

ANDERSON, Christopher A., 24, Corpsman, Navy; Longmont, Colo.; assigned to Second Marine Division.

ECHOLS, Thomas P., 20, Lance Cpl., Marines; Shepherdsville, Ky.; Second Marine Division.

ENGLISH, Shawn L., 35, Capt., Army; Westerville, Ohio; First Engineer Brigade.

FISCUS, Keith E., 26, Sgt., Army; Townsend, Del.; 25th Infantry Division.

McCLOUD, Joseph T., 39, Maj., Marines; Grosse Pointe Park, Mich.; Third Marine Division.

McGINNIS, Ross A., 19, Pfc., Army; Knox, Pa.; First Infantry Division.

STICKLEN, Joshua C., 24, Cpl., Marines; Virginia Beach; Third Marine Division.

TURCOTTE, Nicholas D., 23, Pfc., Army; Maple Grove, Minn.; 135th Infantry.