The Department of Defense has identified 2,917 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans yesterday:

McCLUNG, Megan M., 34, Maj., Marines; Coupeville, Wash.; First Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group.

WATSON, Cody G., 21, Lance Cpl., Marines; Oxford, Ala.; Second Marine Division