The Department of Defense has identified 3,293 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans yesterday:

BISHOP, Ryan A., 32, Specialist, Army; Euless, Tex.; 10th Mountain Division.

BORBONUS, John G., 19, Pfc., Army; Boise, Idaho; 25th Infantry Division.

BOWMAN, Larry R., 29, Sgt., Army; Granite Falls, N.C.; 513th Transportation Company, 57th Transportation Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group.

PUTNAM, Cody A., 22, Cpl., Army; Lafayette, Ind.; 25th Infantry Division.

SANTEE, Daniel J., 21, Lance Cpl., Marines; Mission Viejo, Calif.; Second Marine Logistics Group, Second Marine Expeditionary Force.