The Department of Defense has identified 3,361 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans yesterday:

GUYTON, Larry I., 22, Pfc., Army; Brenham, Tex.; First Cavalry Division.

HAMLIN, Christopher N., 24, Staff Sgt., Army; London, Ky.; First Cavalry Division.

KIERNAN, Christopher S., 37, Staff Sgt., Army; Virginia Beach; First Cavalry Division.

MACK, Kenneth N., 42, Master Sgt., Marines; Fort Worth; Second Marine Expeditionary Force.

PALMER, Charles O. II, 36, Cpl., Marines; Manteca, Calif.; Second Marine Expeditionary Force.

POTTER, Jerome J., 24, Pfc., Army; Tacoma, Wash.; First Cavalry Division.