The Department of Defense has identified 3,492 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans yesterday:

COLE, Timothy B. Jr., 28, Staff Sgt., Army; Missouri City, Tex.; 82nd Airborne Division.

GAJDOS, Shawn D., 25, Pfc., Army; Grand Rapids, Mich.; First Infantry Division.

SOPER, Matthew, 25, Sgt., Army National Guard; Kalamazoo, Mich.; 1461st Transportation Company.

VERDEJA, Justin A., 20, Pfc., Army; La Puente, Calif.; Second Infantry Division.

WATT, Kimel L., 21, Sgt., Army; Brooklyn; First Infantry Division.