The Department of Defense has identified 3,507 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans yesterday:

FELIX, Glade L., 52, Lt. Col., Air Force; Lake Park, Ga.; 622nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron.

LEGRAND, Damon G., 27, Specialist, Army; Lakeside, Calif.; 571st Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade.

STRONG, Johnny R., 21, Lance Cpl., Marines; Waco, Tex.; First Marine Division.