The Department of Defense has identified 3,754 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans recently:

HEREDIA, Marisol, 19, Specialist, Army; El Monte, Calif., First Cavalry Division.

HERNANDEZ, Jason J., 21, Specialist, Army; Streetsboro, Ohio; First Cavalry Division.

HILBERT, Thomas L., 20, Specialist, Army; Venus, Tex.; First Cavalry Division.

JENSEN, Drew N., 27, Capt., Army; Clackamas, Calif.; Second Infantry Division.

POOLE, Christopher L. Jr., 22, Cpl., Marines; Mount Dora, Fla.; First Marine Expeditionary Force.

SCRIPSICK , Bryan J., 22, Cpl., Marines; Wayne, Okla.; First Marine Expeditionary Force.

STOCK, John C., 26, Staff Sgt., Marines; Longview, Tex.; First Marine Expeditionary Force.

WILSON, Lee C., 30, Sgt., Army; Chapel Hill, N.C.; First Cavalry Division.

WOODWARD, Ryan A., 22, Cpl., Army; Fort Wayne, Ind.; 82nd Airborne Division.

YARBROUGH, Michael J., 24, Sgt., Marines; Malvern, Ark.; First Marine Expeditionary Force.