Briefing

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The War

Iraq's Fallen 4,000: Where They Came From

On March 23, just days into the sixth year of the Iraq war, the U.S. death toll reached 4,000 when a roadside bomb in southern Baghdad killed four soldiers. A breakdown of American casualties:

By age

18-21 30%

22-24 24%

25-30 25%

31-35 10%

Over 35 11%

By service

Army 72%

Marines 25%

Navy 2%

Air Force 1%

By month

March 2003

Fewest 20 Jan. Feb. 2004

Most 137 Nov.

Jan. 2005

Jan. 2006

Jan. 2007

Jan. 2008

THROUGH MARCH 26 March 30

War death by locality Dots are sized proportionally to the number of soldiers killed in Iraq from each area

Highest fatality rates

Soldiers killed per 100,000 residents of home state or territory

[This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] DEATH RATE Samoa 7 12.14 Mariana Island 5 5.91 U.S. Virgin Island 6 5.53 Palau 1 4.80 Guam 6 3.46 Vermont 19 3.06 Micronesia 3 2.78 Alaska 17 2.49

A SOLDIER'S VIEW An Army Ranger in Iraq reflects on the ongoing cost of the war, at time.com/4000