U.S. military death toll in war hits 2,639, according to AP

ASSOCIATED PRESS
As of Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006, at least 2,639 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,095 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is five higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT.
The British military has reported 115 deaths; Italy, 32; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 17; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, El Salvador, four each; Slovakia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Romania, one death each.
Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 19,773 U.S. service members have been wounded, according to a Defense Department tally.
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