IRAQ: 10 American casualties identified

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The Defense Department has identified seven soldiers and three Marines who were killed in Iraq, where at least 4,113 American service members have lost their lives.

Pfc. Bryan M. Thomas, 22, of Lake Charles, La., died June 23 in Baghdad of gunshot wounds suffered during combat operations in Salman Pak, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.

Spc. Joshua L. Plocica, 20, of Clarksville, Tenn., was killed by a roadside bomb Wednesday in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas.

Sgt. Alejandro A. Dominguez, 24, of San Diego; Spc. Joel A. Taylor, 20, of Pinetown, N.C.; and Pfc. James M. Yohn, 25, of Highspire, Pa., died Wednesday in Mosul, Iraq of wounds caused by a roadside bomb Tuesday. They were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ft. Hood, Texas.

Chief Warrant Officer Robert C. Hammett, 39, of Tucson, Ariz., who was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Ft. Carson, Colo., and Maj. Dwayne M. Kelley, 48, of Willingboro, N.J., who was assigned to the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Green Bay, Wis., were killed by a bomb Tuesday in Baghdad.

Three Marines — Lt. Col. Max A. Galeai, 42, of Pago Pago, American Samoa; Capt. Philip J. Dykeman, 38, of Brockport, N.Y.; and Cpl. Marcus W. Preudhomme, 23, of North Miami Beach, Fla. — died Thursday while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. They were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay.