Briefing
NEW YORK CITY New Yorkers celebrate Easter with parade down Fifth Avenue
MONDRAGONE, ITALY Mozzarella hit by dioxin fears
PORTLAND, ORE. Former presidential candidate Bill Richardson endorses Obama
EUREKA, MO. Residents work to fortify levees against heavy flooding
MUTSAMUDU, COMOROS Rebel forces routed on isle of Anjouan seven years after their coup
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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
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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 2.49A SOLDIER'S VIEW An Army Ranger in Iraq reflects on the ongoing cost of the war, at time.com/4000
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