As of Friday, March 30, 2007, at least 3,245 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Latest identifications:

. Four Army soldiers died Sunday when an explosive detonated near their vehicle in Baqubah. They were identified as Sgt. Jason W. Swiger, 24, South Portland, Maine; Cpl. Jason Nunez, 22, Naranjito, Puerto Rico; Pfc. Orlando E. Gonzalez, 21, New Freedom, Pa.; and Pfc. Anthony J. White, 21, Columbia, S.C.

All were assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

. Army Spc. Sean K. McDonald, 21, Rosemount, Minn.; died Sunday in Baghdad when an explosive detonated near his vehicle; assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Wiesbaden, Germany.

. Army Sgt. Curtis J. Forshey, 22, Hollidaysburg, Pa.; died Tuesday in Homburg, Germany, of a non-combat related illness; assigned to the 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

. Marine Staff Sgt. Marcus A. Golczynski, 30, Lewisburg, Tenn.; killed Tuesday during combat in Anbar province; assigned to the Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Nashville, Tenn.

. Army Master Sgt. Sean M. Thomas, 33, Harrisburg, Pa.; killed Tuesday in Baghdad by small-arms fire; assigned to the 28th Division Support Command, Harrisburg, Pa.