Published: December 13, 2004
The Department of Defense has identified 1,279 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans yesterday:
LEACH, Patrick D., 39, Chief Warrant Officer, Army National Guard; Rock Hill, S.C.; First Battalion, 151st Aviation.
SHIELDS, Andrew C., 25, First Lt., Army National Guard; Campobello, S.C.; First Battalion, 151st Aviation.