It is a sad day when I post articles like this, but I think that it needs to get out, some people don't really see or even know how bad it is, I'm hoping those who don't care, realize something after reading this.

As of Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at least 4,415 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3,490 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is three fewer than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 31,911 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department's weekly tally.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

_ No new deaths reported.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

_ Spc. Jamal M. Rhett, 24, of Palmyra, N.J.; died Aug. 15 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with grenades; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.