IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN: U.S. casualties identified

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The Defense Department identified two soldiers who died in Iraq and one who died in Afghanistan. At least 4,076 American military personnel have died in Iraq and 501 in Afghanistan.

Cpl. Jessica A. Ellis, 24, of Bend, Ore., was killed by a roadside bomb Sunday in Baghdad. She was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Ft. Campbell, Ky.

Spc. Joseph A. Ford, 23, of Knox, Ind., died Saturday in Al Asad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a vehicle accident. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, 76th Brigade Combat Team, Indiana National Guard, New Albany, Ind.

Pvt. Matthew W. Brown, 20, of Zelienople, Pa., died Sunday in Asadabad, Afghanistan, from injuries unrelated to combat. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade (Airborne), Ft. Bragg, N.C.