The U.S. death toll in Iraq has now exceeded the known number of deaths in the September 11 attacks. According to the Associated Press, the U.S. toll has reached 2,974 — one more than the official count of those who died in the World Trade Center, Washington and Pennsylvania. The U.S. military is now in its second-deadliest month of the year. Seventy-seven servicemembers have died.
At 2,974, U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Exceeds 9/11
HeadlineDec 26, 2006