AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ: U.S. casualties identified

The Defense Department identified two soldiers who were killed by a roadside bomb Tuesday in Zormat, Afghanistan:
Maj. Scott A. Hagerty, 41, of Stillwater, Okla., who was assigned to the 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, Pasadena, Texas.
Pfc. Derek D. Holland, 20, of Wind Gap, Pa., who was assigned to the 228th Brigade Support Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Bethlehem, Pa.
At least 515 U.S. military personnel have been killed since the war began in 2001.

Pfc. Joshua E. Waltenbaugh, 19, of Ford City, Pa., died Tuesday in Taji, Iraq, of injuries unrelated to combat, the Defense Department announced. He was assigned to the Army's 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ft. Hood, Texas.
Since the war began in 2003, at least 4,092 American service members have died.