IRAQ: U.S. casualties identified

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The Defense Department has identified two Marines who died Wednesday in Iraq, where at least 4,101 military personnel have lost their lives since the war began in 2003.
Lance Cpl. Kelly E. C. Watters, 19, of Virginia Beach, Va. died from wounds suffered while supporting combat operations in Anbar province. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance Cpl. Javier Perales Jr., 19, of San Elizario, Texas, died from a non-hostile incident in Anbar province. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.