IRAQ: U.S. casualty identified

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Army Spc. Christopher D. McCarthy, of Virginia Beach, Va., died Sunday at Forward Operating Base Ramadi in Iraq, the Defense Department announced. His death is under investigation. He was assigned to the U.S. Joint Forces Command, Joint Reserve Unit, Norfolk, Va. At least 4,087 American military personnel have died since the war began in 2003.