AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ: U.S. casualties identified

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The Defense Department identified two soldiers who were killed by a roadside bomb Saturday in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Spc. James M. Finley, 21, of Lebanon, Mo., and Pvt. Andrew J. Shields, 19, of Battleground, Wash., were assigned to the 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany. At least 513 U.S. military personnel have died since the war began in 2001.

The Defense Department also identified a soldier and a Marine who died in Iraq, where at least 4,086 American troops have lost their lives since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.

Spc. Justin R. Mixon, 22, of Bogalusa, La., was killed by a roadside bomb Sunday in Baghdad. He was assigned to the Army’s 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

Cpl. Christian S. Cotner, 20, of Waterbury, Conn., died Friday from a non-hostile incident in Anbar province. He was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.