Iraq war fatalities have been coming home with such regularity -- more than 20 deaths since the conflict began -- that people of San Antonio, Texas, have learned what to do. The ritual at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is well established.

Iraq war fatalities have been coming home with such regularity -- more than 20 deaths since the conflict began -- that people of San Antonio, Texas, have learned what to do. The ritual at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is well established.

Iraq war fatalities have been coming home with such regularity -- more than 20 deaths since the conflict began -- that people of San Antonio, Texas, have learned what to do. The ritual at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is well established.

MASKED gunmen burst into a wedding in southern Mexico late yesterday and shot dead seven guests in an apparent settling of scores as a year riddled by gangland-style murders drew to an end.

With questions rampant over whether the war in Iraq should be fought, American tolerance for deaths to U.S. soldiers is increasing proportionately to toll.

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U.S. service members who killed since the war began — a grim milestone that came as Saddam Hussein was buried in the village where he was born. December has been the deadliest month for the American military in Iraq in a year.

U.S. service members who killed since the war began — a grim milestone that came as Saddam Hussein was buried in the village where he was born. December has been the deadliest month for the American military in Iraq in a year.

The number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq rose to at least 3,000 since the war began, according to an Associated Press count. The soldier was reportedly killed by small arms fire in Baghdad .

The number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq rose to at least 3,000 since the war began, according to an Associated Press count. The soldier was reportedly killed by small arms fire in Baghdad .