The Department of Defense has identified 4,344 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war and 900 who have died as part of the Afghan war and related operations. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans on Friday:

AFGHANISTAN

BISHOP, Keith R., 28, Staff Sgt., Army; Medford, N.Y., Seventh Special Forces Group (Airborne).

CHARLTON, Robert K., 22, Spc., Army; Malden, Mo., 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry).

DELAROSA, Fernando, 24, Sgt., Army; Alamo, Tex.; Second Infantry Division.

GONZALEZ, Luis M., 27, Staff Sgt., Army; South Ozone Park, N.Y.; Second Infantry Division.

GRIFFIN, Dale R., 29, Sgt., Army; Terre Haute, Ind.; Second Infantry Division.

HERNANDEZ-CHAVEZ, Josue E., 23, Sgt., Army; Reno, Nev.; 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne).

JACKSON, Issac B., 27, Sgt., Army; Plattsburg, Mo.; Second Infantry Division.

LYONS, Niall, 40, Chief Warrant Officer, Army; Spokane, Wash.; 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne)

McNABB, Shawn H., 24, Staff Sgt., Army; Terrell, Tex.; 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne).

METZGER, David E., 32, Sgt. First Class, Army; San Diego; Seventh Special Forces Group (Airborne).

MONTGOMERY, Michael P., 36, Chief Warrant Officer, Army; Savannah, Ga.; 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne).

MUELLER, Nikolas A. 26, Sgt., Army; Little Chute, Wis.; 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne).

STANKER, Jared D., 22, Spc., Army; Evergreen Park, Ill.; Second Infantry Division.

WALZ, Christopher I., 25, Pfc., Army; Vancouver, Wash.; Second Infantry Division.

WILLIAMSON, Patrick O., 24, Sgt., Army; Broussard, La., Second Infantry Division

IRAQ

GALLEGOS, Joseph L., 39, Spc., Army National Guard; Questa, N.M.; 720th Transportation Company.