US Fatalities from beginning of the war to the fall of Baghdad ("Mission Accomplished"), May 1, 2003: 139
US deaths since the fall of Baghdad: 1,699
Hostile US deaths since the fall of Baghdad: 1,253
US deaths since July 2, 2003 (when Pres. Bush announced, "Bring em on"): 1,551
US deaths since December 13, 2003 (when Saddam Hussein was captured): 1,401
Source: Iraq Coalition Casualty Count, icasualties.org