“Freedom Is A Light For Which Many Men Have Died In Darkness” — Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier by: PhawkerPosted on: May 28, 2007November 20, 2022 [Artwork by Joan-Myerson-Shrager] ASSOCIATED PRESS: As of Saturday, May 26, 2007, at least 3,451 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003.