Remembering Pasadena's 3 Casualties of the Iraq War

The 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began 10 years ago this week — on March 19, 2003 — and although officially "over," fighting continues with discouraging persistence.

By one count, the war is directly responsible for 189,000 deaths, not including those who died from hardship caused by the fighting.

In all, 4,802 Americans and allies have died in the war, according to the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count.

Among them, three people from Pasadena. From the CNN war casualties website:

• Lance Cpl. Sergio Hernandez Escobar, 18. Killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces in Ramadi, Iraq, on Oct. 9, 2005.
• Lance Cpl. Rogelio Antonio Ramirez, 21. Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during a nighttime patrol Saqlawiyah, Anbar provine, Iraq on Aug. 26, 2007.
• Spc. Adam Jason Rosema, 27. Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during recovery operations south Babuqa, Iraq on March 14, 2007.

For more information, see CNN's stunning map of all casualties in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.