Eight Oklahoma servicemen died during the first year of the war in Iraq, along with one soldier with close ties to the state and a civilian University of Tulsa Law School graduate. (See "OKLAHOMANS")

President Bush announced the start of the war one year ago Friday.

Following is a chronology on the deaths of the Oklahomans in the war.

(Note: See individual names and death dates for profiles)

AUGUST 23:

Army Spc. Stephen M. Scott, 21, from Lawton (Ok.), died of a gunshot wound in a non-combat incident.

He and his wife both went into the Army after high school in Lawton.