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Queens lost another soldier in the war against Iraq, reaching a total of 15 killed from the borough.

The latest casualty is 28-year-old Lance Cpl. Michael Glover, who fought with the 1st Battalion 25th Marines in the Al Anbar province in Fallujah, Iraq. Glover, who was born in the Rockaways, was shot in the head while on foot patrol last Wednesday. He was killed by sniper bullets, along with Brooklyn native and fellow Marine John McKenna.

Glover moved to Garden City at age 6, though much of his extended family remains in the Rockaways. He joined the Marines in 2004, inspired by the courage and sacrifice of firefighters in the attack on Sept. 11. Glover’s uncle is former FDNY Chief Peter Hayden, one of the main supervisors in the rescue efforts at Ground Zero.

“He said to me that he had seen the sacrifice that the firefighters had given that day and he wanted to do something for his country,” Hayden said in published reports. “It had been on his mind for a while.”

Glover was sent to Iraq last winter, and was expected to return home around Thanksgiving. An affable person with high career goals, Glover studied business at the SUNY Albany. He also attended law school at Pace University, but left during his first year to join the Marines.

“As an alumni, we’re proud that he served our country,” said SUNY Albany spokeswoman Catherine Herman. “Our deepest thoughts and condolences are with the family.”

“Today, I sadly join citizens of New York in mourning the passing of Marine Lance Cpl. Glover, a dedicated soldier that gave his life to protect the freedoms that characterize this country,” said Gov. George Pataki. “Their selfless acts of courage and heroism remind us to continue to pray for their families and the families of those proud men and women who dedicate their lives to protecting our freedom.”

Visiting hours for Glover will be held Friday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. at Denis S. O’Connor Funeral Home, 91-05 Beach Channel Dr., in Rockaway Beach. His funeral will be Saturday at St. Francis de Sales Church on Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Belle Harbor at 9:45 a.m. Burial will follow in Mount Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Flushing.