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War Casualties
Background
Many men and women have died defending this nation on the field
of battle or "on duty" under the colors of our Flag. We have listed
below casualties of war through the years to illustrate the significance of the
sacrifice of many for our country. These statistics are humbling in the face of
the significance of their sacrifice.
*United
States War Casualties1,2
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WAR
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NUMBER SERVING
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WOUNDED
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BATTLE DEATHS
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| Revolutionary War |
217,0003 |
6,188 |
4,435 |
| War of 1812 |
286,730 |
4,505 |
2,260 |
| Mexican War |
78,718 |
4,152 |
1,733 |
| Civil War (Both Sides) |
3,213,363 |
354,805 |
191,963 |
| Spanish American War |
306,760 |
1,662 |
385 |
| World War I |
4,734,991 |
204,002 |
53,402 |
| World War II |
16,112,566 |
671,846 |
291,557 |
| Korean Conflict |
5,720,000 |
103,284 |
33,741 |
| Vietnam Conflict |
8,744,000 |
153,303 |
47,424 |
| Persian Gulf War |
2,225,000 |
467 |
147 |
*The above numbers have qualifying conditions associated with them. See
references 1 and 2 below for details if needed.    
Additional Web Sites
http://www.remember.gov
:Ensuring the Nation remembers our Fallen.
Credits
1 Department of Defense,
http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/WCPRINCIPAL.pdf
2 LibrarySpot. StartSpot Mediaworks, Inc. Evanston, IL
http://www.libraryspot.com/listwars.htm
3 Average of estimates provided in "1" above
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