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Compared to what?

This war is going much better than others... read the facts and stop with the propaganda.


American battle casualties alone, not including those of the Allies in the Pacific -- the Dutch, the Australians, the British, and the Filipinos -- during the first two years of the war totaled over 75,000.

More than half of these casualties were suffered by the Army; the Navy lost about 18,000 men and the Marine Corps over 12,000. Total deaths during this period were 35,888 -- 20,022 for the Army; 11,793, Navy; and 4,073 marines. The largest single loss for the Army came during the Philippine Campaign in 1942; for the Navy and marines, during the six months of the Guadalcanal Campaign. One hopeful sign for the future was the decline in casualties for 1943 as compared to the first year of the war; another was the remarkable number of wounded men returned to duty -- a tribute to the medical aid men and advances in military medicine.

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Korean War Casualties

Korean/Vietnam War Casualty Statistics Comparison*

The following statistics are based on the 1954 Department of Defense data base and the 37 month breakdowns reflect information based on the period of hostilities between June 25, 1950 and July 27, 1953 when the Armistice was signed. 

Korea   
Months of combat 37
Battle Deaths 33,629
Other Deaths 20,617
Wounds 103,284
Total Casualties 157,530
Battle deaths per month 909
Other deaths per month 557
Wounds per month 2,791
Total per month 4,257

             
Vietnam
Months of combat 101
Battle deaths 47,321
Other deaths 10,700
Wounds 153,303
Total casualties 211,324
Battle deaths per month 469
Other deaths per month 106
Wounds per month 1,518
Total per month 2,092

*In 1994/95, the DOD added 22 more names to the hostile database (the total is now 54,268) and also made a number of corrections and reclassifications.  For an overview of the latest casualty statistics for the Korean War, continue reading this Statistics Web Page for Marty  O'Brien's "In a Nutshell."

posted by DEMSareEVIL on September 8, 2004 at 12:26 PM | link to this | reply

Well done blog. I liked your punchy line in the opening paragraph, "...the myopic personal agenda of a self-righteous president." You have a great clincher at the end, too. I have to put you in my favorites list for awhile to see what else you put out.

posted by aardvark on September 8, 2004 at 12:11 PM | link to this | reply