Military+KIA

Military Killed In Action- Any one in active duty that was slain in battle. Total service members- 217,000 Total battle deaths- 4, 435
 * American Revolution**

Total service members- 286,730 Total battle deaths- 2,260
 * War of 1512**

Total service members- 106,000 Total battle deaths- 1,000
 * Indian Wars**

Total service members- 78,718 Total battle deaths- 1,733
 * Mexican War**

Total Union service members- 2,213,363 Total battle deaths- 140,414 Total Confederate service members- 1,050,000 Total battle deaths- 74,524
 * Civil War**

Total service members- 306,760 Total battle deaths- 385
 * Spanish-American War**

Total service members- 4,734,911 Total battle deaths- 53,402
 * World War I**

Total service members- 16,112,566 Total battle deaths- 291,557
 * World War II**

Total service members- 1,789,000 Total battle deaths- 33,741
 * Korean War**

Total service members- 665,476 Battle deaths- 147
 * Gulf War**

Iraq and Afghanistan- 165,000 Battle Deaths- 2,333
 * Global War on Terror (as of September 30th, 2006)**



Number of Americans served- 2,700,000 Number of Woman killed in action- 3 Number of service men killed in combat- 47,072 Number of U.S. Officers killed- 5,741
 * Vietnam War**

Most of the military personnel killed in combat during the Vietnam were killed by gun shot wounds, bombs and booby traps. Because the war was fought in the manner of Gorilla Warfare, many people died in heinous ways. Many "tunnel rats" in the American army were killed while searching underground tunnels of the Vietcong. While underground they were killed either by hidden Vietcong members with guns or a tunnel collapsing.



Why should we care?- Many lives of soldiers are lost during any war. We should care becuase a soilder could also be a son, daughter, wife, husband, father, or mother. When lives are lost, families become destroyed.



Work Cited http://vietmemorialmi.com/index_files/page455.html (12/11/07) http://www.infopleas.com/ipa/a00045615.html (12/11/07)