US Military losses, 1980 through 2006

Quite .. quite a collection of data

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Military losses, 1980 through 2006
www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf

As tragic as the loss of any American soldier, consider the following statistics:
The annual fatalities of military members while actively serving in the armed forces from 1980 through 2006:

1980 .......... 2,392 (Carter Year)
1981 .......... 2,380 (Reagan Year)
1984 .......... 1,999 (Reagan Year)
1988 .......... 1,819 (Reagan Year)
1989 .......... 1,636 (George H W Year)
1990 .......... 1,508 (George H W Year)


1991 ........ 1,787 (George H W Year)
1992 ...... 1,293 (George H W Year)
1993 .......... 1,213 ( Clinton Year)
1994 ........ 1,075 ( Clinton Year)
1995 .......... 2,465 ( Clinton Year)
1996 ......... . 2,318 ( Clinton Year)
1997 ............. 817 ( Clinton Year)
1998 .......... 2,252 ( Clinton Year)
1999 ........ 1,984 ( Clinton Year)
2000 ..........1,983 ( Clinton Year)
2001 ......... 890(George W Year)
2002 .......... 1,007 (George W Yea r)
2003 ....... 1,410 (George W Year)
2004 .......... 1,887 (George W Year)
2005 ............ 919 (George W Year)
2006.............. 920 (George W Year)
2007............899 (George W Year)

Clinton years (1993-2000): 14,000 deaths
George W years (2001-2006): 7,932 deaths


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_actions_by_or_within_the_United_States#1991-1999

during President & Nobel Peace Prize winner, Jimmy Carter, there were 2,392 US military fatalities!
the figures may well indicate bias of our Media.  Politicians from all parties,  pick and choose the information on which they report.

Consider the latest census, of Americans. It shows the following FACTS about the distribution of American citizens, by Race:

European descent ........................69.12%
Hispanic ....................................... 12.5%
Black ............................................12.3%
Asian ............................................. 3.7%
Native American ............................1.0%
Other ............................................2.6%

Now... here are the fatalities by Race; over the past three years in Iraqi Freedom:
European descent (white) .............74.31%
Hispanic ................................... 10.74%
Black ... ..................................... 9.67%
Asian ......................................... 1.81%
Native American .............. ........... 1. 09%
Other .......................................... 0.33%

Assuming the facts are correct, the distribution is fair, unlike the media spin reports.
I wish that Americans learn facts from spin.

(These statistics are published by Cong ressional Research Service, and they
may be confirmed by anyone at:  

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf


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edited out the unwarranted comments that came with this.

Interesting figures but have they been broken down into deaths by military action or "other." It is common occurance to pick up a daily paper to read of military accidents whether in training or on the public streets. We're speaking of a group numbering in the hundreds of thousands. More than 50% single men who enjoy more than a few beers when off base.  (I use to be one of them.)

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ORIGINAL: hyperion

Interesting figures but have they been broken down into deaths by military action or "other." It is common occurance to pick up a daily paper to read of military accidents whether in training or on the public streets. We're speaking of a group numbering in the hundreds of thousands. More than 50% single men who enjoy more than a few beers when off base.  (I use to be one of them.)

if we went by that theory, the outcome could be a lot of drunk soldiers in the '80s? 

isnt then better to die in battle than  DUI and taking innocent bystanders along?

does being field active reduce overall fatalities of our young?

I give you, these are but questions I ask.

Yes, but using figures like this sort of attempts to make a point that really is not there.  I might suggest that the fatality rate on our highways is much larger.  Might even be able to find that since the advent of something like "cell-phones" has made this figure double in recent years.

zin,

I had looked at the numbers skipping over the comments.  I have edited out most of the comments.
I am usually in a mode to skip and ignore personal biased comments.  I should have read those before
posting .

Sure, I agree.  The loss of life in our highways at around 50,000 dead and something like 300,000 major injuries,
is much greater than the losses of war, and that also applies to the cost of war vs the cost of damage and injuries.