MARTHA BOLTZ: REMEMBER THE TROOPS
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Revolutionary War (1775-1783) Served: No data Deaths: 4,435 Wounded 6,188
War of 1812 (1812-1815) Served: 286,730 Battle Deaths: 2,260 Wounded: 4,505
Mexican War (1846-1848) Served: 78,718 Battle Deaths: 1,733 Other Deaths: 11,550 Wounded: 4,152
Civil War (1861-1865) Served: 2,213,363 Battle Deaths: 140,414 Other Deaths: 224,097 Wounded: 281,881
Spanish-American War (1895-1902) Served: 306,760 Battle Deaths: 385 Other Deaths: 2,061 Wounded: 1,662
World War I (1917-1918) Served: 4,734,991 Battle Deaths: 53,402 Other Deaths: 63,114 Wounded: 204,002
World War II (1941-1946) Served: 16,112,566 Battle Deaths: 291,557 Other Deaths: 113,842 Wounded: 671,846
Korean War (1950-1953) Served: 5,720,000 Battle Deaths: 33,651 Other Deaths: 3,262 Wounded: 103,284
Vietnam War (1964-1973) Served: 8,744,000 Battle Deaths: 47,378 Other Deaths: 10,799 Wounded: 153,303
Gulf War (1991) Served: 24,100 Deaths: 162
Afghanistan War (2002-present) Deaths: 2,449 (as of May 20, 2011)
Iraq War (2003-present) Deaths: 4,771 (as of May 20, 2011) Wounded in action: 29,978
Source: Department of Defense, United States Central Command, and Iraq Coalition Casualty Count
God bless our troops. God bless America.
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