Military Deaths

The following figures are found in a publication by the Congressional Research Service and was prepared for Congress in 2007. The figures are extremely interesting when compared to general opinions many have. There is a link at the end of this email for the actual report. MILITARY DEATHS FOR TWENTY YEARS These are some rather eye-opening facts: Since the start of the war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, the sacrifice has been enormous. In the time period from the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 through now, we have lost over 3000 military personnel to enemy action and accidents. As tragic as the loss of any member of the US Armed Forces is, consider the following statistics: The annual fatalities of military members while actively serving in the armed forces from 1980 through 2006:

1980 ........ 2,392
1981 ........ 2,380
1984 .......... 1,999
1988 ......... 1,819
1989 .......... 1,636
1990 .......... 1,508
1991 .......... 1,787 ...........................................
1992 ........... 1,293
1993 .......... 1,213
1994 ........ 1,075
1995 ............2,465
1996 ......... 2,318 ----- Clinton years @ 13,417 deaths
1997 .......... 817
1998 ......... 2,252
1999 ......... 1,984 ...........................................
2000 ........... 1,983
2001 .......... 890
2002 ......... 1,007 ----- 7 BUSH years @ 9,016 deaths
2003 .......... 1, 410
2004 ........ 1,887
2005 ........ 919
2006.......... 920 ------------------------------------------------------------------

These figures indicate that many of our Media & Politicians pick and choose. They present only those "facts" which support their agenda-driven reporting.

These statistics are published by Congressional Research Service, and they may be confirmed by anyone at: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf

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