Wounds of War: Numbers
CNHI News Service
Numbers
125,000: U.S. troops currently serving in Iraq.
2,667: U.S. soldiers killed in combat in Iraq since March, 2003, invasion.
19,688: U.S. soldiers wounded in Iraq since March, 2003, invasion.
10,600: U.S. soldiers who suffered battlefield injuries but returned to combat after treatment in Iraq.
3,000: U.S. soldiers who lost a leg, arm or both limbs in Iraq.
1,200: Improvised explosive devices detonated in Iraq in August of this year by insurgents.
90: Percent of American soldiers who have survived battlefield wounds in Iraq.
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