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Wounds of War: Numbers


CNHI News Service
Published: September 29, 2006

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.



72: U.S. civilians, including military contractors, killed in Iraq since invasion.



17: Percentage of U.S. soldiers who served in Iraq and report they experienced Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.



Sources: U.S. Department of Defense, New England Medical Journal.