The Price of Freedom
Statistics from the American War Library list the following American casualties in wars during the past 236 years [NOTE: wounded in this case means permanently wounded]: Revolutionary War – 25,324 killed & 8445 wounded Indian Wars – 6125 killed & 2126 wounded War of 1812 – 2260 killed & 4505 wounded Texas War of Independence – 704 killed & 138 wounded Mexican War – 13, 283 killed & 32 wounded Civil War – 562,130 killed & 418,206 wounded Spanish American War – 2893 killed & 1637 wounded Philippines War – 4273 killed & 2840 wounded World War I – 116,708 killed & 204,002 wounded World War II – 408,306 killed & 670,846 wounded Korean War – 54,246 killed & 103, 284 wounded Vietnam War – 58,219 killed & 153,356 wounded Persian Gulf War/Dessert Storm – 511 killed & 824 wounded Operation Endure Freedom – 1985 killed & 15,322 wounded Operation Iraqi Freedom – 4486 killed & 32,227 wounded In the 75 inc...