Monday, March 19, 2007

Four Long Years: The Cost

CNN posted on their website some figures from the Iraq war;

For the United States:
3,220 Killed (2,611 in combat, 609 in non-hostile)
24,042 wounded in action

As of February 7;
by branch of military;
2,113 killed, 15,129 wounded from the US Army
68 killed, 522 wounded from the US Navy
879 killed, 7,205 wounded from the US Marines
31 killed, 264 wounded from the US Air Froce
1 killed from the Coast Guard

Fatalities by race;
2,298 Whites
332 Hispanics
299 African-American
56 Asian

by age;
932 of those killed were under the age of 22 (that's a pluarity)
732 killed between the ages of 22-24
745 killed between the ages of 25-30
316 killed between the ages of 31-35
366 killed were over te age of 35

by gender;
3.024 males
67 females

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