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As America ponders its role as a superpower in the world, and the price this entails, a little historical perspective may illuminate the discussion. The following chart presents total military deaths (both combat & non-combat deaths) suffered in America’s wars.
The American Revolution (1775-1783): 25,000
The War of 1812 (1812-1815): 20,000
The Mexican American War (1846-1848) : 13,000
The Civil War (1861-1865): 600,000 (As a percentage of total population this would be equivalent to five million deaths in present day America)
The Spanish American War (1898): 2,500
World War I (1917-1918) : 116,000
World War II (1941-1945): 405,000
Korean War (1950-1953): 36,000
Vietnam War (1957-1973): 58,000
Post Vietnam (1973-2009): 6,500* / **
(This figure includes the twelve military involvements America has had since the end of the Vietnam war: (1) El Salvador,(2) Beirut, (3) Persian Gulf escorts, (4) Invasion of Grenada, (5) Invasion of Panama, (6) Gulf War, (7) Somalia, (8) Haiti, (9) Bosnia-Herzegovina, (10) Kosovo, (11) Afghanistan (approximately 1,000) , (12) Iraq (approximately 4,500)
* 2,740 Americans also died in the September 11, 2001 attack…these casualties are not included in the 6,500
** In the thirty six years since the end of the Vietnam War, approximately 3,600 uniformed police officers have died in the line of duty according to the “Officers Down Memorial Page” http://www.odmp.org/
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The American Revolution (1775-1783): 25,000
The War of 1812 (1812-1815): 20,000
The Mexican American War (1846-1848) : 13,000
The Civil War (1861-1865): 600,000 (As a percentage of total population this would be equivalent to five million deaths in present day America)
The Spanish American War (1898): 2,500
World War I (1917-1918) : 116,000
World War II (1941-1945): 405,000
Korean War (1950-1953): 36,000
Vietnam War (1957-1973): 58,000
Post Vietnam (1973-2009): 6,500* / **
(This figure includes the twelve military involvements America has had since the end of the Vietnam war: (1) El Salvador,(2) Beirut, (3) Persian Gulf escorts, (4) Invasion of Grenada, (5) Invasion of Panama, (6) Gulf War, (7) Somalia, (8) Haiti, (9) Bosnia-Herzegovina, (10) Kosovo, (11) Afghanistan (approximately 1,000) , (12) Iraq (approximately 4,500)
* 2,740 Americans also died in the September 11, 2001 attack…these casualties are not included in the 6,500
** In the thirty six years since the end of the Vietnam War, approximately 3,600 uniformed police officers have died in the line of duty according to the “Officers Down Memorial Page” http://www.odmp.org/
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