How many did US soldiers died in wars after the Vietnam War?

Question

Well, in how many wars has the US been involved, and how many soldiers lost their lives in wars?
Does the US need to lose more Americans' lives?

Answer 1

Total US military personnel dead in war or hostile action since 1975 (from figures below): 5,146.
Total US military personnel wounded in war or hostile action since 1975 (from figures below): 29,343.

Here's the breakdown:

Iran Hostage Crisis (1979): 8 dead, 5 wounded.

El Salvador (1980-1992): 20 dead, 35 wounded.

Lebanon (1982-1984): 266 dead, 169 wounded.

Libya Airstrike (1986): 2 dead.

Persian Gulf escorts during Iran-Iraq War (1987-1988): 39 dead, 31 wounded.

Grenada (1983): 19 dead, 119 wounded.

Panama (1989): 40 dead, 324 wounded.

Gulf War (1990-1991, Iraq, Kuwait): 299 dead, 467 wounded.

Haiti (1994-1995): 4 dead, 3 wounded.

Bosnia (1995): 12 dead, 6 wounded.

Kosovo (1999): 2 dead.

Somalia (1992-1993): 43 dead, 153 wounded.

Operation Enduring Freedom (2001-present, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Philippines): 419 dead, 1,472 wounded.

Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-present): 3,973 dead, 26,558 wounded.

Haitian Intervention (2004): 1 wounded.

This does not include any deaths or injuries, combat or otherwise, from military observers/training in Colombia, the U.S.S. Cole bombing, Marines killed in the embassies bombed in Tanzania and Kenya, or other incidents not listed.

As for your final question, "Does the US need to lose more Americans' lives?", the answer is yes. If President Bush were to announce at this moment an immediate withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan, statistics would support that there would be casualties in the withdrawal. Even one life lost answers your question, literally. But in the abstract sense, yes, the US needs to lose more Americans' lives if American consumers want to continue their lifestyle. US wealth is created worldwide by our business presence in every nation. We aren't welcome by everyone, 9-11 was a realization of this in a horrible way. In this case, the response in Afghanistan was most likely justified. Where US interests are seen to be worth military intervention or declaration of war, the US will go to war if necessary, as any country will. War is an extension of the human experience - even if we all wore tye-dye hemp clothing and gave a warm hug to a tree each morning, at some point we'd ponder the benefits of war, and go to war for those reasons we consider just and necessary. A permanent end to all war and conflict is, in all serious contemplation and retrospect, an Utopian pipe dream.

Answer 2

What about Iraqi Lives? Do they count? After Vietnam there were American lives lost in Lebanon, Somalia, Grenada,Panama, and the Gulf War, too lazy to look up the exact number but most likely around 1,400 total died between Vietnam and Iraq. Lives Lost? What is the Cost? What about those wounded, their Psyche scarred for life? And yet some willingly gave their lives, were proud to have done so. And as die hard Republicns will tell you the fact that there hasn't been a terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11/01 means that Iraq has been a bargain. AT least the folks at Haluibrton are happy as are all those stealing funds from the Ten Billion a Week Spent on the War.

Peace-------------------

Answer 3

If I recall correctly, more Americans lost their lives during the civil war than all other wars combined to date. That is soldiers, not all people. Many died of disease during the civil war but it was generally attributed to poor living conditions on the battlefield. I cant recall the number but it was in excess of a half million.

I'd like to see no war the world over. However, we will always have soldiers getting killed if not overseas, then here someday. I guess we could refuse to fight and then just get killed.

Only as a guess, I would say since Viet Nam, where we lost about 57 thousand, aproximately 5 thousand.

Answer 4

The U.S. has no longer been in contact in a justifiable conflict because WWII. That became the final, and consistent with danger only (excepting the progressive conflict), conflict we've fought to guard our sovereignty. all of the different wars (Vietnam, Korea, Panama, WWI, Gulf conflict, Invasion of Iraq) have been fought as wars of convenience. all the lives lost in those pointless wars are a waste.

Answer 5

The VIPs behind the curtains of our government do not care that our beloved brothers and sister are dieing. To them the everyday person including soldiers are nothing more than disposable organic organisms.

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