The accidental deaths should be shocking, but it is not really when you look at the fact that there are how many troops in Iraq? Compare that to a city and the typical statistics of a city as far as cancer, vehicle accidents, suicides, etc. The explosive device deaths are not surprising simply due to the fact that it is the weapon of choice over there. If it wasn't explosive devices then it would probably be gunshot deaths. All of it is tragic, but what concerns me is the 340 not reported. Why were they not reported? Are they civilian deaths (contractors)? I see no means of military deaths going unreported greater than 30 days because every military death is reported and investigated. Even during peacetime there are deaths in every unit due to vehicle accidents, drinking and driving, cancer, strokes, heart attacks, etc.



>Showing where the casualty is from. This appears to correspond to population density.
>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/static.php?f=wherecamefrom.php
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>Pie chart of casulties by age group. Also shows age distribution in the dept of defence.
>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/static.php?f=age.php
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>Pie chart by gender
>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/static.php?f=gender.php
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>Pie chart by race
>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/static.php?f=race.php
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>Listing of type and cause of death
>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/static.php?f=typecauseofdeath.php
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>What is shocking is that almost 700 deaths were accidents. As well 340 deaths had the causes "not reported". 4 drug overdoses. 8 from stroke, 4 from cancer.