I have talked to a number of people who participated in Operation Desert Storm, as well as read a good number of books on the subject. 45% of our casualties were caused by our own troops killing each other. A major cause of death was being run over by military vehicles.

According to some individuals I know who shall remain nameless upon condition of anonymity, reported deaths related to our troops in Iraq have a qualification. If the person died in Iraq then they are considered a causality. If a person is wounded and receives medical treatment outside of Iraq (Germany is popular) and that person dies, they are not a causality of the War Against Terror.





>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.