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Iraq War (OIF/OND)

Period: 2003–2011

Killed: 4,419

Wounded: 31,993

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Here are some key statistics on the war and its aftermath: 

$728 billion: The Defense Department’s estimate of how much the U.S. spent directly on the war in Iraq from the 2003 through 2012 fiscal years (the official withdrawal happened at the end of 2011, a few months into the 2012 fiscal year).    

$1.6 trillion: The estimated amount spent — combined — on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria from fiscal years 2001 through 2021. 

4,492: The number of U.S. servicemembers killed in Iraq.

32,292: The number of U.S. servicemembers wounded in Iraq. 

Approximately 200,000: The number of Iraqi civilians killed in the war. 

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Afghanistan (OEF/OFS)2001–2021

Killed 2,459

Wounded 20,093

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The Afghanistan War started with Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) on October 7, 2001, and ended with Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS) when the last troops pulled out on August 30, 2021. A total of 832,000 U.S. troops and 25,100 Defense Department civilians served in Afghanistan during this time, alongside thousands of U.S. contractors.

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America’s Longest War: What Went Wrong in Afghanistan (2021)

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Syria/Anti-ISIS (OIR)

2014–2021

Killed: 118

Wounded 496

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The Syrian conflict began in 2011 with peaceful protests calling for political reform, but it quickly escalated into a complex armed struggle involving the Bashar Assad regime, various opposition groups, extremist organizations such as the Islamic State, and multiple foreign interventions.

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Lebanon (Beirut bombing)

Period: 1982–1984

Killed: 260

Wounded: 159

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On October 23, 1983, two truck bombs were detonated at buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon, a military peacekeeping operation during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 307 people: 241 U.S. and 58 French military personnel, six civilians, and two attackers. Early that Sunday morning, the first suicide bomber detonated a truck bomb at the building serving as a barracks for the 1st Battalion 8th Marines of the 2nd Marine Division, killing 220 marines, 18 sailors and three soldiers, making this incident the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States Marine Corps.

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Remembering the 1983 Bombing of U.S. Embassy Beirut

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Panama (Just Cause)

Period: 1989–1990

Killed: 23

Wounded: 320

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The 1989 invasion of Panama was unique in American military history as an act of war Essentially directed against an individual, Manuel Antonio Noriega (b. 1938), the president of Panama. In 1988, Noriega had been indicted by a U. S. federal grand jury for drug trafficking. Following this, the administrations of both Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) and George H. W. Bush (b. 1924) used economic and diplomatic sanctions to pressure the dictator into resigning. When these failed, the United States, in the spring of 1989, deployed additional marine units and army and air force units to U. S. installations in Panama. Noriega failed to take the hint. In October 1989, a coup attempt against Noriega by members of the Panamanian army was put down by troops loyal to him. This failure was followed by several incidents of harassment against U. S. citizens and then by Noriega’s issuance of a “declaration against the United States.” Shortly after this call to arms, Panamanian soldiers killed an off-duty U. S. Army officer. The events precipitated, on December 19, 1989, the U. S.-sanctioned creation of an alternative government for Panama, led by President Gullermo Endara (b. 1936), who was sworn in by a Panamanian judge at a U. S. military base. Early the next morning, December 20, Operation Just Cause began.

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Operation Just Cause - The Invasion of Panama

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Somalia (Restore Hope)

Period: 1992–1994

Killed: 29

Wounded: 153

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The Battle of Mogadishu, also known as the Black Hawk Down Incident, was part of Operation Gothic Serpent. It was fought on 3–4 October 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia, between forces of the United States—supported by UNOSOM II—against Somali National Alliance fighters and other insurgents in south Mogadishu. The battle took place during the UNOSOM II phase of the UN intervention in the Somali Civil War. The United Nations had initially dispatched forces to alleviate the 1992 famine, but then shifted to attempting to restore a central government and establishing a democracy.

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Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk Down | Documentary

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World War II

Period: 1939–1945

Killed: 405,399

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World War II, fought from 1941 to 1945 for the United States, was the deadliest global conflict in history. The U.S. entered the war following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and went on to fight in both the Pacific and European theaters. 

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Korean war

Period: 1950-1953

Killed: 36,574

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⁢The Korean War, often referred to as the “Forgotten ⁤War,” remains‌ one​ of the⁢ most significant military conflicts in American ⁤history. ​It was⁤ an intense struggle that took place from 1950 to 1953, pitting North Korea,‌ supported by​ China ⁤and​ the Soviet⁣ Union, against South Korea, bolstered⁢ by ⁤United Nations forces, ‍predominantly from the United States. 

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Vietnam war

Period: 1955-1975

Killed: 58,220

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The Vietnam War, waged between 1955 and 1975, resulted in significant casualties that affected millions of lives. The conflict involved North Vietnam and its allies against South Vietnam and the United States, leading to complex military engagements characterized by guerrilla warfare and conventional battles. Understanding Vietnam War casualties is pivotal in grasping the war’s human cost.