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atreides1

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Fri Mar-18-05 04:27 PM
Response to Reply #8

13. It's how the counting is done that matters.

Well the problem is how they count a casualty. If a soldier is killed at the scene of the attack, then they are listed as KIA,
and added to the number killed.

Now if the soldier is still alive and transported to a field hospital, but then dies either in route or during the operation, they
are listed as killed, but not KIA, and are counted differently.

If the soldier makes it all the way to the military hospital in Germany, but then dies of wounds, that's also counted differently.

Take today as an example, one soldier was reported killed, and several others were reported wounded. What you won't get in the "official" count is any of the wounded who die later.

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