Oct 14, VCS Releases Military Casualty Fact Sheet: Iraq and Afghanistan War Battlefield Casualties Nearly 80,000
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October 14, 2008 - Every month Veterans for Common Sense posts a summary of the official battlefield casualty reports issued by the Department of Defense. VCS obtained these higher numbers from a Pentagon web site after sending the military a Freedom of Information Act request.
DoD Fact Sheet: Impact of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
Updated October 14, 2008
Official U.S. Military Battlefield Casualties: 80,000
Chart #1, Department of Defense Deployments to War Zones
| Cumulative Number Ever Deployed | Current Number Now Deployed | Number Deployed Twice or More |
| 1,768,280 | 261,827 | 638,501 (36%) |
Chart #2, Department of Defense Battlefield Casualties
Casualty Category | Iraq War | Afghanistan War | Both Wars |
| Deaths | 4,169 | 606 | 4,775 |
| Wounded in Action | 30,702 | 2,514 | 33,216 |
| Medically Evacuated Due to Injury or Disease | 34,426 | 7,255 | 41,681 |
| Total Casualties | 69,297 | 10,375 | 79,672 |
Chart #3, RAND Battlefield Casualty Estimates
Category | Veterans | Percent |
| Traumatic Brain Injury | 320,000 | 20% of Deployed |
| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | 300,000 | 18% of Deployed |
Sources: Department of Defense: Afghanistan War (Operation Enduring Freedom, OEF), Casualties from Oct. 7, 2001, through Oct. 4, 2008; Iraq War (Operation Iraqi Freedom, OIF), Casualties from Mar. 19, 2003, through Oct. 4, 2008; DoD Contingency Tracking System, through Jun. 30, 2008; and RAND study, “Invisible Wounds: Mental Health and Cognitive Care Needs of America’s Returning Veterans,” Apr. 17, 2008.