September 28, 201015 yr The suicide rate post in that other thread reminded me that more American military personnel died on a yearly basis during peace time in the 1980's (mostly from accidents) than at any year during the two wars we've been fighting in Iraq/Afghanistan. Table 4. U.S. Active Duty Military Deaths, 1980 Through 2008, Part I, Total Military Personnel (as of April 22, 2009) 1980 2,392 1981 2,380 1982 2,319 1983 2,465 1984 1,999 1985 2,252 1986 1,984 1987 1,983 1988 1,819 1989 1,636 1990 1,507 1991 1,787 1992 1,293 1993 1,213 1994 1,075 1995 1,040 1996 974 1997 817 1998 827 1999 796 2000 758 2001 891 2002 999 2003 1,410 2004 1,873 2005 1,941 2006 1,882 2007 1,953 (highest of the wars) 2008 1,441 Follow the link for the complete charts and breakdown of causes etc. http://www.fas.org/s...sec/RL32492.pdf Oh, and there were also more suicides back then as well. Edited September 28, 201015 yr by koheesti
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