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Casualties & Wounded Soldiers
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Documenting the Return of U.S. War Dead 
 "On April 5th, 2009, the repatriation of the remains of Air Force Staff Sgt. Phillip Meyers became the first such event to be covered by the press in 18 years. This process has taken place, undocumented, over 5,000 times since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan in 2001. Collected here are photographs documenting the transfers of nine soldiers that have taken place since April 5th, 2009." From the website for the Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/04/documenting_the_return_of_us_w.html Topics: U.S. Military, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Apr 24, 2009 Faces of the Fallen
This site contains brief profiles of "U.S. service members who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom." Each profile includes a photo (where available), age, date and circumstances of death, military unit, and a map locating the soldier's hometown. Arranged in chronological order by most recent deaths; also searchable and browsable by age, year of death, home state, military branch, or by Iraq or Afghanistan groupings. From the Washington Post. http://projects.washingtonpost.com/fallen/ Topics: Military, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jul 24, 2006 Fallen Warriors
This U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) site provides a list of U.S. military personnel who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and the September 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon. Browsable by location and service group. http://www.defendamerica.mil/fallen.html Topics: September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Forces: U.S. and Coalition Casualties
This site from CNN lists confirmed coalition deaths in the Iraq war and the ongoing occupation. The list "reflects the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors and Coast Guardsmen whose families have been notified of their deaths by each country's government." Each entry includes the name, age, unit, hometown, details of death, and when available, a photograph. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Honor the Fallen
This site honors "those who fought and died in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom," as confirmed by U.S. Central Command. Browse by date, or search by name, rank, unit, or other factors to view entries, which include name, age, hometown, and cause of death. Some entries also include a photo and/or an article. From the MilitaryTimes. http://www.militarycity.com/valor/honor.html Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated May 22, 2008 Iraq
This special report from National Public Radio (NPR) provides ongoing coverage of the postwar efforts to build a new Iraqi government and rejuvenate the nation's oil-based economy. Includes essays on topics including humanitarian issues and casualties, "personal accounts and reflections of individuals affected by the Iraq war, from the combat zone to the home front," commentaries, maps, and related resources. Note: this site is the successor to NPR's "Beyond the War in Iraq" feature. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1010 Topics: Oil & Gas, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 9, 2009 The Iraq Body Count
This site offers a "worldwide update of reported civilian deaths in the Iraq war and occupation. ... Casualty figures are derived solely from a comprehensive survey of online media reports. Where these sources report differing figures, the range (a minimum and a maximum) are given." Includes a discussion of the site's methodology, and cites the sources used to compile the figures. In English, with some material also in Spanish, French, and Italian. http://www.iraqbodycount.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Nov 21, 2005 Iraq Coalition Casualty Count
Information about military casualties in Iraq, "scrupulously culled from government sources and cross-checked against other existing lists." Find statistics about fatalities and injuries for United States and United Kingdom military personnel, contractors, and Iraqis. Includes a discussion of methodology, links to sources of information, and an RSS feed for announcements of new fatalities. http://icasualties.org/ Topics: Military, Statistics, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Oct 11, 2005 Iraq Index: Tracking Reconstruction and Security in Post-Saddam Iraq
This statistical compilation of security, economic, and quality-of-life indicators and polling results is "designed to quantify the rebuilding efforts and offer an objective set of criteria for benchmarking performance." "Based primarily on U.S. government information," this regularly updated report includes data on coalition forces, casualties, insurgent attacks, Iraqi security forces, utilities, oil production, crime, unemployment, and more. From the Brookings Institution. http://www.brookings.edu/saban/iraq-index.aspx Topics: Housing, Oil & Gas, Statistics, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Nov 4, 2007 Last Letters Home: Voices of American Troops From the Battlefields of Iraq
Companion site to a Home Box Office (HBO) program that features the letters of soldiers killed in action in Iraq. Features profiles of the families of the soldiers, a selection of letters, a discussion board, and a place to submit stories. http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/lastlettershome/ Topics: Correspondence, Military, Nonfiction by Genre, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Military Casualty Information
Statistics on military casualties for the Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, and the current battles in Iraq. Includes other data on military casualties from 1980 to the present, including members of the armed forces killed or wounded in the Iraq conflict. From the Statistical Information Analysis Division (SIAD), U.S. Department of Defense. http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/castop.htm Topics: History, Military, Statistics, United States History, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 18, 2007 Photos of Military Coffins (Battlefield and Astronaut Fatalities) at Dover Air Base
Note: due to heavy traffic, this site may load slowly or not respond. "Due to a Freedom of Information Act request from The Memory Hole, the Air Force has released [in April 2004] 288 photographs showing soldiers' remains arriving home (and 73 photos of the Columbia astronauts). These are the images that the Pentagon prevented the public from seeing." See them here. From the author of several books on disinformation. http://www.thememoryhole.org/war/coffin_photos/dover/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 The Struggle for Iraq
News and analysis about life in post-Saddam Iraq. Includes a timeline since the fall of Saddam Hussein in April 2003, news about the constitution (charter) proposed in August 2005, the August 2005 human stampede during a Shia ceremony, and information about reconstruction, security, cost-of-living, education, civilian casualties, and related topics. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2002/conflict_with_iraq/default.stm Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 22, 2009 U.S. Deaths From the Iraq War: A Personal, Statistical View
This March 2008 interactive database tracks U.S. deaths in Iraq by including "fatal U.S. government casualties -- military and civilian -- in Operation Iraqi Freedom." View number of dead by age, gender, race, state, rank, cause of death, and other factors. Mouse over each box on the chart to learn basic information about each person. Includes links to related articles about the Iraq War, Afghanistan, and related matters. From USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2008-03-13-iraq-casualties_N.htm Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated May 14, 2008 War Without End
This March 2006 series of newspaper articles looks at the challenges facing U.S. soldiers severely wounded in the Iraq War. "More than 16,000 U.S. soldiers have been wounded -- almost 400 have lost arms, legs, hands or feet." Features articles about wounded soldiers and Walter Reed Army Medical Center, photos slideshows, and a podcast from the reporter on the series. From SFGate.com, the website of the San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/warwithoutend/ Topics: Military, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Mar 28, 2006 Warriorcare.mil
Portal for programs and services available to wounded or ill U.S. military service members and their families. Includes links to Wounded Warrior programs and medical divisions in the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy, and to material about medical programs, compensation and benefits, family support, transition to civilian life, psychological health and traumatic brain injury, and related information. From the United States Department of Defense Office of Inspector General. http://www.warriorcare.mil/ Topics: U.S. Military Last updated Dec 2, 2008 |
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