# Any record of total number of US Military deaths? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 24, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-record-of-total-number-of-us-military-deaths/309735 "2005-06-24T21:19:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-record-of-total-number-of-us-military-deaths/309735/1 "2005-06-24T21:19:52Z")
Not combat deaths, deaths in Iraq, etc.–just total deaths of all military personnel for the last two years? ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-record-of-total-number-of-us-military-deaths/309735/2 "2005-06-24T21:34:57Z")
It should be in the table linked at the top of [this page](http://web1.whs.osd.mil/mmid/casualty/castop.htm) (US Active Duty Military Deaths), but it only goes up to 2002. All the data more recent than that is split to Iraq or Afghanistan. ---
**Author:** ![sewalk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@sewalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sewalk)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-record-of-total-number-of-us-military-deaths/309735/3 "2005-06-24T21:35:18Z")
CNN has a page that includes all fatalities from Iraq and Afghanistan since October 2001. Iraq starts [here](http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/). ---
**Author:** ![sewalk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@sewalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sewalk)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-record-of-total-number-of-us-military-deaths/309735/4 "2005-06-24T21:38:52Z")
The CNN resource also includes the names, photos, units, hometowns, and summary of circumstances of the deceased. It does include death by disease and accidental injury. Afghanistan operations are detailed [here.](http://http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/oef.casualties/) ---
**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-record-of-total-number-of-us-military-deaths/309735/5 "2005-06-24T21:55:26Z")
> [@SmackFu](#): > > It should be in the table linked at the top of [this page](http://web1.whs.osd.mil/mmid/casualty/castop.htm) (US Active Duty Military Deaths), but it only goes up to 2002. All the data more recent than that is split to Iraq or Afghanistan. Huh. So no way to find deaths for those in Germany, S. Korea, Stateside, etc. ---
**Author:** ![sewalk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@sewalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sewalk)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-record-of-total-number-of-us-military-deaths/309735/6 "2005-06-24T23:19:02Z")
Sorry, I misread the OP. I’ll check Army Knowledge Online as soon as I can get into my account (later this evening). ---
**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-record-of-total-number-of-us-military-deaths/309735/7 "2005-06-24T23:35:49Z")
Too bad that one table only goes to 2002, SmackFu. It’s exactly what I was looking for. ---
**Author:** ![sewalk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@sewalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sewalk)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2005, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-record-of-total-number-of-us-military-deaths/309735/8 "2005-06-25T00:47:16Z")
The only thing I could find on AKO was the same page **SmackFu** came up with.