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Post-Vietnam Combat Casualties1

This table provides information about the number of U.S. casualties in conflicts that have occurred since the Vietnam War; including Lebananon, Grenada, Libya, Panama, Persian Gulf, Somalia, Haiti, former Yugoslavia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

Place Dates Casualties
Lebanon Aug. 1982–Feb. 1984 254
Grenada Oct.–Nov. 1983 18
Libya April 10–16, 1986 2
Panama Dec. 1989–Jan. 1990 23
Persian Gulf Jan. 16–April 6, 1991 147
Somalia Dec. 1992–May 1993 29
Haiti Sept. 1994–April 1996 4
Former
 Yugoslavia		 1992–2001 9
Kosovo March–June 1999 2
Afghanistan Oct. 2001–(2) 582
Iraq March 20, 2003–(3) 4,146
1. Defined as battle deaths. Does not include deaths from accidents.
2. A total of 582 Americans have been killed, including 190 noncombat deaths (Aug. 28, 2008). 1,754 have been wounded (Nov. 3, 2007). “Operation Enduring Freedom” deaths cover other Asian regions as well as Afghanistan.
3. A total of 4,152 Americans have been killed, including 768 non-combat deaths (Aug. 28, 2008). 30,568 were wounded (Aug. 28, 2008). Coalition deaths: Britain, 176; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 23; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, 7; Slovakia, 4; El Salvador, 5; Latvia, 3; Thailand, 2; Estonia, 2; The Netherlands, 2; Australia, 2; Romania, 3; Hungary, Kazakhstan, 1 each (Aug. 28, 2008).
Source: U.S. Dept. of Defense, AP, Washington Post.

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