You can link the other years from the top of each year's list. By my tally, eight were lost in aircraft accidents, fifteen were lost from natural causes or noncombat injuries and five lack specific causes, i.e. nothing is listed, or something such as "struck by vehicle." The latter may have been a real accident or an intentional hit and run. The rest were in combat. FWIW, according to this link, there were 47,359 hostile deaths and 10,797 non-hostile deaths of our forces in Vietnam. May God rest all of their souls.
Some people are just too good for this earth. We don't get to keep them.
Totally sad. Never mind the Times' blatant effort to mine propaganda value from this, it's sad no matter how you put it.
That's a pretty sick blanket accusation to make.
Judging from this garbage, a "military sociologist" must be something you do when the burger job and the pizza delivery job doesn't pan out. It sounds to me like the Lefties figured if they could get women into combat jobs, America would stop participating in wars. Dumb plan.
"There is no shortage of guesses as to why: Americans are no longer especially shocked by the idea of a woman’s violent death."
Gee, you think it could be the relentless drum beating by the feminist left? Those who are actually happy when any member of the military is wounded or killed have led the way to have ever more women in ever more dangerous positions in the armed forces. Why don't I think they have done this for the good of the women, the service or the country?
I appreciate the service of women in the US military, but I've got a lot of problems with our current deployment of them. Esp. those who are single mothers.
I remember Desert Storm when Marie (ashamed I don't remember her last name) flew her CH-47 into a radio antenna. She was thirty two years old. The same age then as my own daughter is now. Just a baby... God rest her soul. She was a WARRIOR!!!
These days, virtually everything uttered by the NYT is profanley anti-American. This is no less so.
Almost as fulsome as the self-appointed "duty" of Grim Toll Keeper...as if the task is not tended elsewhere with considerably less personal self-agrandisment.
Gruesome and disgusting piety.
God speed Lieutenant Perez...you were a soldier.
Prayers for Jane and her family.
God bless her for her courage and service to our country. May she rest in peace and may God comfort her family.
NY Times, Charles Moskos...SHEESH!
Condolences to Emily J.T. Perez's family and friends. America's finest.
Please note that the self-serving slant here is about the fact that we the people have lost our horror of combat/war deaths.The NY slimes at it again, exploiting deaths in Iraq to point out the futility of our being there (in their opinion.)
God bless Lt. Perez' family and comfort them that she was a good leader at her chosen profession. Thanks to her and all the others who lost their lives and those who continue to serve.
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Thank You God for all the fine men and women who serve/have served/and will serve our country.
Please Lord, give the peace that passes all our understanding to the family and friends of injured and deceased soldiers.
Your will be done.
In Jesus' Holy name I pray this humble prayer.
Amen.
