In Iraq War, Death Also Comes to Soldiers in Autumn of Life. Edward Wyatt.
by Wyatt, Edward; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 42Family. Publisher: New York Times, 2004ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Iraq War (2003) | Older men | Soldiers -- Attitudes | United States -- Armed Forces -- Forces in Iraq | U.S. -- Armed Forces -- Reserves | War casualtiesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "In all, 10 soldiers age 50 or older have died in the Iraq war, some of medical ailments that might have excluded them from earlier conflicts, others under fire in the heat of battle. That is a small percentage of the nearly 900 American service members who have died since the Iraq war began, but it is 10 times the percentage of men in that age group who died in Vietnam. It is nearly as many as those of that age who died in the entire Korean War." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article reports that "the war deaths of middle-aged soldiers are a consequence of a specific moment in American history. With a shrinking roll of full-time soldiers and no draft to replenish it, the nation's armed forces have had to reach deeper into the Reserves and the National Guard, where men in their 50's typically train and serve alongside soldiers in their teens."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: In Iraq War, Death Also Comes to Soldiers in Autumn of Life, July 18, 2004; pp. 1+.
"In all, 10 soldiers age 50 or older have died in the Iraq war, some of medical ailments that might have excluded them from earlier conflicts, others under fire in the heat of battle. That is a small percentage of the nearly 900 American service members who have died since the Iraq war began, but it is 10 times the percentage of men in that age group who died in Vietnam. It is nearly as many as those of that age who died in the entire Korean War." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article reports that "the war deaths of middle-aged soldiers are a consequence of a specific moment in American history. With a shrinking roll of full-time soldiers and no draft to replenish it, the nation's armed forces have had to reach deeper into the Reserves and the National Guard, where men in their 50's typically train and serve alongside soldiers in their teens."
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