Guard under Bush has suffered as many deaths as in entire Vietnam war

[bigtree]

Vietnam War:

National Guard: 6,140 served; 101 died


Iraq War:

National guard: Since Sept. 11, 2001, more than 143,000 National Guard members have been mobilized worldwide. Some 29,000 National Guard troops -- including members of infantry and signal battalions, transportation and military police companies and engineers -- are serving in Iraq and Kuwait. http://www.q77.com/iraqwar/afpnews/afp632.htm

100 have been killed *

* as of June

[CarolynEC]

1. Yes, but as a PERCENTAGE deaths are DOWN

Sorry... just trying to anticipate the spin.

[bigtree]

4. First combat deaths in the Guard since the Korean war.

Of that 157 total, 57 perished in the past three months (as of June), compared with 49 over the preceding seven months. May was the deadliest month for the Guard and Reserve, with 22 killed in action.

3,000 soldiers of the 56th Brigade of the Texas Army National Guard's 36th Infantry Division were alerted in May for possible deployment to Iraq. Lt. Col. John Stanford, spokesman for the Texas National Guard, said the 36th Division has not seen combat since World War II.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-06-26-reserves_x.htm?csp=15

[patrice]

5. What we need to know is the rate of change in each. n/t

[bigtree]

6. I would welcome any post that enlightens and elevates the effects

[David Zephyr]

2. Certainly This Is Breaking News, Bigtree.

I am stunned.

[bigtree]

3. As of 6/26/2004

Pentagon casualty reports show that 100 members of the National Guard and 57 members of the Reserves have died in Iraq since the war started in March 2003 — either killed in action or by noncombat causes.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-06-26-reserves_x.htm?csp=15

That number has to have changed. This is the closest I can get to the total. Maybe someone can help get an updated figure.

[JetCityLiberal]

7. I am not sure if this page will help

or if it is what you are looking for at all. I have not had a chance to go through all the names and see how many are National Guard.

http://icasualties.org/oif/Details.aspx
http://icasualties.org/oif/


I have to agree with David Zephyr here...I am stunned. And sickened.

JetCityLiberal

[bigtree]

8. They had the pentagon figure