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    THE
    AMERICAN
    FRIENDLY-FIRE
    NOTEBOOK


    Established by
    The American War Library
    11 November 1996

    The American War Friendly-Fire Notebook's mission
    is to collect and provide information on all
    of our Nation's deeply regrettable
    military incidents during wartime
    that took or impaired the lives
    of our fellow countrymen and women.

    Statistics on Friendly-Fire incidents
    since the Revolutionary War range from
    one casualty to hundreds

    Friendly fire estimates since WW2:

      The following are The American War Library's best extimates on friendly fire casualties (both fatal and non-fatal) based on historic War Dept, Dept of the Navy and Dept of Defense casualty reports detailing various battle reports.

      At best, these are conservative figures. Which is to say, these figures represent the minimal prcentages of FF casualties on record so far. As additional friendly fire incidents are discovered these figures will increase, not decrease.

      War/Campaign Percent Casualties (U.S. Military only)*
      World War II 21%
      Korea 18%
      Vietnam 39%
      Persian Gulf 52%
      Panama .08%
      Haiti 0%
      Iraq 41%
      Afghanistan 13%
      * Both fatal and non-fatal (These figures do not include murders or deliberate/accidental self-inflicted wounds/fatalities)

      Anyone possessing information about a Friendly Fire
      incident is invited to place those details into this Notebook
      or link to it.
      Contact us for or with more information

        Vietnam

        Korea

        WW1

        WW2

        Desert Shield/Storm

        Panama

        Operation Iraqi Freedom

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