Marines account for 28 percent of U.S. military casualties

Marines account for 28 percent of U.S. military casualties
The Iraq War and the Marines by the numbers

Total active duty U.S. troops: 1.3 million
Percentage that are Marines: 13

Total U.S. troops in Iraq: 138,000
Percentage that are Marines: 18

U.S. military deaths in Iraq, as of January 31: 3,076
Percentage that were Marines: 28

Iraqi civilian deaths, as of January 31: 55,000 to 61,000

Sources: U.S. Department of Defense; www.iraqbodycount.org

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