Another way that these are misleading is by using the term "wounded". As a friend of mine who was in the marines says (paraphrased), "Wounded sounds like you got hurt. You get 'hurt' every day! Cuts, scrapes, bandages, etc. The military definition of "wounded" is 'wounded so bad you can't go back into battle'. That means limbs cut off, usually. So when you hear 'and 50 wounded' that doesn't mean 50 men had a boo-boo that needed to be kissed. That means 50 more people that will be in wheelchairs for life, or walking around with 1 arm, etc. 'Wounded' my ass."
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Re: casualty counts-- dead, wounded, evacuated
Date: 2007-01-07 04:38 pm (UTC)