405,399 -- Number killed in World War II.
116,516 -- Number killed in World War I.
58,209 -- Number killed in Vietnam War.
54,246 -- Number killed during Korean War.
13,283 -- Number killed during Mexican War.
4,435 -- Number killed in Revolutionary War.
4,283 -- Number killed in Iraq War (Operation Iraqi Freedom) since 2003.
2,446 -- Number killed in Spanish-American War.
2,260 -- Number killed in War of 1812.
679 -- Number killed in Afghanistan War (Operation Enduring Freedom) since 2002.
382 -- Number killed in Persian Gulf War.
Sources: US Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News. Note: Numbers for current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as of May 20. List does not include service members killed in smaller military operations, such as Lebanon, Somalia and Panama, who also are remembered today.
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