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Gulf War Aircraft Losses
We sometimes forget that the Gulf War/Desert Shield/Desert Storm were part of the ColdWar
era. Short lived though it was, there were losses that could not be
considered any different or account for less. Any loss is felt by all,
we grieve along with the family of the who gave their all.Iraq
lost a total of 259 aircraft in the war, 122 in combat. They lost 36
aircraft shot down in aerial combat during Desert Storm.[48]
3 helicopters and two fighters were sh...
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This list contains many terrorist attacks that were not included in previous lists. This is US Navy and Marines.So a little more to disprove the old and untrue utterance issued by many "Not A Shot Was Fired/No Lives Were Lost. &nb...
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Medal For A Cold War Warrior?Thanks to CHASLOVELACE@aol.comfrom a Uk vets group fighting for similar recognition http://nationaldefencemedal.webs.comSean,On the last page of the document is a letter from a Cold War Vet.Good reading. The proposed National Defence Medal would cover his service.Charles.I SERVED as a Cold War warrior from 1972-84, including six years in Germany, where the invasion of West Berlin was taken as a real threat. When the Russians invaded Afghanistan, everything on wheel...
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'Well, it wasn't really a war, was it?'http://www.zinio.com/pages/Macleans/Apr-13-09/405171660/pg-32U.S. Cold War vets are asking for recognition for their service.Scott L'Ecuyer
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This list supposedly shows air-to-air losses, but some are attributed to AAA or SAMhttp://home.comcast.net/~anneled/usloss.htmlJerry
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Average Annual Total Death Rates Compared by War/ConflictIncluding Non-Battle Deaths Both In and Out of Theater Ranking War/ConflictAverage Annual Total Death Rate1Civil War (1861–1865) 124,5832World War I (1917–1918)116,5163World War II (1940–1945)81,0804Korean War (1950–1953) 18,0825Vietnam War (1964–1975) 8,2006Mexican War (1846–1848) 6,6417Gulf War (1990–1991) 2,0948My Cold War Service (1984-1991) Training Deaths1,8709Glob...
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http://www.koreacoldwar.org/
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We might want to include a link to this site on our webpage. It has a lot of information, names and dates for MIA's. In the link for Korea-Cold War is a list of planes shot down with crew members listed, if any were found or remains found. Check it outhttp://www.aiipowmia.com/Jerry
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One common remark Cold War Vetrans hear is "you were not shot at". Well that is far frombeing true, many lives were lost, some were accidents but there were many killed by hostileforces. Just how many is not clear, top secret operations that were not reported for a long timehid the numbers.The VFW has counted approximately 389, but that is not a complete list. I would like to presenta few reports for you.Aircraft lossesThis is a list of aircraft that were shot down during the Cold War. I have no...
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I picked this up from Military.com See if the areas I highlited sound familiar.Vets sue Over Cold War-eraExperiments
January 08, 2009
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SAN FRANCISCO - Six veterans who say they were exposed to dangerous chemicals, germs and mind-altering drugs du...
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This is absolutely an outrage and just another reason for the issuance of a Victory Medal over these communist #$%2d^*! Check out this story from Foxnews and AP today:Link: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,369482,00.htmlHere is the text:WASHINGTON - After decades of denials, the Chinese have acknowledged burying an American prisoner of war in China, telling the U.S. that a teenage soldier captured in the Korean War died a week after he "became mentally ill," accordi...
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$%*'`[Interested observer]%*'`@This posted as an example of the risks of military service refardless of the period served.Below is some very interesting data reference deaths in the military. I guarantee you will not read this in your local newspaper nor will you see it on the daily news broadcast. I pray this will you to enlighten folks around you to the brave and courageous young people serving in our military. A lot of service members died during the Cold War and congress should be made aware...
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The U.S. Sacrifices in Korea being Forgotten by Younger South KoreansEditorial The Korean War Revisited On June 25, 1950, the North Korean army invaded South Korean territory by crossing the 38th Parallel. When the roar of tanks and sounds of bombs broke the early silence of a peaceful Sun...
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40th Anniversary of Pueblo Crew ReleaseNAVY TVThis Day in Naval History40th Anniversary of Pueblo Crew ReleaseOn
this date in 1968, the imprisoned crew of the USS Pueblo (AGER-2) was
released, exactly 11 months after being captured and held as prisoners
of war by the North Koreans.Watch a video of the U.S. Navy account of the incident – according to official U.S. Navy records.Leave
your memory or tribute to the crew at the Navy Log USS Pueblo community
page and add to the records in the Nav...
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I was wondering if we could find out what State each of the 382 Americans, killed as a result of hostile action during the Cold War, came from. Maybe when we write to our Senators we could list the names of those from their State that died in the Cold War due to hostile action. Maybe this might get their attention. The names are listed in the VFW book " Cold War Clashes " w/ their branch of service and outfits.
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During the period Oct 15 to Nov 1in the midst of the Cuban Blockade both the US and Russia were testing nuclear weapons.http://www.vce.com/crisis.htmlWe came so close at that time to creating Atomic Winter.Jerry
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As reported by ALL POW/MIA on their website http://www.aiipowmia.com/Notice the total deaths listed for Cold War EraCOLD WAR 2 September 1945 - 21 August 1991Participants: Classified :: POWs: Classified :: MIAs: 343 :: Deaths In Service: Classified :: Deaths In Service: 407,316 ERA
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From All POW/MIA this list of American aircraft shot down by Communist forcesCold War Incidents As Reported By DPMO JANUARY 2003 Incident Total: 14 Personnel Total: 165This does not include Korea and Vietnam 4/8/50
Navy PB4Y2 crew of 10 shot down by Soviet fighters over Baltic Sea, off
coast of Liepaya, Latvia. Entire crew remains unaccounted for. Aircraft Type - PB4Y-2 BECKMAN, FRANK - MISSING BOURASSA, JOSEPH JAY - MISSING BURGESS, TOMMY L - MISSING DANENS, ...
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