UK Military Deaths Afghanistan

[hbliam]

superior medical technology and implementation reduces deaths
it does not reduced the amount of soldiers wounded

I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this one. Superior technology vastly reduces the number of soldiers put in harms's way. 

I said superior medical technology
meaning
our number of deaths is reduced because we save many more wounded than in previous conflict
thus
a lower death count
but
A lower death count due to that technology does not mean fewer wounded soilders

You guys are talking about two different tangents of the topic.

Yes, superior medical technology results in less deaths but more living wounded. Simple really. Where, in the past, say 50 of 100 wounded resulted in death and now only say 10 wounded results in death you are going to have A: less death and B: more wounded. I would bet the vast majority of the wounded would prefer to be in their classification over the other.

Superior warfare technology and tactics have reduced both the resultant deaths and wounded that we have sustained.

[ducatiz]

Someone commented about the young age of the soldiers that were killed in vietnam. Yes, there is a difference here in ages. First off ,most of the soldiers killed in Vietnam were consripted men and women, who had no choice about joining up or where they where sent or what their job was. In this conflict , the soldiers killed  that I posted about are professional soldiers. Not conscripts. Modern warfare in a desert area is a bit different from jungle warfare from nearly 40 years ago. I too am saddened at how many people died in vietnam but one cannot compare apples to oranges. This is a different time with different personel with different training and using different weaponry. It seems to me that the majority of deaths in this conflict from a UK standpoint has been caused by IED's which is a very cowardly way to kill. It is the weapon of choice for saboteurs and terrorists, not professional fighting soldiers. Either way, one life lost in war is still one life too many. Sleep well brothers and sisters.

/no arguments

but the viet cong used a lot of improvised materiel.  they were big into using mines and traps, but i see what you're saying.

my point was, regardless of conscripts or not, 19yo is a lot younger than any typical 25-28 yo.

[ducpainter]

The average age of soldiers in Vietnam was 19.  Remember the song? 

Like it was yesterday.

[badgalbetty]

She's british

I hold two passports, one American and one British.

[GAAN]

I hold two passports, one American and one British.

So she's British and she knows where the body of an American chic is

[geoffduc]

Hey Mother there's nowt wrong with being a true Brit..

Although we do seem to have our fare share of aliens..

[badgalbetty]

As an American I am proud of the men and women in uniform of my country and I am also proud of the British soldiers. The point of the original post was was there is always RIP's from fallen American service personnell here on the forum and none from other countries. We are a global web site with members everywhere and I thought that seeing that the UK was involved in the conflict which is designed to rid the area of thugs and improve the lives of millions of Afghans there are still a lot of deaths that are not American. I just wanted to remind everyone that we are all in it together fighting a common enemy with a common purpose. Please send gifts to our soldiers and if you want to learn what they need, The American Legion can help. Needed are shaving supplies, sanitary napkins, Nuts, dried fruits, magazines, kleenex, anti biotic ointment, foot care ointment and powders ,etc. Common things we take for granted but when you are in theatre these are luxury items that are not always available.
Be well soldiers be safe.
BGB

[geoffduc]

Very nicely put Erica..

WE should all be grateful to the guy's and gal's who are putting thier neck's on the line so that we can sleep safely at night,  it really pisses me off the way they are taken for granted.

RIP all our fallen HERO'S.

[Scotzman]

As an American I am proud of the men and women in uniform of my country and I am also proud of the British soldiers. The point of the original post was was there is always RIP's from fallen American service personnell here on the forum and none from other countries. We are a global web site with members everywhere and I thought that seeing that the UK was involved in the conflict which is designed to rid the area of thugs and improve the lives of millions of Afghans there are still a lot of deaths that are not American. I just wanted to remind everyone that we are all in it together fighting a common enemy with a common purpose. Please send gifts to our soldiers and if you want to learn what they need, The American Legion can help. Needed are shaving supplies, sanitary napkins, Nuts, dried fruits, magazines, kleenex, anti biotic ointment, foot care ointment and powders ,etc. Common things we take for granted but when you are in theatre these are luxury items that are not always available.
Be well soldiers be safe.
BGB

Hear Hear

[fastwin]

Well said indeed!