Who are these sergeants, mostly men,
Dying in such numbers in far off lands?
Iraq, Afghanistan.
More than corporals,
More than privates.
Our top heavy military?
Some sergeants in their 50s.
More in their 40s.
Many in their 30s.
They must have been surprised
To be called at such ages
Into a savage war.
http://icasualties.org/OEF/Fatalities.aspx Figures for Operation Enduring Freedom up to date were 525 sergeants, 339 corporals, 339 specialists, and 341 privates (both Pvt. and Pvt 1st Class).
Total figures from 3/21/2003 to 4/30/2006 only are 738 sergeants, 707 corporals and 339 privates. http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=psc_working_papers&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D4%26sqi%3D2%26ved%3D0CEEQFjAD%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Frepository.upenn.edu%252Fcgi%252Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%253D1000%2526context%253Dpsc_working_papers%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Ddeaths%2520by%2520rank%2520in%2520Iraw%2520and%2520Afghanitan%26ei%3DQAeSTqbMMYiltwfjpvSHDA%26usg%3DAFQjCNGwfVq1ubJusyLoQu72R7iOepBz0g%26sig2%3DPqxbeg0852-sVDIXG6Cm0A#search=%22deaths%20by%20rank%20Iraw%20Afghanitan%22
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