Canadian Statistics for our military

	WW I	WW II
% population of Canada serving	4%	9%

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This graph shows the percentage of troops who served in various wars, and the percent of those troops that died, were wounded, or became POWs.

WW I (1914 - 1918)

One veteran remains from WW I, out of an army of 328,736.

WW II (1939 - 1945)

As of March 1st, there were 163,500 veterans of WW II alive, of the 1, 031,902 who served

44,927 died and 53,145 were wounded, (including 19 women), 8,271 POWs.

In 2005 they were dying at 300 per week.

By 2009 they are dying, 400 a week, of natural causes. In all, 155,000 remain alive as of Nov. 11, 2009.

In WW II, a little over 50% of all males 18 - 40, served in the army, except from Quebec, which was about 25%.

Average age is 86. The youngest would be 82.

Korean War (1950 - 1953)

In the Korean War, 26,781 served, 516 died, 1558 wounded, 33 POWs.

There are 12, 500 still alive.

Since 1947, excluding Korea, 121 Canadians have been killed in peacekeeping operations (Cypress, Africa, Bosnia, Middle East).

Since 1947, there are approximately,  550,000 veterans, whose average age is 54.

Including the Cold War, and peacekeeping, 590,000 veterans were created including all of these services.

The ones killed in action we have gathered to honour, but many serve and continue to serve.

Gulf War (1990 - 1991)

Afghanistan (2002 - present)

Canada's Wounded Vets Wage New Battle on the Home Front (2007)
To date, more than 300 Canadian soldiers have been wounded in Afghanistan - some in battle, some by accident. Nearly half - 136 - were so badly hurt they needed to be flown back to Canada. Few have returned to work. Most, including Barnewall, have settled into a daily routine of physiotherapy and uncertainty. For them, the war on terror proved to be much more than a six-month tour.

 Canadians wounded in Afghanistan top 360...CBC News
28 Dec 2008 ... Canadians wounded in Afghanistan top 360 in past 3 years

CANADIAN WOUNDED AND INJURED IN AFGHANISTAN AT ALMOST 1000
2 Apr 2009 ... Ottawa Citizen;

Canadians in Afghanistan

Canadians in Afghanistan. Canada has been America's ally in Afghanistan from 2002.