New Records Detail US Troop Wounds in Iran War: Shrapnel, Broken Bones, Head Trauma

Newly obtained Defense Department records provide the most detailed accounting yet of U.S. troops wounded in the first phase of the war with Iran. Between February 28 and April 8, more than 400 casualties were recorded, with Army personnel accounting for the majority. The data, obtained by The War Horse via a Freedom of Information Act request, details injury types including shrapnel wounds, broken bones, smoke inhalation, and head trauma, which was the most common injury with at least 170 cases. The Navy reported 64 casualties, the Air Force 51, and the Marine Corps 19. The records cover the period until a two-week ceasefire in early April, after which hostilities resumed in July. The level of detail surpasses previous public reporting from the Defense Casualty Analysis System.