Reiber K B, Burns A C, Oxley D W, Gormley W T
Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington DC, USA.
J Forensic Sci. 1995 Mar;40(2):197-200.
Loss of human life is one of the tragic costs of war. While combat deaths are expected, non-combat deaths during a military operation often come as a surprise to military planners and the public. During operation Desert Storm, all United States deaths related to the Gulf War were classified according to circumstances as either hostile or non-hostile. We reviewed all deaths classified as non-hostile during Operation Desert Storm, from January 16, 1991 through April 17, 1991. These deaths were compared with the death recorded for all Armed Forces personnel during a recent year (fiscal year 1989) in which there was no hostile activity. The emphasis is on cause and manner of death. Representative cases are briefly discussed.
人员伤亡是战争带来的悲惨代价之一。战斗死亡在意料之中，而军事行动中的非战斗死亡往往令军事规划者和公众感到意外。在“沙漠风暴”行动期间，所有与海湾战争相关的美国死亡人员均根据具体情况被归类为敌对或非敌对死亡。我们审查了1991年1月16日至1991年4月17日“沙漠风暴”行动期间被归类为非敌对的所有死亡情况。这些死亡情况与最近一年（1989财年）没有敌对行动的所有武装部队人员的死亡记录进行了比较。重点是死亡原因和死亡方式。文中简要讨论了一些具有代表性的案例。
