Re: Youngstown question

[Douglas Laycock]

My understanding, derived from reading military history and not from any firm 
knowledge, is that "casualties" not further specified generally means the total 
of killed, wounded, and missing in action.

On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:45:10 -0800
 "William Funk" <f...@lclark.edu> wrote:
>Casualties can include injured as well as those killed.
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>Bill Funk
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>Lewis & Clark Law School
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>From: conlawprof-boun...@lists.ucla.edu
>[mailto:conlawprof-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Marc DeGirolami
>Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 7:31 PM
>To: conlawprof@lists.ucla.edu
>Subject: Youngstown question
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>In reading CJ Vinson's dissent in Youngstown, I came across this line: "For
>almost two full years, our armed forces have been fighting in Korea,
>suffering casualties of over 108,000 men."  
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>In trying to give my students some background about the Korean War, I have
>come across an American casualty figure of roughly 50,000 (battle deaths as
>well as others).  Does anyone know what the source of the Chief Justice's
>number is?  
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>Thanks for any assistance.
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>Marc  
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Douglas Laycock
Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor of Law
University of Virginia Law School
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