There are 15955 WIA from Iraq.

[Swede]

The MSM should get their medical experts talking about them,too. I mean no disrespect to that injured boy from the mine disaster.

[Ezlivin]

1. The press can't go "on the scene" in Iraq, though

It's just too dangerous.

Whoops, I mean that the progress being made is just not good enough.

No, I mean to say that it's better to be embedded. Yeah, that's the ticket.

[Clara T]

2. 28,000 evacuated to Germany

28,000 US Troops Evacuated to Germany
The Total number of US troops injured, announced by the DOD, is kind of fishy. It seems like the DOD is trying to hide the real numbers or something.
The total number of US soldiers wounded in Iraq, according to DOD, is less than 16000, and there some other 658 troops from Afghanistan.

Yet, the counter on Global Security indicates that 20,748 US soldiers were evacuated from Iraq. 2,913 of them were wounded in Action, 5,876 with "non-battle injuries", and another 11,959 because of "diseases". (What kind of non-battle injuries and diseases can evacuate more than 17,000!!!)

But anyway, there's more inconsistency. Take a look at this piece of news that I found today:
A total of more than 28,000 soldiers, airmen, sailors and Marines from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom have already been treated at Landstuhl hospital, the largest American medical facility outside the continental United States.

Where did the 28,000 come from? And we should also take into consideration that some of the evacuated troops go to other hospitals or to the US directly.
Is it possible that the DOD is hiding the real numbers?
Yes, it is.

http://raedinthemiddle.blogspot.com/2006/01/28000-us-troops-evacuated-to-germany.html