Files under Army, Associated Press, The Kansas City Star, Vietnam, War, World War II, cover story presentation | Oct
3rd
The Kansas City Star has an excellent cover story presentation today.
According to the Associated Press:
Outfitting a soldier for battle costs a hundred times more now than it did in World War II.
It was $170 then, is about $17,500 now and could be an estimated $28,000 to $60,000 by the middle of the next decade…
…Over the years more spending has meant a better chance of survival.
Today, for every eight soldiers wounded, roughly one dies, compared with one for every 2.4 wounded in World War II and one for every three in Vietnam, the Army says.
UPDATE: Next Sunday, another U.S. newspaper front psge edityor became “inspired” and did more or less the same graphic presentation.
