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Serving & dying in Iraq. "The average age of servicemen killed in Vietnam was 20, in the Korean War, it was 22. For this war, the average age is 27 .. As devastating as every war casualty is, the impact of casualties from this older fighting force can be especially widespread. "More of them are married, more have children" .. Part of the reason the U.S. fighting force is older is this conflict's heavy reliance on the National Guard and Reserve forces, which make up 46 percent of the 110,000 troops now rotating into Iraq. MORE Older Fighting Force in Iraq Leaves Big Holes Behind. Posted by Greg Ransom | TrackBack