(новости) KIA
Добавлено: 05 июн 2008, 21:31Killed in action (or KIA) is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces by other hostile forces or by "friendly fire" during combat.[1] The United States Department of Defense (DOD) says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to hostile attack. KIA's do not come from incidents such as accidental vehicle crashes, terrorism, or other "non-hostile" means.[2][3] KIA can be applied both to front-line combat troops and to naval, air, and support troops. 