Yes, unfortunately, Vermont leads the 51 state nation in military casualties in Iraq.

Vermont leads in per-capita war deaths
By Nick Timiraos, Special to Stateline.org
Two states share the distinction of having suffered the most casualties in the Iraq War, depending on how losses are counted.
California, the nation’s most populous state, has the most casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom — 191, according to Pentagon figures.
Vermont, meanwhile, has the most casualties per capita. In a state of just over 600,000, 11 men and women from Vermont have died in the war, or 1.77 per 100,000 citizens. After Vermont, states with the most deaths per capita are North Dakota (9), Wyoming (6), Sou...

Yes, unfortunately, Vermont leads the 51 state nation in military casualties in Iraq.

Vermont leads in per-capita war deaths
By Nick Timiraos, Special to Stateline.org
Two states share the distinction of having suffered the most casualties in the Iraq War, depending on how losses are counted.
California, the nation’s most populous state, has the most casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom — 191, according to Pentagon figures.
Vermont, meanwhile, has the most casualties per capita. In a state of just over 600,000, 11 men and women from Vermont have died in the war, or 1.77 per 100,000 citizens. After Vermont, states with the most deaths per capita are North Dakota (9), Wyoming (6), South Dakota (8) and Mississippi (29).
With 161 deaths, Texas, the second-largest state by population, has the second-highest casualty count in the war, followed by New York (82), Pennsylvania (81) and Florida (73).
With two casualties, Alaska has both the fewest total deaths and the fewest deaths per capita. Washington, D.C., has the second-fewest casualties, with three, and Hawaii -- with four -- ranks second lowest in deaths per capita..
Read the sad statistics here:
http://www.statemaster.com/graph/mil_ira_war_cas_percap-iraqi-war-casualties-per-capita

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