What is Wounded in action?
'''Wounded in Action''' ('''WIA''') is when [[military]] people have been [[wound]]ed while fighting in a [[combat]] zone during [[war]]time, but have not been killed. This often means that they are temporarily or permanently unable to fight.<ref>[http://icasualties.org/Iraq/index.aspx iCasualties: Iraq Coalition Casualty Count] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025180952/http://icasualties.org/Iraq/index.aspx |date=2018-10-25 }}. See the middle of the page to see info on the types of wounded.</ref> Generally, the Wounded in Action are far more numerous than those killed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US & Allied Wounded {{!}} Costs of War|url=https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/costs/human/military/wounded|website=watson.brown.edu|access-date=2020-05-06|archive-date=2021-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508093434/https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/costs/human/military/wounded|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{military-stub}} [[Category:Military terminology]]