German military deaths are also to a large extent controversial.
The number of military and civilian deaths from 1959 to 1975 is debated.
Those were the only three American military deaths during combat.
However, foreign military deaths overall this year are not at the levels seen in 2010.
It was the worst case of military deaths in Canadian territory during the war.
South Korea reported some 373,599 civilian and 137,899 military deaths.
American military deaths from the war were over 47,000, with 153,000 wounded.
Red Army records indicate 8.7 million military deaths, "this figure is actually the lower limit".
There were an additional 31,271 military deaths due to "natural causes" which are not included in these figures.
American military deaths in and around Afghanistan since early October now total 40.