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<p>While those serving in the Army and the Marines in the Iraq combat area faced increased risk of death, those serving in the Navy and Air Force actually had lower death rates than overall US men age 20-34.</p>
<p><a href=“http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=psc_working_papers[/url]”>http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=psc_working_papers</a> (see tables 1 and 2)</p>
<p>Of course, military service is not for everyone. Obviously, entering military service involves the political risk of a war occurring during one’s service.</p>