<B><U>KIA:</B></u>  Killed In Action 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. 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. 
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<B><U>ADD:</B></U> - Active Duty Death - The Patriot Died While On Active Duty But NOT Killed In Action
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<B><U>First Responder:</B></U> - A Member Of the Fire Department, Police, EMS, Or Other.