basically means “unable to serve”. This includes dead, injured, captured, deserted etc.
Ah, I didn’t know that. I now envision it sometimes going like:
“Poor Steve, a casualty of war.”
“What do you mean, he snuck back home and is watching TV in his mom’s basement!”
Ah, I didn’t know that. I now envision it sometimes going like:
“Poor Steve, a casualty of war.”
“What do you mean, he snuck back home and is watching TV in his mom’s basement!”