Wounded in action (WIA) describes soldiers who have been wounded while fighting in a combat zone during war time, but have not been killed. Typically it implies that they are temporarily or permanently incapable of bearing arms or continuing to fight.^[1]

For US military members, becoming WIA in combat generally results in subsequent conferral of the Purple Heart.

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• KIA – Killed In Action
• MIA – Missing In Action
• POW – Prisoner Of War

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