May We Never Forget the Cost….
This a re-post from Memorial Day 2012
“Nothing is more important to the soul of America than remembering and honoring those who gave of themselves that we might enjoy the fruits of peace and liberty.” – President Ronald Reagan
I never served in the military, so it is hard for me to comprehend the courage required by the wonderful men of women that have stood in harms way so that I might live in freedom.
I pray that I will never take for granted for their sacrifice, especially those who sacrificed all.
As I read the stats below I am humbled. My words seem so weak in view of such sacrifice.
Revolutionary War, 1775 – 1783, Total Deaths = 4,435
War of 1812, 1812 – 1815, Total Deaths = 2,260
Mexican War, 1846 – 1848, Total Deaths = 13,283, Total Battle Deaths = 1,733
Civil War, 1861 – 1865, Union Deaths = 364,511, Total Battle Deaths = 140,414
Confederate estimates Total Deaths 133, 821, Total Battle Deaths 74,524
Spanish American War, 1898, Total Deaths = 2,446, Total Battle Deaths = 385
World War I, 1917 – 1918, Total Deaths 116,516, Total Battle Deaths = 53,402
World War II, 1941 – 1946, Total Deaths 405,399, Total Battle Deaths 291,557
Korean War, 1950 – 1953, Total Deaths 36,574, Total Battle Deaths 33,741
Vietnam Conflict, 1964 – 1973, Total Deaths 58,209, Total Battle Deaths 47,424
Persian Gulf War, 1990 – 1991, Total Deaths 382, Total Battle Deaths = 147
Afghanistan, 2001 – to present, Total Deaths 2,357 (Updated)
Iraq, 2003 to present, Total Deaths 4,491 (Updated)
May we never forget!!
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Data sources:
http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/american%20war%20casualty.htm
http://icasualties.org/Iraq/index.aspx
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