Memorial Day is a day to remember those who died fighting for those who were unable to fight for themselves. As you go about your weekend enjoying your family, friends, barbecue, water sports or any other fun activity. Pick up a flag or some flowers and visit a grave site of someone who fought for your freedom.
At the very least, bow your head and pray for those who have paid the ultimate price protecting and preserving the freedoms we enjoy. For those who should be remembered every day possible and not just the three day weekend Congress set aside for them.


If you would like to know more about this important day type "Memorial Day" in your internet search engine or follow one of the following links.
Memorial Day History: http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html
Help Restore Traditional Day of Observance: http://www.usmemorialday.org/act.html
A long but nice clip for memorial day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te-cKxsBapM
May not be the most recognized source but this is an idea of how many have died fighting for you:
American Revolution |
25,324 |
Bunker Hill cost 400 American lives |
Civil War
Union Confederacy
|
498,332 364,821 |
Antietam cost 5,000 lives on both sides: bloodiest day in American history |
Spanish-American War |
2,446 |
World War I |
116,516 |
Battle of Some cost 19,240 British lives on a single day (total British casualties that day: 57,470) |
World War II |
405,399 |
Other Losses: Soviet: 10,000,000 German: 3,500,000 Japan: 1,500,000 British: 280,000
At Dunker the British suffered 68,000 casualties |
Source http://hnn.us/articles/1381.html
Since the March 2003 invasion, 3,305 American servicemen and women have died in Iraq (source unknown)
These numbers are what I could find on the internet today and may not accurately reflect the true loss of life.
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