May 26, 2007

• Memorial Day

  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:

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  War

  Deaths

  Addendum

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  American Revolution

  25,324

  Bunker Hill cost 400 American lives

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  War of 1812

  2,260

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  Mexican War

  13,283

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  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

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  Korean War

  54,246

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  Vietnam War

  56,244

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  Panama Invasion

  23

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  Gulf War (1991)

  148

  
  

  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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