Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.
John Adams (1735 - 1826)
Today is Memorial Day - a day to remember. Let the numbers speak. Let them show what it took to protect her borders and ideals. And let us not forget the lessons and those who taught them.
In honor we remember. . .
MAJOR WAR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
DEATHS *AMERICAN
REVOLUTIONARY WAR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4,435
WAR OF 1812 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2,260
CIVIL WAR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
214,938 _ _ _ _ _ _ _
140,414 Union _ _
74,524 Confederates
WW1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
53,402
WW2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
291,557
KOREA_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
33,741 VIETNAM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
58,479
IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6,051+(ongoing)
* I tried to verify the numbers using several sources; unfortunately for some of the wars I found conflicting totals. Please forgive any errors if my numbers are different from what you know.
Also my choice to use only the major wars was to make a more dramatic showing and is in no way belittling the losses incurred during smaller wars, skirmishes, police actions, etc.
