A Memorial Day Re-post

From 2 years ago:

Monday, May 26, 2008

The Ultimate Price

As we observe another Memorial Day, let us pause to remember the soldiers in so many wars who gave so many of their lives. Too often, we take our armed forces for granted. And if it means a Holiday has to be created for us to remember them..........so be it!

A closer look ..........at all those casualties... From Wikipedia:

Wars ranked by total deaths

Rank	War	Years	Deaths	Deaths per Day	Deaths per Population
1	American Civil War	1861–1865	625,000	599	1.988% (1860)
2	World War II	1941–1945	405,399	416	0.307% (1940)
3	World War I	1917–1918	116,516	279	0.110% (1920)
4	Vietnam War	1964–1973	58,151	26	0.003% (1970)
5	Korean War	1950–1953	36,516	45	0.002% (1950)
6	American Revolutionary War	1775–1783	25,000	11	0.899% (1780)
7	War of 1812	1812–1815	20,000	31	0.345% (1810)
8	Mexican-American War	1846–1848	13,283	29	0.057% (1850)
9	Philippine War	1899–1902	4,196	5	0.006% (1900)
10	Iraq War	2003–present	4,079	2.34	0.001% (2007)

That is an awful lot of lives lost for causes..........good ....and bad. In their memory..........we offer salutes.......

Posted by keveekev at 10:16 AM