My journey this week takes me to Memorial Day, a time to remember the greatest sacrifices others have made for our nation. Former Infantry Commander Burn Loeffke in his 2019 Resolutions wrote: “I will also remember soldiers who fought and died with us and for us. To be remembered is to live.”
War or Conflict:
- Revolutionary War: 4,435
- War of 1812: 2,260
- Mexican War: 13,283
- Civil War: 497,792*
- Spanish-American War: 2,446
- World War I: 116,516
- World War II: 405,399
- Korean Conflict: 36,574
- Vietnam Conflict: 58,220
- Persian Gulf: 383
- War on Terror: 6,997 (as of May 16, 2019)
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