Memorial Day - 2012

Korean War Veterans Memorial Washington DC

From 1950 to 1953, the United States joined with United Nations forces in Korea to take a stand against what was deemed a threat to democratic nations worldwide. At wars end, a million and a half American veterans returned to a peacetime world of families, homes, and jobs - and to a country long reluctant to view the Korean War as something to memorialize. But to the men and women who served, the Korean War could never be a forgotten war.

The Three Soldiers - Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial

A national war memorial in Washington D.C. It honors members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War and who died in service or are still unaccounted for.

WWII Veterans on parade

The National World War II Memorial

Located between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, the National World War II Memorial commemorates the 16 million American men and women who served, fought, sacrificed and died during the Second World War.

The World War II Memorial honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S., the more than 400,000 who died, and all who supported the war effort from home.

Arlington National Cemetery

War	Dates	Served	Battle Deaths
American Revolution	1775 - 1783	217,000	4,435
War of 1812	1812 - 1815	286,730	2,260
Indian Wars	1817 - 1898	106,000	1,000
Mexican War	1846 - 1848	78,718	1,733
Civil War (North)	1861 - 1865	2,213,363	140,414
Civil War (South)		1,050,000	74,524
Spanish-American War	1898 - 1902	306,760	385
World War I	1917 - 1918	4,734,991	53,402
World War II	1940 - 1945	16,112,566	291,557
Korean War	1950 - 1953	5,720,000	33,686
Vietnam War	1964 - 1975	9,200,000	47,410
Gulf War	1990 - 1991	2,322,332	148
Totals		42,348,460	650,954

These totals do not include the 4,486 who have been killed in the Iraq War

and 1,984 in Afghanistan - TOTAL 6,470

The memorials are a monument to the spirit, sacrifice, and commitment

of those who served their country.

Never to be Forgotten. May they Rest in Peace.

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