Monday, May 28, 2012

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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