Remembering: Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a national day of remembrance in honor of those who have died to obtain and preserve our USA freedoms.
War casualties: Revolutionary War (1775-1783) 4,435 total deaths. War of 1812 2,260 total deaths. Mexican War (1846-1848) 12,283 total deaths. Civil War (1861--1865) 364,511 total deaths. Spanish-American War (1898-11901) 2,446 total deaths. World War I (1917-1918) 116,516 total deaths. World War II (1941-1946) 405,399 total deaths. Korean War (1950-1953) 36,574 total deaths. Vietnam (1964-1973) 58,220 total deaths. Persian Gulf War (1990-1991) 383 total deaths. Iraq War (2003-current) 4,421 (as of mid April).
Freedom is never free!
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