Red is for Bravery;
blood shed in sacrifice.
Freedom came with lives the price.


White is for Liberty;
freedom's purity.
Life be free from God's decree.


Blue is for Justice;
as vast as the sky.
Over freedom's land to occupy

by Roger Hancock

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AMEN

John,
Thanks for the timely reminder and recognition of the cream of America that never made it back home. The freedoms and liberty we all enjoy today are certainly owed to them . . george

A very grateful thank you to all who have served and are serving. See "In Flanders Fields" http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/flanders.htm

I have so much to be thankful for and I owe so much to so many.

Hap Tucker 1915 Model T Touring cut off and made into a pickup truck and 1907 Model S Runabout, Sumter SC

Fact Sheet: America's Wars November 2006





American Revolution (1775-1783)
Total Servicemembers ..................................217,000
Battle Deaths ..................................................4,435
Non-mortal Woundings......................................6,188
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Total Servicemembers...................................286,730
Battle Deaths..................................................2,260
Non-mortal Woundings.....................................4,505
Indian Wars (approx. 1817-1898)
Total Servicemembers...................................106,000
Battle Deaths...................................................1,000
Mexican War (1846-1848)
Total Servicemembers.....................................78,718
Battle Deaths...................................................1,733
Other Deaths in Service...................................11,550
Non-mortal Woundings......................................4,152
Civil War (1861-1865)
Total Servicemembers (Union).....................2,213,363
Battle Deaths (Union)....................................140,414
Other Deaths in Service (Union)......................224,097
Non-mortal Woundings (Union).......................281,881
Total Servicemembers (Conf.)......................1,500,000
Battle Deaths (Confederate).............................74,524
Other Deaths in Service (Confed.)....................59,297 *
Non-mortal Woundings (Confed.) .................Unknown
Spanish-American War (1898-1902)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide).................306,760
Battle Deaths......................................................385
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)................2,061
Non-mortal Woundings......................................1,662
World War I (1917-1918)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)...............4,734,991
Battle Deaths.................................................53,402
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)..............63,114
Non-mortal Woundings..................................204,002
Living Veterans......................................Less than 25
World War II (1941-1945)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide).............16,112,566
Battle Deaths................................................291,557
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater).............113,842
Non-mortal Woundings..................................671,846
Living Veterans..........................................3,242,000
Korean War (1950-1953)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)..............5,720,000
Battle Deaths.................................................33,741
Other Deaths (In Theater)..................................2,833
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)..............17,672
Non-mortal Woundings..................................103,284
Living Veterans..........................................3,086,400
Vietnam War (1964-1975)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)..............8,744,000
Deployed to Southeast Asia........................3,403,000
Battle Deaths.................................................47,424
Other Deaths (In Theater)................................10,785
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)..............32,000
Non-mortal Woundings..................................153,303
Living Veterans..........................................7,286,500
Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-1991)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)..............2,322,000
Deployed to Gulf...........................................694,550
Battle Deaths......................................................147
Other Deaths (In Theater).....................................235
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)................1,590
Non-mortal Woundings.........................................467
Living Veterans...........................................2,260,000
America's Wars Total
U.S. Military Service During War................43,185,893
Battle Deaths................................................653,708
Other Deaths (In Theater).................................14,560
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater).............525,930
Non-mortal Woundings................................1,447,281
Living War Veterans..................................17,835,000
Living Veterans (War & Peacetime)............23,976,000
* Does not include 26,000 to 31,000 who died in Union prisons.



Source: Department of Defense (DoD), except living veterans, which are VA estimates. Estimates are as of September 30, 2006.




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Global War on Terror (as of Sept. 30, 2006)**
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)...............1,384,968
Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan....................165,000
Battle Deaths...................................................2,333
Other Deaths (In Theater).....................................707
Non-mortal Woundings....................................21,649
Living Veterans.............................................588,923***

"The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.”

Thanks, John. Remembering the troops is always appropriate.
Bob

Being a Canadian,I respect dearly what all troops are doing over in the Middle East,and anywhere else for that matter.We just heard today of more deaths with our Canadian troops,and frequently watch the fallen being sent home on the TV news.Unfortunately,we do not observe Memorial Day today as our American friends do,our hearts and prayers go out to ALL troops who fight in the name of the precious peace we sometimes take for granted in this day and age.May our prayers reach all families who have lost loved ones helping to build a better world for all.
God Bless!!!