In Memorium

[Tars]

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Statistics on U.S. military personnel lost or wounded in wars:



Quoted from "Daily Kos (https://www.dailykos.com/), Memorial Day, 2007"




<table align="center" border="1"><tbody><tr><td>Major Wars</td><td>US K. I. A.</td><td>US Wounded</td></tr> <tr><td>Revolutionary War</td><td>Est 5,000</td><td>Est 6,000</td></tr> <tr><td>War of 1812</td><td>Est 2500</td><td>Est 5,000</td></tr> <tr><td>Civil War</td><td>215,000</td><td>Est 400,000</td></tr> <tr><td>World War 1</td><td>53,402</td><td>64,000</td></tr> <tr><td>World War 2</td><td>291,557</td><td>671,846</td></tr> <tr><td>Korean War</td><td>33,741</td><td>103,284</td></tr> <tr><td>Vietnam War</td><td>47,424</td><td>153,303</td></tr> <tr><td>Iraq War</td><td>3,454</td><td>24,417</td></tr> <tr><td>Afghanistan</td><td>390</td><td>1393</td></tr></tbody></table>
Sources: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wars_involving_the_United_States), infoplease (https://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004615.html), icasualties (https://icasualties.org/oif/default.aspx)

[gypsey]

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Statistics on U.S. military personnel lost or wounded in wars:



Quoted from "Daily Kos (https://www.dailykos.com/), Memorial Day, 2007"




<TABLE align=center border=1><TBODY><TR><TD>Major Wars</TD><TD>US K. I. A.</TD><TD>US Wounded</TD></TR><TR><TD>Revolutionary War</TD><TD>Est 5,000</TD><TD>Est 6,000</TD></TR><TR><TD>War of 1812</TD><TD>Est 2500</TD><TD>Est 5,000</TD></TR><TR><TD>Civil War</TD><TD>215,000</TD><TD>Est 400,000</TD></TR><TR><TD>World War 1</TD><TD>53,402</TD><TD>64,000</TD></TR><TR><TD>World War 2</TD><TD>291,557</TD><TD>671,846</TD></TR><TR><TD>Korean War</TD><TD>33,741</TD><TD>103,284</TD></TR><TR><TD>Vietnam War</TD><TD>47,424</TD><TD>153,303</TD></TR><TR><TD>Iraq War</TD><TD>3,454</TD><TD>24,417</TD></TR><TR><TD>Afghanistan</TD><TD>390</TD><TD>1393</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Sources: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wars_involving_the_United_States), infoplease (https://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004615.html), icasualties (https://icasualties.org/oif/default.aspx)


Thank you for reminding us that real lives are sacrificed for our beliefs and ideals. And so, if our beliefs and our ideals are not on the line, why sacrifice lives?

[ThePhiant]

it is a good thing no civilians got hurt in those wars otherwise the tally might have been a little bit higher.
I guess you only count when you get paid (or are enlisted) to be killed


Thank you for reminding us that real lives are sacrificed for our beliefs and ideals. And so, if our beliefs and our ideals are not on the line, why sacrifice lives?