Happy Veteran's Day!
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Mad_Jack_Rabbit
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HAPPY?
Isn't to day supposed to be a solemn occassion of remberance of the fallen?
Hardly happy.
Stick a poppy in your button hole and remember the two minutes of silence.
Isn't to day supposed to be a solemn occassion of remberance of the fallen?
Hardly happy.
Stick a poppy in your button hole and remember the two minutes of silence.
DevilSpawn
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Veteran's day? Isn't it Rememberance Day?Shaq said:
bknight2602
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A salute to all my brethern both fallen and alive!
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Happy Veterans Day To All...........
Just thought I'd pass this info on the price paid for our freedoms, FYI............
America's War Statistics
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Total Service Members 217,000
Battle Deaths 4,435
Non-mortal Woundings 6,188
Last Veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman, died 4/5/1869, age 109
Last Widow, Catherine S. Damon, died 11/11/06, age 92
Last Dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter, died 4/25/11, age 90
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Total Service Members 286,730
Battle Deaths 2,260
Non-mortal Woundings 4,505
Last Veteran, Hiram Cronk, died 5/13/05, age 105
Last Widow, Carolina King, died 6/28/36, age unknown
Last Dependent, Esther A.H. Morgan, died 3/12/46, age 89
Indian Wars (approx. 1817-1898)
Total Service Members 106,000*
Battle Deaths 1,000*
Last Veteran, Fredrak Fraske, died 6/18/73, age 101
Mexican War (1846-1848)
Total Service Members 78,718
Battle Deaths 1,733
Other Deaths in Service 11,550
Non-mortal Woundings 4,152
Last Veteran, Owen Thomas Edgar, died 9/3/29, age 98
Last Widow, Lena James Theobald, died 6/20/63, age 89
Last Dependent, Jesse G. Bivens, died 11/1/62, age 94
Civil War (1861-1865)
Total Service Members (Union) 2,213,363
Battle Deaths (Union) 140,414
Other Deaths in Service (Union) 224,097
Non-mortal Woundings (Union) 281,881
Total Service Members (Conf.) 1,050,000
Battle Deaths (Confederate) 74,524
Other Deaths in Service (Confederate) 59,297**
Non-mortal Woundings (Confederate) Unknown
Last Union Veteran, Albert Woolson died 8/2/56, age 109
Last Confederate Veteran, John Salling died 3/16/58, age 112
Spanish-American War (1898-1902)
Total Service Members (Worldwide) 306,760
Battle Deaths 385
Other Deaths in Service 2,061
Non-mortal Woundings 1,662
Last Spanish-American War Era Veteran, Nathan E. Cook, died 9/10/92, age 106
World War I (1***-1918)
Total Service Members (Worldwide) 4,734,991
Battle Deaths 53,402
Other Deaths in Service 63,114
Non-mortal Woundings 204,002
Living Veterans 2,416
World War II (1940 –1945)
Total Service Members (Worldwide) 16,112,566
Battle Deaths 291,557
Other Deaths in Service 113,842
Non-mortal Woundings' 671,846
Living Veterans 5,559,489
Korean Conflict (1950-1953)
Total Servicemenbers (Worldwide) 5,720,000
Battle Deaths 33,686
Other Deaths (In Theater) 2,830
Other Deaths in Service 17,730
Non-mortal Woundings 103,284
Living Veterans 3,945,801
Vietnam Era (1964-1975)
Total Service Members (Worldwide) 9,200,000
Battle Deaths 47,410
Other Deaths (In Theater) 10,788
Other Deaths in Service est. 32,000
Non-mortal Woundings 153,303
Living Veterans 8,055,023
Gulf War (1990-1991)
Total Service Members (Worldwide) 2,322,332
Battle Deaths 148
Other Deaths (In Theater) 235
Other Deaths in Service 914
Non-mortal Woundings 467
Living Veterans 1,753,530*
America’s Wars Total
Military Service During War 42,348,460
Battle Deaths 650,954
Other Deaths in Service (In Theater) 13,853
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 524,605
Non-mortal Woundings 1,431,290
Living War Veterans 19,316,259*
Living Ex-Service Members 24,411,562*
Thankyou all for standing, so someone else didn't have to!
Just thought I'd pass this info on the price paid for our freedoms, FYI............
America's War Statistics
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Total Service Members 217,000
Battle Deaths 4,435
Non-mortal Woundings 6,188
Last Veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman, died 4/5/1869, age 109
Last Widow, Catherine S. Damon, died 11/11/06, age 92
Last Dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter, died 4/25/11, age 90
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Total Service Members 286,730
Battle Deaths 2,260
Non-mortal Woundings 4,505
Last Veteran, Hiram Cronk, died 5/13/05, age 105
Last Widow, Carolina King, died 6/28/36, age unknown
Last Dependent, Esther A.H. Morgan, died 3/12/46, age 89
Indian Wars (approx. 1817-1898)
Total Service Members 106,000*
Battle Deaths 1,000*
Last Veteran, Fredrak Fraske, died 6/18/73, age 101
Mexican War (1846-1848)
Total Service Members 78,718
Battle Deaths 1,733
Other Deaths in Service 11,550
Non-mortal Woundings 4,152
Last Veteran, Owen Thomas Edgar, died 9/3/29, age 98
Last Widow, Lena James Theobald, died 6/20/63, age 89
Last Dependent, Jesse G. Bivens, died 11/1/62, age 94
Civil War (1861-1865)
Total Service Members (Union) 2,213,363
Battle Deaths (Union) 140,414
Other Deaths in Service (Union) 224,097
Non-mortal Woundings (Union) 281,881
Total Service Members (Conf.) 1,050,000
Battle Deaths (Confederate) 74,524
Other Deaths in Service (Confederate) 59,297**
Non-mortal Woundings (Confederate) Unknown
Last Union Veteran, Albert Woolson died 8/2/56, age 109
Last Confederate Veteran, John Salling died 3/16/58, age 112
Spanish-American War (1898-1902)
Total Service Members (Worldwide) 306,760
Battle Deaths 385
Other Deaths in Service 2,061
Non-mortal Woundings 1,662
Last Spanish-American War Era Veteran, Nathan E. Cook, died 9/10/92, age 106
World War I (1***-1918)
Total Service Members (Worldwide) 4,734,991
Battle Deaths 53,402
Other Deaths in Service 63,114
Non-mortal Woundings 204,002
Living Veterans 2,416
World War II (1940 –1945)
Total Service Members (Worldwide) 16,112,566
Battle Deaths 291,557
Other Deaths in Service 113,842
Non-mortal Woundings' 671,846
Living Veterans 5,559,489
Korean Conflict (1950-1953)
Total Servicemenbers (Worldwide) 5,720,000
Battle Deaths 33,686
Other Deaths (In Theater) 2,830
Other Deaths in Service 17,730
Non-mortal Woundings 103,284
Living Veterans 3,945,801
Vietnam Era (1964-1975)
Total Service Members (Worldwide) 9,200,000
Battle Deaths 47,410
Other Deaths (In Theater) 10,788
Other Deaths in Service est. 32,000
Non-mortal Woundings 153,303
Living Veterans 8,055,023
Gulf War (1990-1991)
Total Service Members (Worldwide) 2,322,332
Battle Deaths 148
Other Deaths (In Theater) 235
Other Deaths in Service 914
Non-mortal Woundings 467
Living Veterans 1,753,530*
America’s Wars Total
Military Service During War 42,348,460
Battle Deaths 650,954
Other Deaths in Service (In Theater) 13,853
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 524,605
Non-mortal Woundings 1,431,290
Living War Veterans 19,316,259*
Living Ex-Service Members 24,411,562*
Thankyou all for standing, so someone else didn't have to!
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