All gave some. Some gave all.

[poltr1]

Now is the time we remember our deceased military veterans, who paid for our freedom with their blood. Thank you for your service.

Here is a summary of American war casualties, broken out by war, from the current editionj of the World Almanac. This just lists the totals, from all branches of service.

Revolutionary War - 10,623
War of 1812 - 6,765
Mexican War - 17,435
Civil War (Union) - 646,392
Civil War (Confedereate) - 133,821
Spanish-American War - 4,108
World War I - 320,518
World War II - 1,076,245
Korean War - 139,858
Vietnam War - 211,523
Persian Gulf War - 850
Iraq War - 36,333
Afghanistan War - not listed

Comments

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Thank you for these. (Considering the popular narratives of the US Civil War I often hear, I had expected the casualty totals to be reversed.)