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Saturday, May 27, 2006
Memorial Day
WHY DO WE HAVE A MEMORIAL DAY? (To honor the war-dead)
The Revolutionary War (1775-1783) 4,435 dead
The War of 1812 (1812-1815) 3,260
Mexican War (1846-1848) 13,283
Civil War (1861-1865) 364,512
Spanish American War (1898) 2,446
World War I (1917-1918) 116,708
World War II (1941-1946) 407,316
Korean War (1950-1953) 36,516
Vietnam War (1964-1973) 58,205
Gulf War, Act I (1990-1991) 382
Iraq War pending
A short sequence on NBC on Friday evening highlighted the plight of orphans in the country. Just think for one measly minute about the fate of those fallen or suffering from wounds or victims of fatal war circumstances. Just think about it for one minute.
Memorial Day 2006
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