Echo Taps
Danny Boy
"...to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and orphan...."
Abraham Lincoln, 2nd Inaugural Address
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Echo Taps
Danny Boy
"...to care for him
who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and orphan...."
Abraham Lincoln, 2nd Inaugural Address
"Flowers At The Wall" - copyright courtesy Joe Palmer
US Dept of Defense reports on battle and in-service
deaths*
Revolutionary War (1775-1783): 4,435
War of 1812 (1812-1815): 2,260
Indian Wars (approx 1817-1898): 1,000
Mexican War (1846-1848): 13,283
Civil War (1861-1865): 498,332
Spanish-American War (1898-1902): 2,446
World War I (1917-1918): 116,516
World War II (1940-1945): 405,399
Korean War (1950-1953): 36,574
Vietnam War (1964-1975): 58,209
Gulf War (1990-1991): 382
Iraq War (2003-Present): 4,000+
* consensus of various, sometimes conflicting reports
Til the Last Shot's Fired
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