American Revolutionary War
1775-1783
25,000
War of 1812
1812-1815
~20,000
Mexican-American War
1846-1848
13,283
Civil War
1861-1865
~625,000
Spanish-America War
1898
2,446
World War 1
1917-1918
116,516
World War 2
1941-1945
405,399
Korean War 1950-1953 36,516
Vietnam War 1955-1975 58,209
Afghanistan (ongoing)
2001-
2,145(11/2012)
Iraq
2003-2011
4,486
Because of your sacrifice we have freedom! We live in a great country, because of your selfless acts. You have painted a beautiful picture of what Christ did for us, "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8) Again, I think we forget or we don't fully understand what our lives would be like without the fight. Without you I might not be able to:
- Vote
- Teach my children at home
- Worship the one and only True Living God.
- Work outside the home
- Obtain a great education
- Have anything I want at my fingertips
- Own a gun
- Own our house
- Defend myself in court
- Adopt
- Have medical options
- The freedom to say whatever I want, and you get the freedom to disagree.
Thank you times a million. On this Memorial Day I will teach my children, I will pray, and I will praise God for our military, our government, our freedoms, and my family!
1 comment:
The numbers are eye opening! Thanks for this reminder.
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