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Memorial Day 2014

05.26.14

Americans killed in recognized American wars:

Revolutionary War:  4,435;

War of 1812:  2,260;

Mexican War:  13,283;

Civil War:  750,000 (est.);

Spanish-American War:  2,446;

World War I:  116,516;

World War II:  405,399;

Korean War:  36,576;

Vietnam War:  58,200;

Persian Gulf War:  382; and

Iraq/Afghanistan:  6,809.

Let us all pay tribute to those who have given their lives in the defense of our freedom.

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