On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as "the Great War." Commemorated as Armistice Day beginning the following year, November 11th became a legal federal holiday in the United States in 1938. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day, a holiday dedicated to American veterans of all wars.A
Many Americans mistakenly believe that Veterans Day is the day America sets aside to honor American military personnel who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained from combat. That's not quite true. Memorial Day is the day set aside to honor America's war dead. Veterans Day, on the other hand, honors ALL American veterans, both living and dead. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for dedicated and loyal service to their country. November 11 of each year is the day that we ensure veterans know that we deeply appreciate the sacrifices they have made in the lives to keep our country free.D ~ Thank You For Your Sacrifices
According to the Department of Defense there are approximately 3 million Military Service Members both Active Duty and Reserve serving today.B According to the Census Bureau web site there are approximately 310 million people living in the United States.C Which, if you calculate the percentages... less than 1% of the population protects and defends the freedoms of this nation for the rest of us on a daily basis...
DEAD WOUNDS NOT MORTAL
REVOLUTIONARY WAR (1775-1783)1 4,435 6,188
WAR OF 1812 (1812-1815) 1 2,260 4,505INDIAN WARS (APPROX. 1817 TO 1898)2 1,000
MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR (1846-1848)1 13,283 4,152
CIVIL WAR (1861-1865) (APPROX.)1,3 653,511 475,907SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR (1898-1902)1 2,446 1,662
WWI (1917-1918)1 116,516 204,002
WWII (1941-1946)1 405,399 670,846KOREAN WAR (1950-1953)4 62,321 103,284VIETNAM WAR (1964-1973)6 59,961 153,303
BEIRUT BARRACKS BOMBING (1983)5 241PERSIAN GULF WAR - DESERT SHIELD (1990-1991)7 93PERSIAN GULF WAR - DESERT STORM (1990-1991)8 304 467OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (2001-TBD)9 1,304 14,305OPERATION NEW DAWN (2010-TBD)10 7 127OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (2003-TBD) 4,408 11 31,934 12------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1,341,390 1,670,682
SOURCES:
A – History.com http://www.history.com/topics/history-of-veterans-day
B - Department of Defense – DoD 101 http://www.defense.gov/pubs/dod101/index.html
C – U. S. Census Bureau – U. S. & World Population Clocks http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html
D – About.com - Honoring All Who Served - Veterans Day by Rod Powers http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/generalinfo/a/veteransday.htm
1 http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/WCPRINCIPAL.pdf (ACCESSED 10 NOV 2010)
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - PRINCIPAL WARS IN WHICH THE UNITED STATES PARTICIPATED - U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL SERVING AND CASUALTIES
2 http://www.libraryspot.com/lists/listwars.htm (ACCESSED 10 NOV 2010)
LIBRARY SPOT - AMERICA'S WARS AND CASUALTIES
3 http://www.phil.muni.cz/~vndrzl/amstudies/civilwar_stats.htm (ACCESSED 10 NOV 2010)
CIVIL WAR STATISTICS - 3. CONFEDERATE ARMY CASUALTIES (STATISTICS INCOMPLETE)
4 http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/korea.pdf (ACCESSED 10 NOV 2010)
KOREAN WAR CASUALTY SUMMARY AS OF 16 MAY 2008 - INCLUDES TOTAL DEATHS AND TOTAL - NO REMAINS
5 http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2008/1008_beirut/ (ACCESSED 10 NOV 2010)
BEIRUT BARRACKS BOMBING 26TH ANNIVERSARY
6 http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/vietnam.pdf (ACCESSED 10 NOV 2010)
VIETNAM CONFLICT - CASUALTY SUMMARY - AS OF MAY 16, 2008 - INCLUDES TOTAL IN-THEATER DEATHS AND TOTAL - NO REMAINS
7 http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/dshield.pdf (ACCESSED 10 NOV 2010)
PERSIAN GULF WAR - CASUALTY SUMMARY - DESERT SHIELD AS OF JANUARY 29, 2010 - INCLUDES TOTAL IN-THEATER DEATHS AND TOTAL - NO REMAINS
8 http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/dstorm.pdf (ACCESSED 10 NOV 2010)
PERSIAN GULF WAR - CASUALTY SUMMARY - DESERT STORM AS OF JANUARY 29, 2010 - INCLUDES TOTAL IN-THEATER DEATHS AND TOTAL - NO REMAINS
9 http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/wotsum.pdf (ACCESSED 10 NOV 2010)
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM - OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM - BY CASUALTY CATEGORY WITHIN SERVICE OCTOBER 7, 2001 THROUGH OCTOBER 4, 2010 - INCLUDES TOTAL HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTILE DEATHS; INCLUDES TOTAL - MEDICAL AIR TRANSPORTS (HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTILE)
10 http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/ond-total.pdf (ACCESSED 10 NOV 2010)
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM - OPERATION NEW DAWN - BY CASUALTY CATEGORY WITHIN SERVICE SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 THROUGH OCTOBER 4, 2010 - INCLUDES TOTAL HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTILE DEATHS; INCLUDES TOTAL - MEDICAL AIR TRANSPORTS (HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTILE)
11 http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/oif-deaths-total.pdf (ACCESSED 10 NOV 2010)
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM - MILITARY DEATHS - MARCH 19, 2003 THROUGH OCTOBER 4, 2010 - INCLUDES TOTAL HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTILE DEATHS
12 http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/oif-wounded-total.pdf (ACCESSED 10 NOV 2010)
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM - MILITARY WOUNDED IN ACTION - MARCH 19, 2003 THROUGH OCTOBER 4, 2010 - INCLUDES TOTAL HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTILE MILITARY WOUNDED IN ACTION
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