America soldiers who lost their lives since Revolutionary War, to be remembered.

[madfloridian]

[madfloridian]

1. 498,332 Civil War. 405,399 World War II

Far apart in time but close in number of deaths. Way too many.

[Andy823]

2. I could not agree with you more

Way to many deaths and it needs to stop.

Thank you for this post.

[Spider Jerusalem]

3. At least 600K in the Civil War and possibly as many as 750K, actually.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/science/civil-war-toll-up-by-20-percent-in-new-estimate.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Over 2% of the population at the time, and more like 6% of the population of men of military age.

[madfloridian]

5. US Dept Veterans Affairs, US Dept of Defense, Arlington National Cemetery...need to update?

I posted my response to you in the wrong place, sorry.

If what the article says is true, their figures are behind. The sources of the graphic are what I put in the subject line.

That's very strange. Someone's behind a bit.

Here's the source from today for the graphic....and it was posted at Twitter by a retired Army officer...thus I assumed the graphic was correct. Plus the figure for the civil war which I remember from school was about half a million.

http://www.edudemic.com/about-memorial-day/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

[Spider Jerusalem]

6. The numbers here total 647K:

http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/facts.htm

Killed in battle + died of disease + died in prison.

[madfloridian]

7. Plus that site lists Union and Confederacy separately.

Now I wonder why we were told an estimate of half a million. Hmmm

642,427 Union casualties, 483,026 Confederate casualties.

Over a million.

[Spider Jerusalem]

8. "Casualties" includes wounded and prisoners.

The number of deaths is lower than that.

[madfloridian]

9. Yes, but I still can't figure the number listed on the graphic.

It's not making sense now.

[madfloridian]

4. Dupe, self deleting.

[Skittles]

10. America will remember by shopping or having a picnic

yup

[theHandpuppet]

12. Some of us will remember

If only in a very personal, private way. Each year I set up a memorial to my father, a Navy vet of both WWII and Korea. He was very modest about his service and I miss him.

A salute to all you Navy vets out there, on behalf on my Dad.

[Skittles]

13. there are a few of us

yes indeed

[lpbk2713]

11. The American Civil War

Perhaps the most colossal oxymoron of all time.