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pinboy3niner

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6. More names are added to the Wall every year

Reply to DreamGypsy (Reply #4)

Thu Aug 1, 2013, 11:35 PM

Aug 2013

Those who die now can be added if their deaths are directly attributable to combat injuries (Agent Orange doesn't count).

Four names were added this year. Currently, there are 58,286 names on the Wall.

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Gun Deaths Since Newtown now exceeds U.S. Military deaths in 20 war-years [View all] DreamGypsy Aug 2013 OP

Chilling. We'd be safer in a war zone. Scuba Aug 2013 #1

No. You wouldn't. geckosfeet Aug 2013 #5

Yeah! Fuck math! Pelican Aug 2013 #12

Freedumb! nt onehandle Aug 2013 #2

How sad. RGinNJ Aug 2013 #3

Times have changed. Slate has taken responsibility for body counts ... DreamGypsy Aug 2013 #4

More names are added to the Wall every year pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #6

Long Black Wall...grows longer... DreamGypsy Aug 2013 #9

And the beat goes on... pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #13

My father died of Agent Orange. It's bullshit it doesn't count. Drunken Irishman Aug 2013 #11

Knr alfredo Aug 2013 #7

Isn't obvious what needs to be done? Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #8

It's not that shocking Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #10