On Memorial Day I guess it is appropriate to talk about war casualties. I imagine few people are aware of some of these figures. Our casualties in World War II were close to those in the Civil War. That war was brother against brother, or neighbor against neighbor. 212,938 lost in the Civil War, or as it is listed, the American Civil War, 1861 to 1865. And that was American blood shed on American soil. I recall that this day, Memorial Day, was originally called Decoration Day, in remembrance of those who were lost in the American Civil War.
Listed here are other wars, and other casualties
1 World War II 1937–1945 291,557
2 American Civil War 1861–1865 212,938
3 World War I 1917–1918 53,402
4 Vietnam War 1955–1975 47,355
5 Korean War 1950–1953 33,746
6 American Revolutionary War 1775–1783 8,000
What a waste .........................
