Remember, remember, remember....

Friday
May 23,2014


World War II :                                                           1941-1945                 291,557 dead

The American Civil War:                                        1861-1865                 212,938 dead

World War I                                                               1917-1918                   53,402 dead

Vietnam War                                                            1955-1975                    47,424 dead

Korean War                                                              1950-1953                   33,746 dead

War on Terror                                                           2001- present                5,281 dead

Total number of couragous men and women killed defending our country in the American Civil War and major wars of the 
20th-21st centuries                       

644,348

Please take some time this weekend to think about these numbers.

Then REALIZE:

 That each 

of

 those 

numbers 

is 

a human being 

who gave 

THEIR LIFE 

for the freedom

we enjoy today

 the freedom 

we take for granted

 the freedom 

that we fritter away....

They all had or have 

mothers 

fathers 

sisters 

brothers 

grandmas 

grandpas

aunties 

uncles 

cousins 

friends

 whose lives will never be the same again. 

SO, this weekend while you are out buying your new mattress, garden hose, or 12 pack; while you race for the lakeside cottage; while you're at Prom, think for a minute about these sacrifices. 

644,348

"Eternal vigilance is the price of Liberty"

Thomas Jefferson

May you all have a safe and happy weekend!

Until the next,

Peace and Love........