My Grandpa, Frank senior, with his bugle, which I have :-) I never met my grandpa because he died when my dad was a teen. He suffered from mustard gas exposure in a battle at the Argonne Forest in WWI.
My Dad, Frank junior, bombardier and navigator on a B-17 in WWII. He fought in the European Theater.
My husband, boilerman on a destroyer, the USS Porterfield, served in Vietnam
Honoring the Fallen Soldier at my husband's funeral:
To the American Legion, Allied Post 369, Thank You
I was sent these amazing statistics in an email:
WORLD WAR I
(1917 - 1918)
Total Service members (Worldwide): 4,734,991
Battle Deaths: 53,402
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater): 63,114
Non-mortal Woundings: 204,002
Living Veterans: 1
WORLD WAR II
(1941 - 1945)
Total Service members (Worldwide): 16,112,566
Battle Deaths: 291,557
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater): 113,842
Non-mortal Woundings: 670,846
Living Veterans: 2,079,000
KOREAN WAR
(1950 - 1953)
Total Service members (Worldwide): 5,720,000
Battle Deaths: 33,739
Other Deaths (in Theater): 2,835
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater): 17,672
Non-mortal Woundings: 103,284
Living Veterans: 2,507,000
VIETNAM WAR
(1964 - 1975)
Total Service members (Worldwide): 8,744,000
Battle Deaths: 47,434
Other Deaths (in Theater): 10,786
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater): 32,000
Non-mortal Woundings: 153,303
Living Veterans: 7,569,000
GULF WAR
(1990 - 1991)
Total Service members (Worldwide): 2,322,000
Battle Deaths: 148
Other Deaths (in Theater): 235
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater): 1,565
Non-mortal Woundings: 467
Living Veterans: 2,254,000
WAR ON TERROR
(2001 - PRESENT)
The War on Terror, including Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom are ongoing conflicts. For the most recent statistics, please visit the Department of Defense Web site.
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