Memorial Day is about remembering those who died in service to our country.
Not all conflicts are listed below and many more died serving America. Some numbers are estimates and may differ, depending on the sources, but the point is made.
US War for Independence
6,800 to 8,000
Another 17, 000 died from disease
More died in percentage of the population than other conflicts - 25 percent.
More died in percentage of the population than other conflicts - 25 percent.
Civil War
620,000 to 750,000
World War I - The Great War
110,000-116,000
(Great Britain lost more than 900,000; France lost one in four of its male population, thus its reluctance to get involved in WWII)
(Great Britain lost more than 900,000; France lost one in four of its male population, thus its reluctance to get involved in WWII)
World War II
About 407,000
Korean War
54,246
Vietnam
58,209
Afghanistan and Iraq
About 7,000 military and
About 8,000 contractors, according to Watson Institute, Brown University
Tags: US Military deaths, Memorial Day