tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post3429749493945559100..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Memorial DayAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-62664653286758175822011-05-31T00:04:41.632-04:002011-05-31T00:04:41.632-04:00Bev: I may be wrong on my numbers, but I think th...Bev: I may be wrong on my numbers, but I think that Russia lost more than anyone in the two world wars. But there comes a point that no matter how many are lost, and who lost them, it just seems like far too many. That is why it's too easy for the left to convince decent people that war is never necessary.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-355941809614643542011-05-30T20:31:00.834-04:002011-05-30T20:31:00.834-04:00Andrew - Multiply that by the losses from other co...Andrew - Multiply that by the losses from other countries in the same time period. It's just sad to think that most of them were probably young men between 17 and 25 yrs old.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-68261867596276828202011-05-30T20:24:45.478-04:002011-05-30T20:24:45.478-04:00Stan: And amen to that.Stan: And amen to that.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-41607273999947581522011-05-30T19:04:12.958-04:002011-05-30T19:04:12.958-04:00Bev, Those are sobering numbers.
I hope everyone ...Bev, Those are sobering numbers.<br /><br />I hope everyone had a nice and relaxing Memorial Day.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-49378592499969897892011-05-30T16:37:15.381-04:002011-05-30T16:37:15.381-04:00God Bless, all of our military heroes past, and pr...God Bless, all of our military heroes past, and present.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-28554207778868132552011-05-30T14:49:21.229-04:002011-05-30T14:49:21.229-04:00Euripedes: Wouldn't it be wonderful if we had...Euripedes: Wouldn't it be wonderful if we had speech-makers who understood the lessons of brevity and poignancy the way Lincoln did?LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-70006190039145637792011-05-30T12:43:51.679-04:002011-05-30T12:43:51.679-04:00"That from these honored dead we take increas..."That from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." -- A. LincolnEuripideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405637531928318155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-4977748241565504142011-05-30T12:19:55.036-04:002011-05-30T12:19:55.036-04:00Tehachapi Tom: Lincoln carried that thought forwa...Tehachapi Tom: Lincoln carried that thought forward at Gettysburg: "It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced."LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-82818389155821624672011-05-30T12:15:51.897-04:002011-05-30T12:15:51.897-04:00For those who think that war is never justified, I...For those who think that war is never justified, I believe this quote is appropriate, particularly given what we constantly hear from the left:<br /><br />"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." --John Stuart Mill<br /><br />Today we honor those better men.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-29746965569597296882011-05-30T11:58:11.824-04:002011-05-30T11:58:11.824-04:00T-Rav: Thanks. Ennobling and touching at the sam...T-Rav: Thanks. Ennobling and touching at the same time. Here's a clickable link: <a href="http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/afghanistan.html" rel="nofollow">Medal of Honor--Afghanistan</a>.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-88830714621028026422011-05-30T11:51:22.433-04:002011-05-30T11:51:22.433-04:00Bev: I didn't know the number, but in war as ...Bev: I didn't know the number, but in war as massive as WW II, it's not entirely surprising that there might be that many still counted as missing. I'd guess the bulk of them would be in the Pacific Theater, but that would just be a guess.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-40608826733995155082011-05-30T11:48:38.526-04:002011-05-30T11:48:38.526-04:00Tennessee: Welcome back. Good to have you back i...Tennessee: Welcome back. Good to have you back in our circle of friends for Memorial Day.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-64708616050260799182011-05-30T11:43:44.313-04:002011-05-30T11:43:44.313-04:00For anyone who's interested, here's a sele...For anyone who's interested, here's a selection of the stories of recent Medal of Honor recipients from Afghanistan. They're all moving, but especially that of SSgt. Miller.<br /><br />http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/afghanistan.html<br /><br />Happy Memorial Day, everyone.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-35458448676700054752011-05-30T11:41:07.738-04:002011-05-30T11:41:07.738-04:00Below are the number of combat deaths and wounded ...Below are the number of combat deaths and wounded for all of service men and women from our Revolution to the "War on Terror". <br /><br />Did you know that there are still over 30,000 missing service men from WWII? I had no idea that there are so many families who have never known what happened to their loved ones.<br /><br /><b>Numbers of Dead and Wounded from 1775–Present</b><br /> <br />Combat Deaths 848,163 <br />Other Deaths 437,421 <br />Total Deaths 1,343,812 <br />Total Wounded 1,529,230 <br />Total Deaths/Wounded 2,872,042 Missing 38,159<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_casualties_of_war#Wars_ranked_by_total_deathsBevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-51090641104570656462011-05-30T11:02:11.528-04:002011-05-30T11:02:11.528-04:00agreed!agreed!Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.com