405,399 total US dead
1,076,245 total US casualties
30,314 total US missing
(Source Wikipedia)
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405,399 total US dead
1,076,245 total US casualties
30,314 total US missing
(Source Wikipedia)
Not discussing this further. Read history please.
Strange results when the english Wikipedia lists only 419400 overall casualties of which 407300 where military. Where did the remaining 600000 come from? So from the data it appears that the us had no direct damage in the homeland - only military deaths. Compare that with around 250000 dead *civilians* alone in the bombings of Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
My respect and honors for all who made the ultimate sacrifice so I can live free today. I am eternally thankful.
Why should they get special treatment?
And sad to see all these people that think they're "free"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_casualties_of_war
Total US Deaths 1941-1945
combat 291,557
other 113,842
total 405,399
Wounded
670,846
Total US casualties
1,076,245
Missing
30,314
No doubt we have been largely insulated from physical damage (brick and mortar) because of our distance from Europe and Asia (Pearl Harbor being one exception). My point was that the "direct damage" we sustained was that over a million US citizens were either killed or wounded in World War 2.
Apparently, since 1513.
"In military usage, a casualty is a person in service killed in action, killed by disease, disabled by injuries, disabled by psychological trauma, captured, deserted, or missing, but not someone who sustains injuries which do not prevent them from fighting. Any casualty is no longer available for the immediate battle or campaign, the major consideration in combat, and the reason for lumping together all these different cases. The word has been used in a military context since at least 1513"
That's a common mistake....... no big deal
Thx I never was in the military - did civil service instead. I always took casualties as dead.
Guys, It's a Memorial Day Tweet!
Why can't you get over yourselves, and put your political BS aside, and just honor those who have sacrificed for our freedoms.
There are plenty of other things you can jump on to complain about.
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Why can't you get over yourselves, and put your political BS aside, and just honor those who have sacrificed for our freedoms.
There are plenty of other things you can jump on to complain about.
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Because being a soldier is not honor worthy work. Being trained to kill is against anything morally, even for Christians: you shall not kill.
So many people getting frothed up over a tweet. Really sad that inspires so much unhealthy anger.
