VETERAN – An individual who has signed a blank check to the United States, to honor, protect & defend our country, and agrees to pay in full, even if the payment results in losing their life.
Approximately 1.2 million veterans gave their lives defending our freedom from 1775 to Present. This Memorial Day, we give salute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
Revolutionary War 4,435
War of 1812 2,260
Indian Wars 1,000
Mexican War 13,283
Civil War 498,332
Spainish-American War 2,446
World War I 116,516
World War II 405,399
Korean War 54,246
Vietnam War 90,220
Persian Gulf War 1,565
Global War on Terror 6,852
