Many of us know of someone who is,
or has served their country.
Maybe they're a family member;
Maybe they're a friend.......
I'd like to take this time to ask
that we all say "Thank You"
and to remember our fallen heroes.
We pray for the safe return of those who
would willingly lay down their lives for our freedom.
Below is my night's work.
It shows us that Freedom truly isn't Free.
Tammie.
WW1
Started
June 28, 1914
The First World War was designed to enable
the Czarist Government in Russia to be
finally and completely overthrown and replaced
with a new atheist, Communist government.
Why would anyone want to alter the lives of an entire nation?
Historian Walter Mills wrote the following
about the purpose of the war
and about Colonel House's basic intent:
"The Colonel's sole justification for preparing
such a batch of blood for his countrymen
was his hope of establishing a new world order,
[a world government] of peace and security...."
WW1
Ended
11:00 November 11, 1918
Casualties in WW1
Germany---------------1,800,000
Soviet Union----------1,700,000
France------------------1,385,000
Austria------------------1,200,000
Great Britain--------------947,000
Japan----------------------800,000
Romania-------------------750,000
Serbia----------------------708,000
Italy------------------------460,000
Turkey----------------------325,000
Belgium---------------------267,000
Greece----------------------230,000
USA--------------------------137,000
Portugal--------------------100,000
Canada----------------------69,000
Bulgaria----------------------88,000
Montenegro-----------------50,000
TOTAL--------------------11,016,000
WW2
Started
September 1, 1939.
The Second World War was foreseen to originate
between Great Britain and Germany.
One of the planned results of this war
was to strengthen the new Communist Russian government,
so that it could weaken and destroy
other governments and religions.
Historians have always been mystified
as to how Churchill and Roosevelt could have given away
all of Eastern Europe to the Soviets,
when the preponderance of power
was clearly against the Soviets.
When Roosevelt and Churchill ceded all of
Eastern Europe to Russia,
the Communist Government of Russia
completed its transition to a super power.
WW2
Ended
September 2, 1945
Casualties in WW2
Soviet Union--------------25,568,000
China------------------------11,324,000
Germany----------------------7060,000
Poland------------------------6,850,000
Japan-------------------------1,806,000
Yugoslavia------------------1,700,000
Romania-----------------------985,000
France--------------------------810,000
Greece-------------------------520,000
USA-----------------------------495,000
Austria-------------------------480,000
Italy----------------------------410,000
Great Britain------------------388,000
Holland-------------------------250,000
Belgium--------------------------85,000
Finland---------------------------79,000
Canada--------------------------42,000
India------------------------------36,000
Australia-------------------------29,000
Albania---------------------------28,000
Spain-----------------------------22,000
Bulgaria--------------------------21,000
New Zealand-------------------12,000
Norway--------------------------10,000
South Africa----------------------9,000
Luxembourg----------------------5,000
Denmark--------------------------4,000
TOTAL-----------------------59,028,000
Vietnam War
(1964–1975)
United States Totals ONLY
Total servicemembers-------------------8,744,000
Serving in-theater--------------------------3,403,000
Battle deaths------------------------------------47,424
Other deaths in service (theater)---------10,785
Other deaths in service (nontheater)----32,000
Nonmortal woundings-----------------------153,303
Living veterans (as of Sept. 2006)---7,286,5001
Gulf War
(1990–1991)
United States Totals ONLY
Total servicemembers----------------------2,225,000
Serving in-theater-------------------------------665,476
Battle deaths-------------------------------------------147
Other deaths in service (theater)----------------382
Other deaths in service (nontheater)--------1,565
Nonmortal woundings-------------------------------467
Living veterans (as of Sept. 2006)------1,852,0001
WW3
Started
March 19, 2003,
555 days after
Sept 11, 2001 Attacks.
In his State of the Union address and other speeches,
President Bush attempted to articulate the reasons
for going to war with Iraq and ousting Saddam Hussein.
Essentially the three main objectives:
(1) to eliminate Saddam's weapons of mass destruction (WMD);
(2) to diminish the threat of international terrorism;
and
(3) to promote democracy in Iraq and surrounding areas.
There are many opinions as to the "real'' reasons
we are in this on-going war.
Many believe the war was the administration's
goal of preventing OPEC's use of the Euro
as an oil transaction currency standard.
In order to pre-empt OPEC, the US needed
to gain geo-strategic control of Iraq along
with its 2nd largest proven oil reserves.
Many claim the war is illegal (didn't obtain UN sanction),
and still others state the war was about
gaining control of valuable Iraqi oil resources.
WW3
Ended
It Continues:
Casualties in WW3
The totals are on-going......
If the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001
is considered the trigger required to start World War 3,
a total of 3,000 should be added to the figures below.
As of 5/12/2007~
Iraq-- a report of over 100,000 Iraqi civilian deaths
United States--3,391 killed; 23,924 wounded (military only)
United Kingdom--148 killed, 1,495 wounded
Australia--------------------2
Bulgaria-------------------13
Denmark-------------------6
El Salvador----------------5
Estonia---------------------2
Hungary--------------------1
Italy-----------------------33
Kazakhstan---------------1
Latvia ----------------------1
Netherlands---------------2
Poland--------------------18
Romania--------------------2
Slovakia--------------------4
Spain----------------------11
Thailand--------------------2
Ukraine--------------------18
