Joe Fieldus

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  • May 28, 2022

Memorial Day 2022

Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. It was commemorated at first to honor the Union dead of the Civil War and was originally proclaimed Decoration Day on May 30, 1868. Decoration Day officially became Memorial Day in 1967. Solemn respect for those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the United States of America.

War in Afghanistan - 2,448 American military war dead

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Iraq War - 4.486 America military war dead

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Korean War Memorial - Washington DC . 54,246 American military war dead

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Vietnam Memorial Wall - Washington DC . 58,220 American military war dead

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 The American Cemetery at Brittany, France … 4.410 American military war dead
 
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 Cambridge , England … 3.812 American military war dead
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 Epinal , France – American Cemetery ... 5.525 American military war dead
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 Henri-Chapelle , Belgium … 7.992 American military war dead
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Luxembourg American Cemetery , Luxembourg … 5.076 American military war dead 
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Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Italy . 7,858 graves of American military war dead

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Meuse-Argonne, France … 14.246 American military war dead

 
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Netherlands American Cemetery , Netherlands … 8301 American military war dead
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Oise-Aisne , France … 6.012 American military war dead 
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 Rhone , France … 861 American military war dead
Photo of Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial
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Sicily , Italy … 7.861 American military war dead
Photo of Sicily Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
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St. Mihiel , France … 4.153 American military war dead
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World War 1 - 53,402 American military dead