• 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 war dead

Iraq War – 4,486 American war dead

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

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

• World War 2 - 407,000 American war dead

Brittany, France -  4.410 American war dead

Cambridge, England -  3.812 American war dead

Epinal, France – 5.525 American  war dead

Henri-Chapelle, Belgium - 7.992 American war dead

American Cemetery,  Luxembourg - 5.076 American war dead 

Sicily-Rome, Italy - 7,858 American war dead

Meuse-Argonne, France - 14.246 American war dead 

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American Cemetery, Netherlands - 8301 American war dead

Oise-Aisne, France - 6.012 American war dead

Rhone, France - 861 American war dead

Sicily, Italy - 7.861 American war dead

St. Mihiel, France - 4.153 American war dead

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World War 1 – 53,402 American military war dead

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

The remains of a soldier "known but to God", an eternal monument honoring all the unknown dead who paid the ultimate price in service to our nation.