Ninety years ago today the guns fell silent on the Western Front. After four years and 14 million dead, the Great War had ended. Nov. 11 was set aside as Armistice Day from that point onward. Aftter World War II, it was renamed Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in Great Britain and Canada. Here are some facts about America's wars:
WORLD WAR I
4.5 million Americans served
1 still survives today
116,000 died in action or during their service
WORLD WAR II
16.1 million Americans served
Slightly less than 3 million remain
3500 die every day
400,000 died in combat or during their service
KOREAN CONFLICT
5.7 million Americans served
slightly less than 3 million remain alive
52,000 died in combat or in uniform
VIETNAM CONFLICT
8.7 million Americans served
7 million remain alive
58,000 died in combat or in uniform
DESERT STORM
2.2 million Americans in uniform
665,000 in the Middle East
147 combat deaths
1.8 million surviving veterans
THE WAR ON TERROR
1.4 million Americans in uniform
165,000 in Iraq and Afghanistan
4,600 died in combat or in uniform
Discharged veterans 588,000
All others still on duty . . .
DEFENDING YOU!