The Writer's Life 5/28 - Memorial Day

On this day we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of freedom. Here's a list of the deaths and woundings suffered by those who served this great country in time of war. I found it at infoplease.com:
American Revolution (1775-1783) Battle deaths: 4435, non-mortal woundings: 6188.
War of 1812 (1812-1815) Battle deaths: 2260, non-mortal woundings: 4505.
Indian Wars (approx. 1817-1898) Battle deaths: 1000.
Mexican War (1846-1848) Battle deaths: 1733, other deaths in service outside theater: 11,500, non-mortal woundings: 4152.
Civil War (1861-1865) Battle deaths (Union): 140,414, other deaths in service (non-theater) (Union): 224,097, non-mortal woundings (Union): 281,881, Battle deaths (Confederacy): 74,524, other deaths in service (non-theater) (Conf.): 59,2972, non-mortal woundings (Conf.): unknown. Does not include 26,000-31,000 who died in Union prisons.
Spanish-American War (1898-1902) Battle deaths: 385, other deaths in service (non-theater): 2061, non-mortal woundings: 1662.
World War I (1917-1918) Battle deaths: 53,402, other deaths in service (non-theater): 63,114, non-mortal woundings: 204,002, living veterans: 0.
World War II (1940-1945) Battle deaths: 291,557, other deaths in service (non-theater): 113,842, non-mortal woundings: 671,846, living veterans: 1,711,0001 (estimated).
Korean War (1950-1953) Battle deaths: 33,739, other deaths in service (theater): 2,835, other deaths in service (non-theater): 17,672, non-mortal woundings: 103,284 living veterans: 2,275,000.
Vietnam War (1964-1975) Battle deaths: 47,434, other deaths in service (theater): 10,786, other deaths in service (non-theater): 32,000, non-mortal woundings: 153,303, living veterans: 7,391,0001.
Gulf War (1990-1991) Battle deaths: 148, other deaths in service (theater): 235, other deaths in service (non-theater): 1565, non-mortal woundings: 467, living veterans: 2,244,5831.
Global War on Terror (on-going) Battle deaths: 6930, other deaths (in -theater): 1378, non-mortal woundings: 52,566.
America's Wars Total (1775–1991) Battle deaths: 651,031, Other deaths in service (theater): 308,800, Other deaths in service (non-theater): 230,254
Non-mortal woundings: 1,430,290, living war veterans: 16,962,0004, living veterans: 23,234,000.

Here's a picture of Arlington National Cemetery: