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Veterans Day
Ceremony
Veterans Day
Have you ever wondered what the level
of Human Sacrifice has been to establish and preserve The United States of
America?
Family Tradition
 Veterans Day is when we,
honor all Veterans living and dead, fly our Flags
and place flowers and flags on the graves of Military Personnel who have passed. Many volunteers
and Volunteer Organizations march in patriotic parades. Patriotic speeches are made and
declarations by The President and Heads of the Armed Services are also read. We
all take time to remember the Human sacrifice it has taken to establish and
maintain this great Nation of ours.
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& Company as an example of American
Craftsmanship. We also sell General Military Grave
Markers and Stick
Flags to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for
our Nation.
History1
*United
States War Casualties4,5
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WAR
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NUMBER SERVING
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WOUNDED
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BATTLE DEATHS
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| Revolutionary War |
217,0006 |
6,188 |
4,435 |
| War of 1812 |
286,730 |
4,505 |
2,260 |
| Mexican War |
78,718 |
4,152 |
1,733 |
| Civil War (Both Sides) |
3,213,363 |
354,805 |
191,963 |
| Spanish American War |
306,760 |
1,662 |
385 |
| World War I |
4,734,991 |
204,002 |
53,402 |
| World War II |
16,112,566 |
671,846 |
291,557 |
| Korean Conflict |
5,720,000 |
103,284 |
33,741 |
| Vietnam Conflict |
8,744,000 |
153,303 |
47,424 |
| Persian Gulf War |
2,225,000 |
467 |
147 |
*The above numbers have qualifying conditions associated with them. See
references 4 and 5 below for details if needed.
    
Additional Web Sites
http://www.usmemorialday.org/
American Legion
Seneca County
http://www.remember.gov :Ensuring
the Nation remembers our Fallen.
Credits
1 World Book 2001 Dictionary. © 2000 World Book Inc.
Electronic version by IVD Communications, Inc.
2 Kurtz, Diane. Seneca County Web Site. 1998. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyseneca/memorial.htm
3 Michael, Michael, Moina. The Miracle Flower, The Story
of the Flanders Fields Memorial Poppy. Dorrance and Company,
Philadelphia, 1941. http://www.greatwar.co.uk/umbrella/moinabiog.htm
4 Department of Defense, http://siadapp.dior.whs.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/castop.htm
5 LibrarySpot. StartSpot Mediaworks, Inc. Evanston, IL
http://www.libraryspot.com/listwars.htm
6 Average of estimates provided in "1" above
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Traditions:
Freedom
1.History
2.Flag
3.Declaration
4.Constitution
5.Bill of Rights
6.American Eagle
7.Ceremonies
Family
1.Weddings
2.Anniversaries
3.Family Meal
4.Window Candle
5.Children
6.Yellow Ribbon
7.Values
8.Flowers
9.The Recipe Box
American Culture
1.Holidays
2.Craftsmanship
3.Entrepreneurship
4.Leadership
5.Know-How
6.Competition
7.Cost of Living
8.Citizenship
9.Careers
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