U.S. Military Involvement - From The Revolutionary War to Present

U.S. Military Involvement -- From The Revolutionary War to Present War in Iraq
I was going to list the deaths and casualties in these conflicts,
but decided against it because I didn't want to think of
these men and women as numbers. The numbers represent
real people and real families. The military forces
defended not only our country but our lives. If we had
been on the losing side of any of these wars we might be
waving a different flag today. We would also be
under the rule of a foreign country. I can't imagine exchanging
the American flag for a German or Japanese flag. We may have
won the battles but at a great sacrifice. It is important to realize
that they did not fight for freedoms only, but for an idea, a
Judeo-Christian philosophy. 

George Washington wanted a government that would give power and
control to the people and to create a nation that was not ruled by tyrants,
but to have a government with checks and balances. Lincoln wanted a
government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

These wars remind us of the price that was paid for us to be here today
and be able to put our freedoms into practice: freedom of religion, freedom
of speech, and freedom of the press and much more.

Revolutionary War                       1775-1783
War of 1812                                1812-1815
Mexican War                               1846-1848
Civil War                                     1861-1865
Spanish American War                    1898
World War I                           Apr. 6, 1917-Nov. 11, 1918
World War II                         Dec. 7, 1941-Dec. 31, 1946
Korean War                           June 25, 1950-Jul 27,1953
Vietnam War                          Aug 4, 1964-Jan 27, 1973
Persian Gulf War                           1991
Iraq War                                Mar 19, 2003-Aug. 21,2010?