STORIES FROM AMERICA'S CONFLICTS

They Died For Their Country

America's War Dead From the Revolutionary War to Iraq

Throughout our history, thousands of brave Americans have died serving their country and fighting for their beliefs. From the early days of the American Revolution to our current war in Iraq, the numbers of battle deaths speak to the sacrifices our soldiers, and their families, have made.

American Revolution (1775-1783)	4,435
War of 1812 (1812-1815)	2,260
Mexican War (1846-1848)	1,733
Civil War (1861-1865)	140,414 (Union); 74,524 (Confederate)
Spanish-American War (1898-1902)	385
World War I (1917-1918)	53,402
World War II (1941-1945)	291,557
Korean War (1950-1953)	33,686
Vietnam War (1964-1975)	47,410
Gulf War (1990-1991)	147
Afghanistan War (2001-present)	677 (as of April 13, 2009)
Iraq War (2003-present)	4,271 (as of April 13, 2009)

Eulogies and remembrances being delivered to the Korean War Memorial during the 2005 Remembrance Ceremony.

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“I went to high school with Richard (Dick) Johnson. He was killed in Vietnam shortly after we graduated. He was a wonderful young man. I have always wanted to honor his memory and the price he paid in serving his country.”

Carol (Dery) Casavant
NH