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Posted By: Staff May 26, 2023

Friday, May 26, the last TGIF in May.

It is also the beginning of Memorial Day weekend.

Memorial Day is a solemn American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. 

Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, and it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971.

Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades.

Military fatalities in major wars involving the United States from 1775 to 2023

  • AmericanCivil War (1861-1865)- 620,000
  • World War II (1939-1945) – 405,399
  • World War I (1917-1918)- 116,516
  • Vietnam War (1965-1973)- 58,209
  • Korean War (1950-1953)- 36,516
  • American RevolutionaryWar (1775-1783)- 25,000
  • War of 1812 (1812-1815)- 20,000
  • Mexican-American War(1846-1848)- 13,283
  • War on Terror* (2001-present)- 7,075
  • Spanish American War (1898)- 2,466

(source-statista.com)

Let us never forget.

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