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May 31, 2004
Today is Memorial Day. Remember
We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Total Servicemembers 217,000
Battle Deaths 4,435
Non-mortal Woundings 6,188
Last Veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman,
died 4/5/1869, age 109
Last Widow, Catherine S. Damon,
died 11/11/06, age 92
Last Dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter,
died 4/25/11, age 90
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Total Servicemembers 286,730
Battle Deaths 2,260
Non-mortal Woundings 4,505
Last Veteran, Hiram Cronk,
died 5/13/05, age 105
Last Widow, Carolina King,
died 6/28/36, age unknown
Last Dependent, Esther A.H. Morgan,
died 3/12/46, age 89
Indian Wars (approx. 1817-1898)
Total Servicemembers 106,000*
Battle Deaths 1,000*
Last Veteran, Fredrak Fraske,
died 6/18/73, age 101
Mexican War (1846-1848)
Total Servicemembers 78,718
Battle Deaths 1,733
Other Deaths in Service 11,550
Non-mortal Woundings 4,152
Last Veteran, Owen Thomas Edgar,
died 9/3/29, age 98
Last Widow, Lena James Theobald,
died 6/20/63, age 89
Last Dependent, Jesse G. Bivens,
died 11/1/62, age 94
Civil War (1861-1865)
Total Servicemembers (Union) 2,213,363
Battle Deaths (Union) 140,414
Other Deaths in Service (Union) 224,097
Non-mortal Woundings (Union) 281,881
Total Servicemembers (Conf.) 1,050,000
Battle Deaths (Confederate)
74,524
Other Deaths in Service (Confederate) 59,297**
Non-mortal Woundings (Confederate) Unknown
Last Union Veteran, Albert Woolson
died 8/2/56, age 109
Last Confederate Veteran, John Salling
died 3/16/58, age 112
Spanish-American War (1898-1902)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) 306,760
Battle Deaths 385
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 2,061
Non-mortal Woundings 1,662
Last veteran, Nathan E. Cook,
died 9/10/92, age 106
World War I (1917-1918)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) 4,734,991
Battle Deaths 53,402
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 63,114
Non-mortal Woundings 204,002
Living Veterans 2,503*
World War II (1940 ?1945)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) 16,112,566
Battle Deaths 291,557
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 113,842
Non-mortal Woundings 671,846
Living Veterans 5,451,378*
Korean War (1950-1953)
Total Servicemenbers (Worldwide) 5,720,000
Battle Deaths 33,686
Other Deaths (In Theater) 2,830
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 17,730
Non-mortal Woundings 103,284
Living Veterans 3,913,749*
Vietnam War (1964-1975)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) 9,200,000
Deployed to Southeast Asia 3,100,000
Battle Deaths 47,410
Other Deaths (In Theater) 10,788
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) est. 32,000
Non-mortal Woundings 153,303
Living Veterans 8,300,106*
Gulf War (1990-1991)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) 2,322,332
Deployed to Gulf 1,136,658
Battle Deaths 148
Other Deaths (In Theater) 235
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 914
Non-mortal Woundings 467
Living Veteran 1,753,530
America's Wars Total
Military Service During War 42,348,460
Battle Deaths 650,954
Other Deaths in Service (In Theater) 13,853
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)
229,661
Non-mortal Woundings 1,431,290
Living War Veterans 19,421,266*
Living Veterans 25,497,691*
* * *
Veterans and Dependents on the
Compensation and Pension Rolls as of
May, 2001
VETERANS CHILDREN PARENTS SURVIVING
SPOUSES
Civil War - 12 - 1
Indian Wars - 1 - -
Spanish-American War - 245 - 386
Mexican Border 9 25 - 181
World War I 144 5,810 1 25,573
World War II 647,205 18,707 1,388 272,793
Korean Conflict 249,515 4,110 1,496 63,579
Vietnam Era 851,143 13,465 6,118 114,514
Gulf War*** 344,174 8,508 338 6,261
TOTAL WARTIME 2,092,190 50,883 9,341 483,288
Nonservice-connected 352,761 27,221 - 230,194
Service-connected 2,306,731 30,757 11,650 288,661
TOTAL 2,659,492 57,978 11,650 518,855
* * * * *
>NOTE: Figures on the number of living veterans are projected from the final 1990 Census data and include only veterans living in the U.S and Puerto Rico. Periods of service used in Census data may differ slightly from those of DoD. Although Gulf War figures are shown for the peak 1990-1991 period, the Gulf War period has not yet been officially terminated.
Source: Department of Defense, unless otherwise indicated.
"Other deaths in Service" is the number of servicemembers who died while on active duty, other than those attributable to combat, regardless of the location or cause of death.
* VA estimate
** An estimated figure does not include 26,000 to 31,000 who died in Union prisons.
***For VA benefits purposes, the Gulf War period of service remains open-ended and also includes those discharged from 1991 to date.
* * *
It is estimated that the number of living World War I veterans will be:
9/30/01............ 2,212 9/30/07.................. 171 9/30/13.................... 12
9/30/02............ 1,452 9/30/08.................. 110 9/30/14..................... 7
9/30/03............... 952 9/30/09................... 71 9/30/15..................... 4
9/30/04............... 623 9/30/10................... 46 9/30/16..................... 3
9/30/05................ 407 9/30/11................... 29 9/30/17..................... 2
9/30/06................ 265 9/30/12................... 19 9/30/18..................... 1
It is estimated that the number of living World War II veterans will be:
9/30/01............. 5,032,591 9/30/08................ 2,383,578 9/30/15................. 724,947
9/30/02............. 4,618,560 9/30/09................ 2,074,699 9/30/16................. 583,410
9/30/03............. 4,211,991 9/30/10................ 1,788,795 9/30/17................. 463,088
9/30/04............. 3,815,644 9/30/11................ 1,526,903 9/30/18................. 362,282
9/30/05............. 3,432,216 9/30/12................ 1,289,627 9/30/19................. 279,113
9/30/06............. 3,064,236 9/30/13................ 1,077,141 9/30/20................. 211,584
9/30/07............. 2,714,009 9/30/14................... 889,152
Here rests in honored Glory an American Soldier known but to God
We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Total Servicemembers 217,000
Battle Deaths 4,435
Non-mortal Woundings 6,188
Last Veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman,
died 4/5/1869, age 109
Last Widow, Catherine S. Damon,
died 11/11/06, age 92
Last Dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter,
died 4/25/11, age 90
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Total Servicemembers 286,730
Battle Deaths 2,260
Non-mortal Woundings 4,505
Last Veteran, Hiram Cronk,
died 5/13/05, age 105
Last Widow, Carolina King,
died 6/28/36, age unknown
Last Dependent, Esther A.H. Morgan,
died 3/12/46, age 89
Indian Wars (approx. 1817-1898)
Total Servicemembers 106,000*
Battle Deaths 1,000*
Last Veteran, Fredrak Fraske,
died 6/18/73, age 101
Mexican War (1846-1848)
Total Servicemembers 78,718
Battle Deaths 1,733
Other Deaths in Service 11,550
Non-mortal Woundings 4,152
Last Veteran, Owen Thomas Edgar,
died 9/3/29, age 98
Last Widow, Lena James Theobald,
died 6/20/63, age 89
Last Dependent, Jesse G. Bivens,
died 11/1/62, age 94
Civil War (1861-1865)
Total Servicemembers (Union) 2,213,363
Battle Deaths (Union) 140,414
Other Deaths in Service (Union) 224,097
Non-mortal Woundings (Union) 281,881
Total Servicemembers (Conf.) 1,050,000
Battle Deaths (Confederate)
74,524
Other Deaths in Service (Confederate) 59,297**
Non-mortal Woundings (Confederate) Unknown
Last Union Veteran, Albert Woolson
died 8/2/56, age 109
Last Confederate Veteran, John Salling
died 3/16/58, age 112
Spanish-American War (1898-1902)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) 306,760
Battle Deaths 385
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 2,061
Non-mortal Woundings 1,662
Last veteran, Nathan E. Cook,
died 9/10/92, age 106
World War I (1917-1918)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) 4,734,991
Battle Deaths 53,402
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 63,114
Non-mortal Woundings 204,002
Living Veterans 2,503*
World War II (1940 ?1945)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) 16,112,566
Battle Deaths 291,557
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 113,842
Non-mortal Woundings 671,846
Living Veterans 5,451,378*
Korean War (1950-1953)
Total Servicemenbers (Worldwide) 5,720,000
Battle Deaths 33,686
Other Deaths (In Theater) 2,830
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 17,730
Non-mortal Woundings 103,284
Living Veterans 3,913,749*
Vietnam War (1964-1975)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) 9,200,000
Deployed to Southeast Asia 3,100,000
Battle Deaths 47,410
Other Deaths (In Theater) 10,788
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) est. 32,000
Non-mortal Woundings 153,303
Living Veterans 8,300,106*
Gulf War (1990-1991)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) 2,322,332
Deployed to Gulf 1,136,658
Battle Deaths 148
Other Deaths (In Theater) 235
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 914
Non-mortal Woundings 467
Living Veteran 1,753,530
America's Wars Total
Military Service During War 42,348,460
Battle Deaths 650,954
Other Deaths in Service (In Theater) 13,853
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)
229,661
Non-mortal Woundings 1,431,290
Living War Veterans 19,421,266*
Living Veterans 25,497,691*
* * *
Veterans and Dependents on the
Compensation and Pension Rolls as of
May, 2001
VETERANS CHILDREN PARENTS SURVIVING
SPOUSES
Civil War - 12 - 1
Indian Wars - 1 - -
Spanish-American War - 245 - 386
Mexican Border 9 25 - 181
World War I 144 5,810 1 25,573
World War II 647,205 18,707 1,388 272,793
Korean Conflict 249,515 4,110 1,496 63,579
Vietnam Era 851,143 13,465 6,118 114,514
Gulf War*** 344,174 8,508 338 6,261
TOTAL WARTIME 2,092,190 50,883 9,341 483,288
Nonservice-connected 352,761 27,221 - 230,194
Service-connected 2,306,731 30,757 11,650 288,661
TOTAL 2,659,492 57,978 11,650 518,855
* * * * *
>NOTE: Figures on the number of living veterans are projected from the final 1990 Census data and include only veterans living in the U.S and Puerto Rico. Periods of service used in Census data may differ slightly from those of DoD. Although Gulf War figures are shown for the peak 1990-1991 period, the Gulf War period has not yet been officially terminated.
Source: Department of Defense, unless otherwise indicated.
"Other deaths in Service" is the number of servicemembers who died while on active duty, other than those attributable to combat, regardless of the location or cause of death.
* VA estimate
** An estimated figure does not include 26,000 to 31,000 who died in Union prisons.
***For VA benefits purposes, the Gulf War period of service remains open-ended and also includes those discharged from 1991 to date.
* * *
It is estimated that the number of living World War I veterans will be:
9/30/01............ 2,212 9/30/07.................. 171 9/30/13.................... 12
9/30/02............ 1,452 9/30/08.................. 110 9/30/14..................... 7
9/30/03............... 952 9/30/09................... 71 9/30/15..................... 4
9/30/04............... 623 9/30/10................... 46 9/30/16..................... 3
9/30/05................ 407 9/30/11................... 29 9/30/17..................... 2
9/30/06................ 265 9/30/12................... 19 9/30/18..................... 1
It is estimated that the number of living World War II veterans will be:
9/30/01............. 5,032,591 9/30/08................ 2,383,578 9/30/15................. 724,947
9/30/02............. 4,618,560 9/30/09................ 2,074,699 9/30/16................. 583,410
9/30/03............. 4,211,991 9/30/10................ 1,788,795 9/30/17................. 463,088
9/30/04............. 3,815,644 9/30/11................ 1,526,903 9/30/18................. 362,282
9/30/05............. 3,432,216 9/30/12................ 1,289,627 9/30/19................. 279,113
9/30/06............. 3,064,236 9/30/13................ 1,077,141 9/30/20................. 211,584
9/30/07............. 2,714,009 9/30/14................... 889,152
Here rests in honored Glory an American Soldier known but to God
May 29, 2004
Accessing over 100,000 academic reference and research sites recommended by teachers and librarians, The Academic Index was created and is maintained by Dr. Michael Bell, former chair, Texas Association of School Librarians.
AntWeb provides tools for exploring the diversity and identification of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Currently AntWeb contains information on the ant faunas of California and Madagascar, and global coverage of all ant genera.
Z's in trouble
The Institutional Archives Registry is a list of archives.
Lots of information about collections of information.
What's not to love?
AntWeb provides tools for exploring the diversity and identification of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Currently AntWeb contains information on the ant faunas of California and Madagascar, and global coverage of all ant genera.
Z's in trouble
The Institutional Archives Registry is a list of archives.
Lots of information about collections of information.
What's not to love?
May 28, 2004
The City University of New York has assembled tons of information about D-Day, entitled Government Views of D-Day 1944
Information included:
Air Operations
Allied Commanders
Art & D-Day Photographs
The Beaches Medal of Honor Preparations
Canada Mulberry Harbors President Roosevelt
The Coast Guard Museums Prime Minister Churchill
General Eisenhower Naval Operations Quartermasters
German View of D-Day Newspapers & Radio Tanks
History Operation Bodyguard War Graves & Cemeteries
Lesson Plans
Meaning of the Term D-Day
Maps
Oral/Personal Histories
Participants
On June 6, 2004 America Remembers D - Day, when Western Allies landed in northern France, opening the long-awaited 'Second Front' against Adolf Hitler's Germany. ... Commanded by U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Normandy assault phase, code-named "Neptune" (the entire operation was "Overlord"), was launched when weather reports predicted satisfactory conditions on 6 June.
Thank you, CUNY, for a fitting tribute to America's finest hour.
Omaha beach, 0700 hours, 6 Jun 44
Information included:
Air Operations
Allied Commanders
Art & D-Day Photographs
The Beaches Medal of Honor Preparations
Canada Mulberry Harbors President Roosevelt
The Coast Guard Museums Prime Minister Churchill
General Eisenhower Naval Operations Quartermasters
German View of D-Day Newspapers & Radio Tanks
History Operation Bodyguard War Graves & Cemeteries
Lesson Plans
Meaning of the Term D-Day
Maps
Oral/Personal Histories
Participants
On June 6, 2004 America Remembers D - Day, when Western Allies landed in northern France, opening the long-awaited 'Second Front' against Adolf Hitler's Germany. ... Commanded by U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Normandy assault phase, code-named "Neptune" (the entire operation was "Overlord"), was launched when weather reports predicted satisfactory conditions on 6 June.
Thank you, CUNY, for a fitting tribute to America's finest hour.
Omaha beach, 0700 hours, 6 Jun 44
May 27, 2004
From DefenseLINK News: "Teenager, Country Music Star Team Up to Thank Troops
When high-school freshman Shauna Fleming launched her campaign, 'A Million Thanks,' to collect and distribute letters for the troops as part of National Military Appreciation Month, she could not have imagined where it would lead.
She and country music star John Michael Montgomery teamed up to promote Shauna's project, 'A Million Thanks,' on the nationally syndicated radio show, 'After Midnite With Blair Garner,' in Nashville, Tenn., last week. Montgomery will sing his current hit, 'Letters from Home,' while Shauna hands out letters to a group of invited service members during the opening ceremonies of the Cocoa-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C., May 30.
Earlier this month, Shauna set up shop under NASCAR racecar driver Matt Kenseth's tent at the Auto Club 500 in Fontana, Calif., to spread the word about 'A Million Thanks.'
Shauna said when she heard Montgomery's 'Letters from Home,' which talks about a deployed soldier receiving letters from his mother, girl and father, sshe knew it was a perfect fit for her project. "It's sort of the theme song," she said.
When high-school freshman Shauna Fleming launched her campaign, 'A Million Thanks,' to collect and distribute letters for the troops as part of National Military Appreciation Month, she could not have imagined where it would lead.
She and country music star John Michael Montgomery teamed up to promote Shauna's project, 'A Million Thanks,' on the nationally syndicated radio show, 'After Midnite With Blair Garner,' in Nashville, Tenn., last week. Montgomery will sing his current hit, 'Letters from Home,' while Shauna hands out letters to a group of invited service members during the opening ceremonies of the Cocoa-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C., May 30.
Earlier this month, Shauna set up shop under NASCAR racecar driver Matt Kenseth's tent at the Auto Club 500 in Fontana, Calif., to spread the word about 'A Million Thanks.'
Shauna said when she heard Montgomery's 'Letters from Home,' which talks about a deployed soldier receiving letters from his mother, girl and father, sshe knew it was a perfect fit for her project. "It's sort of the theme song," she said.
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