#Repost @gallantfew ・・・ Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving. Memorial Day originated as Decoration Day after the Civil War when an organization of Union Veterans established it as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. From 1775 to present America has lost over 664,440 men and women in combat. When you add these Americans to lives lost due to complications from wounds, diseases and illnesses of war at a later date, America has lost 1,354,664 Men and Women. Here are some but not all conflicts and wars America has fought in and the price to earn and preserve our freedom. ⭐291,557 Americans were killed in combat in World War 2 ⭐33,686 Americans were killed in combat in the Korean War ⭐47,424 Americans were killed in combat in the Vietnam War ⭐18 Americans were killed in combat in the Invasion of Grenada ⭐23 Americans were killed in combat in the Invasion of Panama ⭐29 Americans were killed in combat in Somalia ⭐1,742 Americans were killed in combat in Afghanistan ⭐3,527 Americans were killed in combat in Iraq Some say the worst wound of war is to be forgotten. So with this opportunity I would like you to take a moment of silence at some point today to reflect and remember the soldiers, sailors, airmen, coast guardsmen and marines that have paid the ultimate sacrifice so that we may live a life of freedom. That was one minute of your life that you gave them when they gave all. -#RLTW Grant McGarry, 1st Ranger Battalion #neverforgotten #memorialday #neveraboveyou #neverbelowyou #alwaysbesideyou #gallantfew #freedomisntfree #tillvalhalla #GlobalRecon #Veterans