WWII

WWII

Approximately 850 American WWII veterans die every day. As of May, 2010, there were about 2,079,000 American WWII vets still living. I guess in about 7 years or so, they will be all gone!! Wow!

American Military Casualties (WWII)

Killed in battle: 291,557
Wounded in battle: 671,846

Veterans

My first installment of the series on Veterans - Finally!


World War I

There are but 3 survivors of WWI left in the world.........

- The oldest verified survivor of WWI is 109 year-old Frank Buckles. He was an ambulance driver near the Western Front and served in the US Army. He lives in West Virginia.

- Claude Stanley Choules served in both world wars and is the second oldest veteran(109 also). He served in the British Royal Navy and now resides in Australia.

- Florence Beatrice Green (109) is the last female veteran and last veteran residing in the UK (Norfolk). She served in the Women's Royal Air Force.

*The oldest verified veteran, from any conflict, ever to have lived, was Emiliano Mercado del Toro of Puerto Rico, who died at age 115 in January 2007.

AMAZING!!


American Military Casualties (WWI)

Killed in battle: 116,708
Wounded in battle: 205,690

Dear to my heart

I am all about volunteering my time to worthy causes. One such cause is very dear to my heart - our veterans. I spent time in the Army during the 80's and, at that time, there weren't any wars or major conflicts so I didn't get to see any action (I did try to go to Panama during that minor conflict but they would not let women go to combat - totally unfair!). Anyway, the men and women who have fought for our country deserve our support and help. I will be posting some info on how we can help our veterans and other charities on the blog periodically. I will also have links to a new website. Please look at the site soon.

Still MIA!!

Sorry I haven't yet had the time to post anything new. Soon!!!

MIA

Sorry I have been negligent keeping up the blog. I have been very busy lately. Things have calmed down now and I will be back at it soon. Please look for a new posting within a couple days.

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