December 27, 2018
Volume 48 - No. 52
by lyle e davis
We’ve been involved, and are involved, in war activities. Iraq, Afghanistan, and a number of countries where we are operating clandestinely. It’s amazing that we see Americans expressing their horror at how many casualties we’ve suffered in the wars. In Iraq, an estimated 11,784; in Afghanistan, an estimated 2220 (3305 Coalition deaths). As bad as these numbers are, they pale in comparison to what our nation endured The Paper - 760.747.7119
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during World War II. The sacrifices this nation is making to support the costs, both in blood and treasure, also pales in comparison to WWII.
Consider, for example, that during WWII an average 6600 American service men died per MONTH. That comes to about 220 per day. No matter how one looks at it, these statistics for WWII are incredible.
In order to protect the heritage of those veterans who have gone before us, we must diligently and defiantly demand that our American Constitutional Rights be respected and honored. There are those today who seek to take some of those rights and liberties away. We must not allow them to get away with it! • Most Americans who were not adults during WWII have no understanding of the magnitude of it.
Statistics can be boring things, but they can also bring to the forefront just how much we have paid, in both blood and treasure. This listing of some of the aircraft produced gives a bit of insight to it. From World War II:
• 276,000 aircraft manufactured in the US . • 43,000 planes lost overseas, including 23,000 in combat.
The Greatest Generation - See Page 2