Volume 44- No. 21
by lyle e davis
We have two memorable days ahead of us. This coming Monday, May 27th, is Memorial Day; a few days later, on Thursday, June 6th, we remember D-Day.
We 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 casualThe Paper - 760.747.7119
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ties 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 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.
That is why, this Memorial Day, this D-Day, we all should pause to honor those who have died, in peacetime, as civilians, family and friends, and especially those who were or are in the military who are serving our nation and either have paid,
or ar ready to pay, the ultimate price for freedom and liberty.
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!
“The Greatest Generation” Continued on Page 2