May 29, 2017

 

Memorial Day

 

 At the end of the American Civil War, 600,000 soldiers lay dead.

At the end of the Indian Wars, 1540-1924, an unknown amount of Native Americans were dead; over 50% from genocide.

At the end of World War I, 70 Million persons lay dead.

At the end of World War II, 72 Million persons lay dead.

At the end of the Korean Conflict, almost 2 Million dead.

At the of the Vietnam conflict, over 4 million lay dead.

At the end of the Persian Gulf War, 4,000 to an unknown and un-cataloged amount of persons died.

At the end of the Iraq War (2003), over a million dead.

The Afghanistan War, still ongoing, has claimed over 27,000 (documented) persons.

 

Let's let that sink in.

War is never a solution; it is a tragedy that sometimes is inevitable.

 

The following is a list of soldiers that have left us far too early, and were under my direct charge.

Gregory Sledd

Specialist/ Driver

Company D, 635th Armor (MBT)

 

Michael Walmsley

Squad Leader

Company E, 1st Engineer Battalion (Float Bridge)

Served with me in Operation Desert Storm

December 1990 to May 1991

Defense of Saudi Arabia/ Liberation of Kuwait

 

William J Blake

Section Sergeant

378th Highway Regulation Team (MC)

Served with me in Operation Iraqi Freedom

February 2003 to May 2004

Invasion of Iraq/ Occupation of Forward Areas

RIP my brothers. The rest of us are coming.

 

Respectfully,

James M Culp

SFC, USAR

Retired