Iraq Death Toll

Today I was discussing with a friend about my blog. One of the things that was brought up was the war in Iraq and the death toll. A photo in "The People I meet and the Places I go" shows a house with a flag for every man and woman that has been killed on the front lawn. At the time the photo was taken the count was 4,136.



As I think about this image I wonder, Is this a count of "Thank God its only 4,136 souls" or is it a count of rage that 4,136 of our brave men and woman have died in this war.

December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor

In a matter of just a few hours on that morning we lost more then 2,600 of our soldiers.








June 6 - July 24, 1944. Normandy

During this short time the allied forces suffered over 120,000 wounded or dead.






So lets be sad for those we have lost, and be glad it has not been more!