Nationals at Astros, 5/31/2010
Nationals 14, Astros 4
W: Atilano (5-1) L: Oswalt (3-7)
Revolutionary War: 4,835
War of 1812: 2,260
Mexican-American War: 1,733
Civil War: 110,070 (Union) 74,524 (Confederate)
Spanish-American War: 385
Philippine-American War: 1,108
World War I: 53,513
World War II: 292,131
Korean War: 33,651
Vietnam War: 47,369
Gulf War: 148
Operation Enduring Freedom: 1,000 and counting
Operation Iraqi Freedom: 4,281 and counting
All told… over 627,000 brave Americans have given their lives in major conflicts to defend the greatest country in the known history of the human race.
And today, 34,704 poeple watched the Nationals beat the Astros, 14-4, secure in the knowledge that these heroes had secured our way of life.
Happy Memorial Day, everyone.