Memorial Day

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• Memorial Day
• May 31, 2004

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"Soldier, rest! Thy warfare o'er,Sleep the sleep
that knows not breaking,Dream of battled fields
no more.Days of danger, nights of waking."
-Sir Walter Scott
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ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETRY
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ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETRY
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Sacrifices made by American War Heros

• American Revolution
• Civil War
• Spanish American Revolution
• World War I
• World War II
• Korean War
• Vietnam War
• Persian Gulf War
• Afghanistan War
• War in Iraq

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American Revolution
General George Washington and a Committee of
Congress at Valley Forge. Winter 1777-78.
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American Revolution
The Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga.
October 1777.
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American Revolution
The Treaty of Paris
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Civil War
Abraham Lincoln at Antitaem
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Civil War
Three Confederate Prisoners at Gettysburg
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Spanish American War
10th Cavalry at Las Guasimas
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World War I
On April 6, 1917, the United States formally
declared war against Germany and entered the
conflict in Europe. Fighting since the summer of
1914, Britain, France, and Russia welcomed news
that American troops and supplies would be
directed toward the Allied war effort. Under the
command of Major General John J. Pershing, over
two million U.S. troops fought on battlefields in
France.
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World War II
The 7 December 1941 Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor
was one of the great defining moments in history.
America joined Second World War as a full
combatant.
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World War II
Easy Company take the flags up Mt. Suribachi. 
Easy Company had been fighting 4 days. They had
40 casualties to date. 
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World War II
This is the original photograph by Joe Rosenthal.
It was later cropped to become the photo we all
know.
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Korean War
The Korean War has often been referred to as the
"forgotten war" because it came on the heels of
World War II and was overshadowed by the Vietnam
War. Korea like Vietnam, was part of the Cold War
to stop the advancement of Communism in Southeast
Asia. When the Communist troops of North Korea
invaded the democratic Republic of South Korea,
the United States became involved through a
promise of support given to the president of
South Korea.
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Vietnam War
Beginning in 1957 and ending in 1975, the Vietnam
War was America's longest war on foreign soil.
Twenty-five years later, the Vietnam War era is a
difficult and complicated subject, both
emotionally and historically.
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Persian Gulf War
On August 2nd, 1990 Iraqi military forces invaded
and occupied the small Arab state of Kuwait. The
order was given by Iraqi dictatorial president
Saddam Hussein. President George Bush Sr.
waited two days after the UN deadline for Iraqi
withdrawal from Kuwait before ordering the
Coalition to begin action against Iraq. The winds
of Desert Storm began howling across Iraq on
January 17, 1991, at 2.30 am Baghdad time.
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September 11 A Nation Remembers
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September 11 A Nation Remembers
THE LOST CITYPoster for Judy H. Fernandez and
Maria Santillan, hanging outside St. Vincent's
Hospital, Manhattan.
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September 11 A Nation Remembers
SHATTERED CATHEDRALIn the days immediately
following their collapse, the still-standing
portions of the Twin Towers give the site, a
cemetery for 3,000 people, the look of a ruined
church
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The liberties of our country, thefreedom of our
civil constitution, areworth defending at all
hazards andit is our duty to defend
themagainst all attacks. -Samuel
Adams American patriot
1722-1803
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US LED WAR ON TERROR
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AFGHANISTAN
On October 7, 2001, President Bush announced the
first official U.S. and allied airstrikes on
targets inside Afghanistan since the September 11
terrorist attacks. Local forces worked with the
U.S.-led coalition in the air and on the ground
in the subsequent weeks to unseat the ruling
Taliban and smoke out al Qaeda. One year later,
the central Asian nation has been transformed, as
it tries to keep the peace and dig out from
decades of war.
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The USS Philippine Sea, from the "Operation
Enduring Freedom" fleet in the Arabian Sea,
launches a Tomahawk cruise missile as part of the
strikes targeting terrorist training camps and
military installations in Afghanistan.
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A crewmen on the USS Enterprise readies an F-14A
Tomcat for a mission. (U.S. NAVY PHOTO)
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Afghanistan after Taliban
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OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
With over 138,000 American soldiers currently
stationed in Iraq, this year's National Memorial
Day Concert pays special tribute to those who
have been wounded in the war. Thankfully, modern
medical techniques continue to improve the
chances of survival for those injured in the line
of duty.
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Photo Continuing operations in Iraq in support
of Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Rebuilding Iraq
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Children of the Al Nahrawan primary school in
Mosul, Iraq give a thumbs-up to soldiers after
they were given school supplies donated to them
by A company 1/320 Field Artillary, 101st
Ariborne Division (Air Assault).
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American soldier shakes the hand of an Iraqi
citizen in Mosul, Iraq, on April 27, 2003.
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SOLDIER BIDS HIS FAMILY GOODBYE BEFORE LEAVING
FOR WAR
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• To live in the hearts of those you leave behind
  is never to die" -Robert Orr

AMI wishes you and your family a Happy and Safe
Memorial Day!
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• Memorial Day
• May 31, 2004