Memorial Day remembrance and appreciation of our fallen soldiers

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Originally Posted by MarkDavis'Haircut

It is a good day to remember the 10,000+ Americans POWs who died on British prison ships in the Revolutionary War. Their plight was quietly minimized after England became our ally in the 1900s.

Great point. They seem to be forgotten or at least just a footnote in history. Without their and other volunteers sacrifice, the revolution doesn't succeed.