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To: wjersey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima

One battle: 26,000 casualties and 7,000 dead.


11 posted on 10/25/2005 8:30:52 AM PDT by tumblindice
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To: tumblindice

Hey now, leave perspective out of this!!


15 posted on 10/25/2005 8:33:09 AM PDT by Meef
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To: tumblindice
Don't confuse them with mere facts, that would ruin their party. I mean they might be shocked to know that on the first day of the Battle of the Somme the British suffered 19,240 dead, 35,493 wounded, 2,152 missing and 585 prisoners for a total loss of 57,470.
19 posted on 10/25/2005 8:36:53 AM PDT by Sthitch
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