[Prost1]

"I could not stomach a fellow American calling there deaths insignificant."

Then, I guess, you misunderstand he and I. They are insignificant when compared to the overall struggle, the WAR and the WARS fought for the Freedoms we have.

My father (whose memory is fading) was the 2nd wave at Normandy. 6 months on the front lines! Brest (France), on foot across France to the Battle of the Bulge where he was wounded with shrapnel in the face. 6 Months when life was measured in hours!

He saw more dead than we have suffered! He walked over a hill and saw the remains of Cologne! Only the great Cathederal was standing! The stench of death was everywhere.

Don't get uppidity on numbers. I have numbers. What is important is WINNING!

[Echo Talon]

My father (whose memory is fading) was the 2nd wave at Normandy. 6 months on the front lines! Brest (France), on foot across France to the Battle of the Bulge where he was wounded with shrapnel in the face. 6 Months when life was measured in hours!

My bro-in-law's father was in Battle of the Bulge(I think he was an EOD guy mine sweeper) he died 2 years ago of a stroke. Had a military funeral(I had my bro-in-Law make sure that he had it done right)

[spikeytx86]

In not uppity on numbers, again 100,000 for victory would be a small price to pay, however they are not insignificant. That is my point, not that we should never have casualties or that they are inherently wrong but that there deaths do matter. Thats all I am saying.