Posted on 04/20/2004 1:50:52 PM PDT by yonif
21,781 people have fallen in battle in the service of the Jewish presence in Israel since 1860, new statistics from the Ministry of Defense show.
20, 196 soldiers and civilians fell in battle since November 1947 until April 19, 2004.
IDF Memorial Day (Yom Hazikaron Lechalelei Ma'arachot Yisrael) takes place Sunday 25 April 2004.
184 people have been added to the list since last year's IDF Memorial Day.
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