[NormsRevenge]

British First World War veteran Henry Allingham, 110, sits next to a replica WWI fighter plane at Abbeville aerodrome, France, June 30, 2006. Allingham, who served as a ground crewman on the Somme battlefront with the Royal Naval Air Service, is in France for the events taking place to mark the 90th anniversary of the battle of the Somme. EDITORIAL USE ONLY REUTERS/Cpl Rob Knight/DMOC/Crown Copyright/Handout

[T'wit]

>> I've thought of the first day of the Somme more than once listening to AP or other media recite the American death count in Iraq. We have 2,500 dead in three years...

>> On July 1 alone [the first day of the battle], more than 20,000 British soldiers were killed and up to 40,000 were wounded

[nopardons]

bttt

[Polybius]

On July 1 alone, more than 20,000 British soldiers were killed ...........

Compare that with the liberal American news media wailing about the "milestone" that 2,500 Americans have died in the entire Iraq War (including non-combat casualties).

During World War One, the population of Great Britain was approximately 45 million. That would put Britain's equivalent casualties on 1 July 1916, in comparison to the U.S.A. of the year 2006, at over 130,000 British troops killed in a single day.

Great Britain, however, achieved victory in World War One while it is still uncertain whether the American liberal news media will undermine the morale of the American Home Front before final victory is achieved in Iraq.

Today's American liberal news media is truly one of the most potent force multipliers that America's enemies have ever had.

[garbageseeker]

May God Bless those men who died in the face of battle in the service of their country.

[Edit35]

How many American WWI vets are still alive?

I am distressed at the thought of the last vet passing on to the great beyond.

[Lessismore]

World War I is an important milestone in history. It marks the end of Western Civilization.

[FreeReign]

Great post. Interesting to see a picture of 110 years old Henry Allingham.

Here's a Wiki link that lists 69 surviving WWI vets.