I will remember (each of) you [veteran's day 09]

sarah mclachlan - i will remember you
DID YOU KNOW?
…that the American Battle Monuments Commission administers, operates, and maintains 24 permanent American burial grounds on foreign soil. Presently there are 124,909 U.S. war dead interred at these cemeteries, 30,921 of World War I, 93,238 of World War II and 750 of the Mexican War. Additionally 6,177 American veterans and others are interred in the Mexico City and Corozal American Cemeteries.

(all info taken from AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION)
AISNE-MARNE AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
2,289 of our military dead

ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
5,329 of our military dead / 462 missing

BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
4,410 of our military dead / 498 missing

BROOKWOOD AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
468 of our military dead / 563 missing

CAMBRIDGE AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
3,812 of our military dead / 5,127 mssing

EPINAL AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
5,255 of our military dead / 424 missing

FLANDERS FIELD AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
368 of our military dead / 43 missing

FLORENCE AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
4,402 of our military dead / 1,409 missing

HENRI-CHAPELLE AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
7,992 of our military dead / 450 missing

ORRAINE AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
10,489 of our military dead / 444 missing
LUXEMBOURG AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
5,076 of our military dead / 371 missing
MANILA AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
17,202 of our military dead / 36,285 missing

MEUSE-ARGONNE AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
14,246 of our military dead / 954 missing

NETHERLANDS AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
8,301 of our military dead / 1,722 missing

NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
9,387 of our military dead /1,557 missing

NORTH AFRICA AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
2,841 of our military / 3,724 missing

OISE-AISNE AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
6,012 of our military dead / 241 missing

RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
861 of our military dead / 294 missing

SICILY-ROME AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
7,861 of our military dead / 3,095 missing

SOMME AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
1,844 of our military dead / 333 missing

ST. MIHIEL AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
4,153 of our military dead / 284 missing

SURESNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
1,541 of our military dead / 974 missing

My previous posts pertaining to VETERAN’S DAY/WW II can be seen by visiting this post in honor of my Dad
My Dad. My Veteran

Meanwhile - thank you for allowing me a break in my "normal" art posting. Please look around my blog and be sure to enter my ART Give-Away contest a couple of posts below :)

~Katey