American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) 25,000 lives lost
Quasi War (1798-1800) 514 lives lost
War of 1812 (1812-1815) 20,000 lives lost
Mexican-American War (1846-1848) 13,283 lives lost
Civil War (1861-1865) 625,000 lives lost
Spanish-American War (1898) 2446 lives lost
Border War (1910-1919) data unavailable
World War I (1914-1918) 116,516 lives lost
World War II (1939-1945) 405,399 lives lost
Korean War (1950-1953) 36,516 lives lost
Vietnam War (1965-1975) 58,209 lives lost
Tanker War (1977-1978) data unavilable
Invasion of Panama (1989-1990) 40 lives lost
Gulf War (1990-1991) 258 lives lost
Bosnian War (1994-1995) 12 lives lost
Kosovo War (1998-1999) 20 lives lost
War in Afghanistan (2001-2014, 2015-present) 2356 lives lost
Iraq War (2003-2011) 4489 lives lost
War on ISIS (2014-Present) 30 military and hundreds of civilians
In the midst of our parties, drinking, picnics, and grilling, may we pause a moment in silence and remember those who gave their lives protecting our freedom. May they rest in peace.