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Swede

(36,376 posts) Fri Jun 6, 2025, 03:56 PM Yesterday

Freedom has a price.

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On this date, June 6th, 1944, forty-four soldiers from my small city were KIA at Normandy Beach. (Original Post) Swede Yesterday OP

They were all volunteers as well. rzemanfl Yesterday #1

Interesting, for the Americans about 70% of our WWII war dead nonaa Yesterday #2

Exactly... over 10 million in WW2 WarGamer Yesterday #3

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1. They were all volunteers as well.

Fri Jun 6, 2025, 04:01 PM

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2. Interesting, for the Americans about 70% of our WWII war dead

Fri Jun 6, 2025, 05:28 PM

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were draftees, unlike Vietnam, where about 70% of our war dead were volunteers.

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3. Exactly... over 10 million in WW2

Fri Jun 6, 2025, 05:32 PM

Yesterday