Originally called Armistice Day and intended to celebrate the ending of World War I, what we now know as Veterans Day honors veterans of all wars. To learn more about our veterans and how you can honor them, go here.
military: November 2007 Archives
Take a closer virtual look at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. To find a photo of a specific name on the actual wall, or to view the whole wall in pictures click here.
Find in-depth information about those memorialized on the wall, for instance, lists of women casualties, Medal of Honor winners, brothers who were killed, poems and stories about the Wall, and more in-depth information on individual soldiers memorialized there here and here .
For architectural information on the wall and on Maya Lin, its designer.
The news that 2007 has become the deadliest year of the Iraq conflict so far for American troops is sobering, but is tempered by a sharp decline in casualties in recent months. You can track the trends yourself by viewing Iraqi war casualty figures broken down by year, month, type and a wide variety of other statistical measures at the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count, a non-government site maintained by volunteers that compiles casualty data from every available source.
