Our European arrogance in alphabetical order
1. The American Cemetery at Aisne-Marne, France. A total of 2289 of our military dead.
2. The American Cemetery at Ardennes, Belgium. A total of 5329 of our dead.
3. The American Cemetery at Brittany, France. A total of 4410 of our military dead.
4. Brookwood, England American Cemetery. A total of 468 of our dead.
5. Cambridge, England. 3812 of our military dead.
6. Epinal, France American Cemetery. A total of 5525 of our Military dead.
7. Flanders Field, Belgium. A total of 368 of our military.
8. Florence, Italy. A total of 4402 of our military dead.
9. Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. A total of 7992 of our military dead.
10. Lorraine, France. A total of 10,489 of our military dead.
11. Luxembourg, Luxembourg. A total of 5076 of our military dead.
12. Meuse-Argonne. A total of 14246 of our military dead.
13. Netherlands, Netherlands. A total of 8301 of our military dead.
14. Normandy, France. A total of 9387 of our military dead.
15. Oise-Aisne, France. A total of 6012 of our military dead.
16. Rhone, France. A total of 861 of our military dead.
17. Sicily, Italy. A total of 7861 of our military dead.
18. Somme, France. A total of 1844 of our military dead.
19. St. Mihiel, France. A total of 4153 of our military dead.
20. Suresnes, France. a total of 1541 of our military dead.
And we now have to watch a Nobel peace prize wining American elected leader who apologizes to Europe and the Middle East that our country is “arrogant”!
Arrogant? Apologize?! Never! Remind those of our sacrifice and don’t confuse arrogance with leadership.
If I added correctly the count is 104,366 deaths.
HOW MANY FRENCH, DUTCH, ITALIANS, BELGIANS AND BRITS ARE BURIED ON OUR SOIL, DEFENDING US AGAINST OUR ENEMIES??
WE DON’T ASK FOR PRAISE … BUT WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE!!
I can certainly tell you about the French dying for this wonderful country.
The independence was won at the battle of Yorktown on October 17th 1781.
The revolutionary army was 18 000 strong: 9 000 Americans troupes under the command of Washington and 8 300 French troupes under the command of the French general Rochambeau, all of them volunteers.
The British fleet was sailing from New York to bring reinforcement to General Cornwallis.
The French fleet under the command of Admiral De Grace defeated the British fleet in the Chesapeake Bay and prevented the fresh British troupes from rescuing Cornwallis.
Americans and French fought fiercely like brothers, they won the battle.
After the battle more French troupes laid dead than Americans. I don’t think anyone has the exact count.
Who in this great country remembers that? Who remembers the French volunteers with Lafayette had been fighting alongside their American friends since 1777.
Who remembers that in 1778 the American Revolution was in a desperate situation, running out of money and ammunition? The French refinanced and resupplied the Revolution. The Americans offered to repay or to grant trade privileges, the French declined, they were fighting in the name of Liberty.
And they reminded their Americans friends of their commitment to Liberty by giving them as a present the Statue of Liberty that has since become the very symbol of this magnificent country.
By: PIERRE on October 30, 2009
at 8:38 am
Excellent point, Pierre. Thank you for this reminder of the great men who fought and died for our country during the great days of its birth!
By: candaceclayton100 on October 30, 2009
at 9:29 am
From what I understand, that was a France prior to the French Revolution. It was a France lead by a monarch who was more interested in giving England a black eye than simply to support our revolution. In fact, it actually backfired on the French monarchy because the American Revolution inspired the French Revolution.
By: Fransua on December 1, 2009
at 3:04 am
True, but nonetheless, they did give their lives to help our country be what it is today! Mothers still lost husbands, children lost fathers, parents lost sons; a sacrifice was made on behalf of the French for which we should always be thankful.
By: Fred Gomez on January 7, 2010
at 2:22 am
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By: B2 Journal | Remembrances: From Revolution to Iraq on May 26, 2010
at 11:33 pm
Great points by all. I have no problem honoring anyone, from anywhere who has died for this country. But apologise for being percieved as arrogant.. I don’t think so. Excellent blog!
By: Chris on June 1, 2010
at 4:37 am
I fully agree with author opinion.
By: free magazine on August 20, 2010
at 10:35 am