As our nation joined forces against an intrusive evil that battled for widespread conquering domination, we know time ran too short for too many young men. In all, 27 countries participated in WWI on some level, but the war's blood-cost upon humanity for France, England and Germany were especially devastating. The human toll for war equaled an international death sum of thirteen million with another thirteen million wounded. For America, our deaths comprised approximately 116,000 of that overall phenomenal number that represents mutilated bodies, dreaded telegrams, fatherless children, cold headstones, and devastation that can never be recognized in its totality.
As our nation joined forces against an intrusive evil that battled for widespread conquering domination, we know time ran too short for too many young men. In all, 27 countries participated in WWI on some level, but the war's blood-cost upon humanity for France, England and Germany were especially devastating. The human toll for war equaled an international death sum of thirteen million with another thirteen million wounded. For America, our deaths comprised approximately 116,000 of that overall phenomenal number that represents mutilated bodies, dreaded telegrams, fatherless children, cold headstones, and devastation that can never be recognized in its totality.