Memorial Day!!

Happy Hump Day Steel Fans! We hope that you had a great day today. I know that most of you would have rather been off work, enjoying the beautiful weather, but just think you have a three day weekend coming up.  

Today we decided to dedicate our post to the American men and women who are part of the military. As we all know, Monday is a day that we honor all of the men and women who fought for our country and lost their lives. Memorial Day became a national holiday in 1971, and is celebrated on the last Monday in the month of May. To give you an idea about how many people have put their lives in harm’s way for our freedom, look at the facts below…

U.S. War Casualties:
Civil War - Approximately 620,000 Americans died. The Union lost almost 365,000 troops and the Confederacy about 260,000. More than half of these deaths were caused by disease.

World War I - 116,516 Americans died, more than half from disease.

World War II - 405,399 Americans died.

Korean War - 36,574 Americans died.

Vietnam Conflict - 58,220 Americans died. More than 47,000 Americans were killed in action and nearly 11,000 died of other causes.

Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm - 148 U.S. battle deaths and 145 non-battle deaths.

Operation Iraqi Freedom - 4,422 U.S. service members died.

Operation New Dawn - 66 U.S. service members died.

Operation Enduring Freedom - 2,318 U.S. service members have died as of May 12, 2014.

 **Statistics were provided by CNN.com

The Chicago Steel would like to thank, honor, and remember all the men and women who lost their lives during their active duty. Without your sacrifice we wouldn’t have the freedom that we know and love today. We ask all of you to also remember the military men and women who lost their lives, their families and friends on this special holiday.

Happy Memorial Day!!