These names represent the over 1,000,000; American soldiers killed in 11 wars; American Revolution; Lt. Col. John Laurens; War of 1812; Brigadier General Leonard Covington; Mexican American War; Private William Ryan; American Civil War; Sergeant Major Albert Voorhees Wyckoff; Spanish American War; Captain Allyn K. Capron; World War 1; Private Luthor Lee O'Banion; World War 2; 1st Lieutenant Jack Lummus; Korean Conflict; Private Homer Guy Mears; Vietnam War; Sergeant Jim Talley; Gulf War/Desert Storm; Private 1st. Class Robert Lawrence Daughtry Jr; Iraq/Afghanistan War OEF; Private 1st. Class Barbara Vieyra; I have been a flower wearing, peace marching, liberal, anti -war pacifist all my life and I would again humbly and with greatest reverence like to express my sincerest gratitude to the men and women of the armed services who gave their lives to stand a wall and protect my right to speak my mind.
