Posted on Dec 24, 2017
US Troops Have Been In Combat During Christmas Since America’s Founding
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Merry Christmas PO1 Tony Holland.
This should be tagged humor as well since the years when US soldiers and marines were in combat during Christmas are vastly outnumbered by the years this nation was not in combat.
Significant wars since the revolutionary war ended:
War of 1812 {1812-1813} ended before Christmas 1814
Mexican-American War (1846-1847) ended before Christmas 1848
US Civil War [1861-1864} ended before Christmas 1865
[too short] Spanish-American War {February 15, 1898. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898}
WWI [1917-1918} ended before Christmas 1918
WWII {1941-1944} ended before Christmas 1945
before Korean War {1950-1953}
Vietnam War {1964-1974} ended before Christmas 1975
GWOT [2001-until it ends}
Some troops may have been fighting on Christmas during the Indian wars in the 19th century but most were not.
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown CW5 (Join to see) SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT MSG Andrew White SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSgt (Join to see) SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Cpl Joshua Caldwell
This should be tagged humor as well since the years when US soldiers and marines were in combat during Christmas are vastly outnumbered by the years this nation was not in combat.
Significant wars since the revolutionary war ended:
War of 1812 {1812-1813} ended before Christmas 1814
Mexican-American War (1846-1847) ended before Christmas 1848
US Civil War [1861-1864} ended before Christmas 1865
[too short] Spanish-American War {February 15, 1898. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898}
WWI [1917-1918} ended before Christmas 1918
WWII {1941-1944} ended before Christmas 1945
before Korean War {1950-1953}
Vietnam War {1964-1974} ended before Christmas 1975
GWOT [2001-until it ends}
Some troops may have been fighting on Christmas during the Indian wars in the 19th century but most were not.
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown CW5 (Join to see) SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT MSG Andrew White SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSgt (Join to see) SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Cpl Joshua Caldwell
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PO1 Tony Holland
True --- although I considered distant deployments and undeclared conflicts as well, i.e. in South and Central America and naval deployments as pointed by LTjg Bruce below. Merry Christmas to you and your family -- glad to see you are on the mend.
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