{"id":577,"date":"2010-06-01T19:51:53","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T02:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/?p=577"},"modified":"2010-06-01T19:51:53","modified_gmt":"2010-06-02T02:51:53","slug":"dont-be-ashamed-of-their-ultimate-sacrifice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/?p=577","title":{"rendered":"Don&rsquo;t Be Ashamed of Their Ultimate Sacrifice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to my friend Bryan Green for sharing this thought-provoking photo essay.<\/p>\n<p><em>Our European arrogance in alphabetical order \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>1. The American Cemetery at Aisne-Marne, France.. A total of <u>2,289<\/u><\/i><u>     <br \/><\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/am1w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image001\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image001\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image0011.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>2. The American Cemetery at&#160; Ardennes, Belgium.&#160; <\/i><i>A total of <u>5,329<\/u>       <br \/><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image002\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image002\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image002_thumb.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"434\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>3. The American Cemetery at Brittany, France. <\/i><i>A total of <u>4,410<\/u> <\/i><u>     <br \/><\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/br1w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image003\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image003\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image003.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"278\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>4. Brookwood, England American Cemetery. A total of <u>468<\/u>       <br \/><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image004\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image004\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image004_thumb.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>5. Cambridge, England. A total of <u>3,812<\/u> <\/i><u>     <br \/><\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/ca2w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image005\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image005\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image005.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>6. Epinal, France American Cemetery. A total of <u>5,525<\/u> <\/i><u>     <br \/><\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/ep3w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image006\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image006\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image006.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>7. Flanders Field, Belgium. A total of <u>368<\/u><\/i><u>     <br \/><\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/ff1w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image007\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image007\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image007.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>8. Florence, Italy. A total of <u>4,402<\/u> <\/i><u>     <br \/><\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/fl1w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image008\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image008\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image008.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>9. Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. A total of <u>7,992<\/u>      <br \/><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/hc4w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image009\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image009\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image009.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>10. Lorraine, France. A total of <u>10,489<\/u> <\/i><u>     <br \/><\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/lo3w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image010\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image010\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image010.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>11. Luxembourg,<\/i> <i>Luxembourg. A total of <u>5,076<\/u> <\/i><u>     <br \/><\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/lx1w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image011\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image011\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image011.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>12. Meuse-Argonne. A total of <u>14,246<\/u> <\/i><u>     <br \/><\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/ma1w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image012\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image012\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image012.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>13. Netherlands, Netherlands . A total of <u>8,301<\/u>       <br \/><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image013\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image013\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image013_thumb.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>14.&#160; Normandy, France. A total of <u>9,387<\/u> <\/i><u>     <br \/><\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/no3w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image014\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image014\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image014.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>15. Oise-Aisne, France. A total of <u>6,012<\/u> <\/i><u>     <br \/><\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/oa3w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image015\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image015\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image015.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"278\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>16. Rhone, France . A total of <u>861<\/u><\/i><u>     <br \/><\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/rh3w..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image016\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image016\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image016.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"278\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>17. Sicily,<\/i> <i>Italy. A total of <u>7,861<\/u><\/i><u>     <br \/><\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/sr1w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image017\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image017\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image017.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>18. Somme, France . A total of <u>1,844<\/u> <\/i><u>     <br \/><\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/so3w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image018\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image018\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image018.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>19. St.. Mihiel, France. A total of <u>4,153<\/u> <\/i><u>     <br \/><\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/sm1w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image019\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image019\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image019.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>20.&#160; Suresnes, France. A total of <u>1,541<\/u> <\/i><u>     <br \/><\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmc.gov\/images\/su1w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image020\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image020\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/clip_image020.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Apologize to no one. <\/i><i>Remind those of our sacrifice and don&#8217;t <\/i><i>confuse arrogance with leadership.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The count is <u>104,366 <\/u>dead brave Americans. <\/i>    <\/p>\n<p>And we have to watch an <\/p>\n<p>   <i>American elected leader who <\/i><i>apologizes to Europe and the <\/i><i>Middle East that our country is <\/i><i>&quot;arrogant&quot;!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>HOW MANY FRENCH, DUTCH, ITALIANS, <\/i><i>BELGIANS AND BRITS ARE BURIED ON <\/i><i>OUR SOIL, DEFENDING US AGAINST OUR <\/i><i>ENEMIES?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>WE DON&#8217;T ASK FOR PRAISE &#8230; BUT WE <\/i><i>HAVE ABSOULUTELY NO NEED TO <\/i><i>APOLOGIZE!!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><div style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px\" id=\"scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:c5dc26fd-0420-436c-b8f5-e16bcb53147c\" class=\"wlWriterEditableSmartContent\">del.icio.us Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/popular\/Sacrifice\" rel=\"tag\">Sacrifice<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/popular\/War\" rel=\"tag\">War<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/popular\/Freedom\" rel=\"tag\">Freedom<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/popular\/Leadership\" rel=\"tag\">Leadership<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to my friend Bryan Green for sharing this thought-provoking photo essay. 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