John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
Today we remember and are thankful for those in American history who have defended our country home and abroad in war.
Listed here is a partial list of the wars and conflicts. No one is able to list the thousands of operations members of our intelligence and special forces have been involved in.
- The American Revolution 1775-1783
- The War of 1812 1812-1815
- United States Civil War 1861-1865
- World War I 1917-1918 (American involvement)
- World War II 1941-1945 (American involvement)
- The Cold War 1945-1991
- The Korean War 1950-1953
- The Second Indochina War “Vietnam War” 1956-1975
- U.S. Intervention in Lebanon 1982-1984
- U.S. Invasion of Grenada 1983
- U.S. Invasion of Panama 1989
- Second Persian Gulf War “Operation Desert Storm” 1991
- U.S. Intervention in Somalia 1992-1994
- NATO Intervention in Bosnia 1994-1995
- Kosovo War 1999
- Attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon September 11, 2001 Terrorist Conflict
- Afghanistan War (Operation Enduring Freedom) October 7, 2001-Present
- Third Persian Gulf War “Operation Iraqi Freedom” March 19, 2003-Present