Memorial Day

These are not just numbers.

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223; 224; 225; 226; 227; 228; 229; 230; 231; 232; 233; 234; 235; 236; 237; 238; 239; 240; 241; 242; 243; 244; 245; 246; 247; 248; 249; 250; 251; 252; 253; 254; 255; 256; 257; 258; 259; 260; 261; 262; 263; 264; 265; 266; 267; 268; 269; 270; 271; 272; 273; 274; 275; 276; 277; 278; 279; 280; 281; 282; 283; 284; 285; 286; 287; 288; 289; 290; 291; 292; 293; 294; 295; 296; 297; 298; 299; 300; 301; 302; 303; 304; 305; 306; 307; 308; 309; 310; 311; 312; 313; 314; 315; 316; 317; 318; 319; 320; 321; 322; 323; 324; 325; 326; 327; 328; 329; 330; 331; 332; 333; 334; 335; 336; 337; 338; 339; 340; 341; 342; 343; 344; 345; 346; 347; 348; 349; 350; 351; 352; 353; 354; 355; 356; 357; 358; 359; 360; 361; 362; 363; 364; 365; 366; 367; 368; 369; 370; 371; 372; 373; 374; 375; 376; 377; 378; 379; 380; 381; 382; 383; 384; 385; 386; 387; 388; 389; 390; 391; 392; 393; 394; 395; 396; 397; 398; 399; 400; 401; 402; 403; 404; 405; 406; 407; 408; 409; 410; 411; 412; 413; 414; 415; 416; 417; 418; 419; 420; 421; 422; 423; 424; 425; 426; 427; 428; 429; 430; 431; 432; 433; 434; 435; 436; 437; 438; 439; 440; 441; 442; 443; 444; 445; 446; 447; 448; 449; 450; 451; 452; 453; 454; 455; 456; 457; 458; 459; 460; 461; 462; 463; 464; 465; 466; 467; 468; 469; 470; 471; 472; 473; 474; 475; 476; 477; 478; 479; 480; 481; 482; 483; 484; 485; 486; 487; 488; 489; 490; 491; 492; 493; 494; 495; 496; 497; 498; 499; 500; 501; 502; 503; 504; 505; 506; 507; 508; 509; 510; 511; 512; 513; 514; 515; 516; 517; 518; 519; 520; 521; 522; 523; 524; 525; 526; 527; 528; 529; 530; 531; 532; 533; 534; 535; 536; 537; 538; 539; 540; 541; 542; 543; 544; 545; 546; 547; 548; 549; 550; 551; 552; 553; 554; 555; 556; 557; 558; 559; 560; 561; 562; 563; 564; 565; 566; 567; 568; 569; 570; 571; 572; 573; 574; 575; 576; 577; 578; 579; 580; 581; 582; 583; 584; 585; 586; 587; 588; 589; 590; 591; 592; 593; 594; 595; 596; 597; 598; 599; 600; 601; 602; 603; 604; 605; 606; 607; 608; 609; 610; 611; 612; 613; 614; 615; 616; 617; 618; 619; 620; 621; 622; 623; 624; 625; 626; 627; 628; 629; 630; 631; 632; 633; 634; 635; 636; 637; 638; 639; 640; 641; 642; 643; 644; 645; 646; 647; 648; 649; 650; 651; 652; 653; 654; 655; 656; 657; 658; 659; 660; 661; 662; 663; 664; 665; 666; 667; 668; 669; 670; 671; 672; 673; 674; 675; 676; 677; 678; 679; 680; 681; 682; 683; 684; 685; 686; 687; 688; 689; 690; 691; 692; 693; 694; 695; 696; 697; 698; 699; 700; 701; 702; 703; 704; 705; 706; 707; 708; 709; 710; 711; 712; 713; 714; 715; 716; 717; 718; 719; 720; 721; 722; 723; 724; 725; 726; 727; 728; 729; 730; 731; 732; 733; 734; 735; 736; 737; 738; 739; 740; 741; 742; 743; 744; 745; 746; 747; 748; 749; 750; 751; 752; 753; 754; 755; 756; 757; 758; 759; 760; 761; 762; 763; 764; 765; 766; 767; 768; 769; 770; 771; 772; 773; 774; 775; 776; 777; 778; 779; 780; 781; 782; 783; 784; 785; 786; 787; 788; 789; 790; 791; 792; 793; 794; 795; 796; 797; 798; 799; 800; 801; 802; 803; 804; 805; 806; 807; 808; 809; 810; 811; 812; 813; 814; 815; 816; 817; 818; 819; 820; 821; 822; 823; 824; 825; 826; 827; 828; 829; 830; 831; 832; 833; 834; 835; 836; 837; 838; 839; 840; 841; 842; 843; 844; 845; 846; 847; 848; 849; 850; 851; 852; 853; 854; 855; 856; 857; 858; 859; 860; 861; 862; 863; 864; 865; 866; 867; 868; 869; 870; 871; 872; 873; 874; 875; 876; 877; 878; 879; 880; 881; 882; 883; 884; 885; 886; 887; 888; 889; 890; 891; 892; 893; 894; 895; 896; 897; 898; 899; 900; 901; 902; 903; 904; 905; 906; 907; 908; 909; 910; 911; 912; 913; 914; 915; 916; 917; 918; 919; 920; 921; 922; 923; 924; 925; 926; 927; 928; 929; 930; 931; 932; 933; 934; 935; 936; 937; 938; 939; 940; 941; 942; 943; 944; 945; 946; 947; 948; 949; 950; 951; 952; 953; 954; 955; 956; 957; 958; 959; 960; 961; 962; 963; 964; 965; 966; 967; 968; 969; 970; 971; 972; 973; 974; 975; 976; 977; 978; 979; 980; 981; 982; 983; 984; 985; 986; 987; 988; 989; 990; 991; 992; 993; 994; 995; 996; 997; 998; 999; 1,000; 1,001; 1,002; 1,003; 1,004; 1,005; 1,006; 1,007; 1,008; 1,009; 1,010; 1,011; 1,012; 1,013; 1,014; 1,015; 1,016; 1,017; 1,018; 1,019; 1,020; 1,021; 1,022; 1,023; 1,024; 1,025; 1,026; 1,027; 1,028; 1,029; 1,030; 1,031; 1,032; 1,033; 1,034; 1,035; 1,036; 1,037; 1,038; 1,039; 1,040; 1,041; 1,042; 1,043; 1,044; 1,045; 1,046; 1,047; 1,048; 1,049; 1,050; 1,051; 1,052; 1,053; 1,054; 1,055; 1,056; 1,057; 1,058; 1,059; 1,060; 1,061; 1,062; 1,063; 1,064; 1,065; 1,066; 1,067; 1,068; 1,069; 1,070; 1,071; 1,072; 1,073; 1,074; 1,075; 1,076; 1,077; 1,078; 1,079; 1,080; 1,081; 1,082; 1,083; 1,084; 1,085; 1,086; 1,087; 1,088; 1,089; 1,090; 1,091; 1,092; 1,093; 1,094; 1,095; 1,096; 1,097; 1,098; 1,099; 1,100; 1,101; 1,102; 1,103; 1,104; 1,105; 1,106; 1,107; 1,108; 1,109; 1,110; 1,111; 1,112; 1,113; 1,114; 1,115; 1,116; 1,117; 1,118; 1,119; 1,120; 1,121; 1,122; 1,123; 1,124; 1,125; 1,126; 1,127; 1,128; 1,129; 1,130; 1,131; 1,132; 1,133; 1,134; 1,135; 1,136; 1,137; 1,138; 1,139; 1,140; 1,141; 1,142; 1,143; 1,144; 1,145; 1,146; 1,147; 1,148; 1,149; 1,150; 1,151; 1,152; 1,153; 1,154; 1,155; 1,156; 1,157; 1,158; 1,159; 1,160; 1,161; 1,162; 1,163; 1,164; 1,165; 1,166; 1,167; 1,168; 1,169; 1,170; 1,171; 1,172; 1,173; 1,174; 1,175; 1,176; 1,177; 1,178; 1,179; 1,180; 1,181; 1,182; 1,183; 1,184; 1,185; 1,186; 1,187; 1,188; 1,189; 1,190; 1,191; 1,192; 1,193; 1,194; 1,195; 1,196; 1,197; 1,198; 1,199; 1,200; 1,201; 1,202; 1,203; 1,204; 1,205; 1,206; 1,207; 1,208; 1,209; 1,210; 1,211; 1,212; 1,213; 1,214; 1,215; 1,216; 1,217; 1,218; 1,219; 1,220; 1,221; 1,222; 1,223; 1,224; 1,225; 1,226; 1,227; 1,228; 1,229; 1,230; 1,231; 1,232; 1,233; 1,234; 1,235; 1,236; 1,237; 1,238; 1,239; 1,240; 1,241; 1,242; 1,243; 1,244; 1,245; 1,246; 1,247; 1,248; 1,249; 1,250; 1,251; 1,252; 1,253; 1,254; 1,255; 1,256; 1,257; 1,258; 1,259; 1,260; 1,261; 1,262; 1,263; 1,264; 1,265; 1,266; 1,267; 1,268; 1,269; 1,270; 1,271; 1,272; 1,273; 1,274; 1,275; 1,276; 1,277; 1,278; 1,279; 1,280; 1,281; 1,282; 1,283; 1,284; 1,285; 1,286; 1,287; 1,288; 1,289; 1,290; 1,291; 1,292; 1,293; 1,294; 1,295; 1,296; 1,297; 1,298; 1,299; 1,300; 1,301; 1,302; 1,303; 1,304; 1,305; 1,306; 1,307; 1,308; 1,309; 1,310; 1,311; 1,312; 1,313; 1,314; 1,315; 1,316; 1,317; 1,318; 1,319; 1,320; 1,321; 1,322; 1,323; 1,324; 1,325; 1,326; 1,327; 1,328; 1,329; 1,330; 1,331; 1,332; 1,333; 1,334; 1,335; 1,336; 1,337; 1,338; 1,339; 1,340; 1,341; 1,342; 1,343; 1,344; 1,345; 1,346; 1,347; 1,348; 1,349; 1,350; 1,351; 1,352; 1,353; 1,354; 1,355; 1,356; 1,357; 1,358; 1,359; 1,360; 1,361; 1,362; 1,363; 1,364; 1,365; 1,366; 1,367; 1,368; 1,369; 1,370; 1,371; 1,372; 1,373; 1,374; 1,375; 1,376; 1,377; 1,378; 1,379; 1,380; 1,381; 1,382; 1,383; 1,384; 1,385; 1,386; 1,387; 1,388; 1,389; 1,390; 1,391; 1,392; 1,393; 1,394; 1,395; 1,396; 1,397; 1,398; 1,399; 1,400; 1,401; 1,402; 1,403; 1,404; 1,405; 1,406; 1,407; 1,408; 1,409; 1,410; 1,411; 1,412; 1,413; 1,414; 1,415; 1,416; 1,417; 1,418; 1,419; 1,420; 1,421; 1,422; 1,423; 1,424; 1,425; 1,426; 1,427; 1,428; 1,429; 1,430; 1,431; 1,432; 1,433; 1,434; 1,435; 1,436; 1,437; 1,438; 1,439; 1,440; 1,441; 1,442; 1,443; 1,444; 1,445; 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3,448; 3,449; 3,450; 3,451; 3,452 ...

(edited to restore numbers eaten by irreverent Typepad)

Comments

They were not just numbers. They had names. Why did you take their names away?

Gary Trudeau has been doing this for years now, but he always puts the names. Here's the link to the latest such casualty list.

http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/dailydose/index.html?uc_full_date=20070527

[Dave]

I think perhaps that naming them by number drives home just how dehumanizing war is--these men have been fed into the meat grinder by this president, one by one, with not a care in the world for the fact that each one of them is a person, an individual. They're just pawns.

You could do the same for each Iraqi civilian killed, but it'd take a lot longer:

. . .613,538; 613,539; 613,540; 613,541; 613,542; 613,543; 613,544; 613,545; 613,546. . .

[Spalanzani]

I think it's fairly likely that Fred is already familiar with the Doonesbury Memorial Day list, and felt that doing the exact same thing would be pointless. I don't believe this list of numbers is supposed to represent those who have died as much as it is supposed to give us an idea of just how big a number 3,452 (and counting) really is. Sort of like this poster one of my old math teachers used to have that showed a thousand small objects. It shows you just how big the numbers really is. Likewise, Fred is trying to show in a small way just how much life has been lost.

Or he's been replaced by a robot.

[Kate]

Also, when I know what it represents, the number is no less meaningful than a name that I would alsp not recognize as meaningful out of context.

I don't know the 3,000+ personally and their names do not twig anything in my mind without context applied. Why is it different when the context is being applied numerically? I feel the same compassion for their loved ones that I would on reading their names, and in a strange way, the numbers unify the group for me in a way that names would not.

[Ursula L]

...these men...

And women. War always kills both, and only one gets counted.

[Spalanzani]

Hmm...was the "These are not just numbers." part there before or did Fred edit the post?

[David]

Hmm... not to be pedantic or anything, but... what happened to 501-600, 1501-1600, and 2501-2600? :-P

[Jeff Aronson]

"Ceci n'est pas une pipe"

[Rosina]

Hmm...was the "These are not just numbers." part there before or did Fred edit the post?

It was there before anyone commented. I saw it.

[LM]

Oh! I get it! It's Jeopardy! Uh...the question. Yes. It's: "How many deaths will it take 'til he knows that too many people have died?"

Come on, people. Could we just say "Rest in peace, dear ones", and then ponder the loss without glib statements?

[grenadine]

when will fashioning swords into ploughshares come back into fashion?

[straight]

Berkely Breathed's Memorial Day Weekend Opus comic is one of the most poignant I've ever seen.

http://comics.com/wash/opus/index.html

[Rich]

Uh...why stop at 3452? Well over 1000000 American service men and women have died fighting wars or rebelions*. May I also point out the insanity of saying "they're not just numbers" and then only posting numbers (an anonymous poster beat me to that point, God bless you sir or madam).

* - I haven't checked the numbers, and not counting Confederate soldiers I'm not sure if the number is over a million. In this case I'd be happy to be wrong.

[Nenya]

Rich--because this war is now, and this war is the one we have a chance to stop before twice this many are killed.

[X]

Ursula,

According to a university of pensyvalnia study (link):

"All but 64 of the deaths in Iraq have been males. With women not permitted to hold positions primarily intended for combat, their mortality is 5.5 times less that of males."

O' course, when they say "deaths in Iraq," they mean American soldier deaths, but that's a different rant.
The non-civil form of war is a peculiarly male affair - they're mostly the perpetrators and the victims. You can make up your own mind whether you want to demand or condemn research into this.

[X]

sorry, link