The Hedgehog Report – Phoenix Edition

3 responses to “Memorial day”

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   DW

   May 25, 2026 at 9:18 am

   Never forget those who gave their all, and never forget we are always one generation away from Communist oppression

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   jason yupanqui

   May 25, 2026 at 9:35 am

   I watched a show on the Battle of the Bulge yesterday. Something like 19,000 Americans died in just that one battle.

   Somehow there is a perception that life was cheap only in antiquity or maybe even during Napoleonic or Civil War times but the truth is even “advanced” societies like the US and Germany as late as WWII, 80 years ago, found it acceptable to lose tens of thousands of troops over a single objective.

   Much is made of the 13 American dead in this conflict, but in Vietnam we were still “comfortable” with 300 dead a week.

   If the Iranians managed to sink a US warship it would be like the end of the world. In WWII, Britain lost an astonishing 313 major warships including 5 carriers, 3 battleships, 28 cruisers, 132 destroyers and 77 subs.

   Germany lost over 750 submarines during the war. German soldiers dead? 5.4 million.

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   jason yupanqui

   May 25, 2026 at 11:11 am

   The Russians don’t know how many of their soldiers died, but it is between 8.7 and 11.4 million. Plus another 20 million civilians.

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