By the numbers: Veterans and Memorial Day – CNN.com
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By Amy Roberts and Lindsey Knight, CNN Library
updated 6:06 PM EDT, Fri May 25, 2012
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CNN.com
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Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place flags at the graves of U.S. soldiers buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Washington (CNN) — As the country heads into the Memorial Day weekend, there are still almost 1.5 million U.S soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines deployed in war zones or combat missions worldwide, and the 3,000th coalition service member, a U.S. sailor, has died in Afghanistan.
So far, more than 6,400 U.S. servicemen and Read More
