This is the only comprehensive webpage dedicated to listing all names of Wyoming military and law enforcement personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country and their community.
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The Spanish-American War (1898) This war was fought in response to the sinking of the battleship USS Maine. Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders and other American troops threw the Spanish troops out of Cuba, liberated the island, and demonstrated for the first time that American troops were the equal (or better) of those of established European nations.
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World War I (1916-1918) Precipitated by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, “The Great War” pitted Germany, Austria-Hungary, and its allies against France and Britain and their allies. A strong sentiment of neutrality among Americans kept the U.S. out of the war until the final months when the publication of the Zimmerman Letter ignited public support. Pershing’s army of a million Americans and the Spanish Flu pandemic brought a swift end to a war that dragged on for nearly four years.
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World War II (1941-1945) The United States’ peripheral involvement in this primarily European war dramatically changed with the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Fighting a two-front war against Germany/Italy and Japan, the United States—powered by the world’s foremost industrial might (The Arsenal of Democracy)—proved to be more than a match for the Axis nations. The war ended with the the first—and only—use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict.
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The Korean War (1950-1953) Often called the forgotten war, the legacy of a divided Korea still affects the world today. A United Nations action, the U.S. provided the majority of troops that prevented North Korea (aided by America’s World War II allies, China and the USSR) from absorbing South Korea. The country of Korea was divided at the end of World War II. An uneasy truce “ended” the war with Korea divided between north and south.
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The Vietnam War (1964-1975) Beginning in 1954, the United States supported South Vietnam, financially and with military advisors, as it fought to prevent North Vietnam (supported by Communist China) from taking over. After the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, the U.S. military presence accelerated. An official declaration of war never existed, and in 1975 the U.S. finally withdrew from Saigon, leaving the country in communist hands.
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The Gulf War (1990-1991) This war was a United Nations “action” to expel Iraq from Kuwait. The U.S. led the expulsion in two phases: Operation Desert Shield (August 1990 to January 1991) was a build-up of troops in preparation for Operation Desert Storm (January 1991 to February 1991), in which the U.N. forces liberated Kuwait in 4 days.
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The War on Terror (Sept 11, 2001-2021) This was a long-term counter-terrorism conflict waged by the United States and other United Nations forces against terrorist organizations taking refuge in Iraq and Afghanistan. The war began with the Al Qaeda-directed attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, commonly known as 9/11.
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