Stones with the word “hero” written on them lay on grave stones in Section 60, where many soldiers from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are buried, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)The American Revolutionary War lasted from 1775 to 1781.
Our tragic War Between the States raged from 1861 to 1865.
U.S. participation in World War I was from 1917 to 1918.
We were engaged in World War II from 1941 to 1945.
The Korean War stretched from 1950 to 1953.