And we remember them

And we remember them: "And we remember them
From Indian battles in the 1800s to Humvee blasts in Iraq, more than 5,800 Oregonians have died in wars . . .
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Mike Francis

O n the page, the names are bloodless lines of type: a name, a rank, a branch of service, a date of death, maybe a hint of the circumstances. 'Smith, Donald L,' reads one of the 269 lines on a list of Oregon's Korean War casualties. 'PFC Army Hood River, Oregon 02 Nov 1950, Died While Missing.'"