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A meaningful tribute to fallen soldiers, on Google Earth
by Jay Hathaway May 25th 2009 at 8:00AM
I know it sounds a bit cheesy, but one of the most moving tributes to fallen American servicemen and women you can see this Memorial Day is a layer on Google Earth. Map the Fallen shows you the hometowns and places of death of the more than 5,000 soldiers lost in Afghanistan and Iraq to date. Rather than being a crass and hollow tribute, Map the Fallen represents each of these people as more than a statistic or an icon on a map.When you're zoomed out, those clusters of little icons do a good job of visualizing the sheer magnitude of the human sacrifice involved in war. Clicking on each of those icons shows details about each person, aggregated from several different sites that have been documenting the casualties. As a geek, I can't think of a more fitting way to honor each one of these people for their service. It's both educational and emotional.
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DiRT said 9:29AM on 5-25-2009
If they really gave a crap, they'd focus on more than just the current anti-war whipping boys.
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Medlir said 11:39AM on 5-26-2009
Sheer magnitude? With some perspective, around 12,000 people die every week in the US from non-war causes. 3000-4000 of those are under age 65. So while I appreciate soldiers defending our country and choosing it as their job, 5600 over 6 years isn't really a large number.
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