Many US citizens have given their lives selflessly in the wars America has had. World War II began in 1939, however, the United States did not join until 1941. When the war ended in 1945 there were more than 416,800 American servicemen who had bravely lost their lives, but why did this start the war? with? On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland and other nations that were part of the British Empire. Going deeper into the reasoning, already at the end of the First World War Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles, from which many Germans strongly wanted to withdraw. This was one of the treaties signed on 28 June 1918, which ended the actual conduct of the war; however, it took six months to officially conclude. This made Germany lose 14%, prohibited them from annexing other states, limited the size of German forces, and forced them to pay huge indemnities. For some, soldiers who went beyond the call of duty aren't mentioned enough. like soldiers. These soldiers performed what we call an "act of valor", which deserves recognition...