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No — we only have definitive locations of 4 out of the 7.The classical Seven Wonders of the [Ancient] World was just a list from both the historian Herodotus (484–425? BC) and the scholar Callimachus of Cyrene (305?–240 BC) while they were working at the Museum of Alexandria.The classical seven were:—(from earliest to most recent)Above: Kheops’ Pyramid in 2010 (photo Berthold Werner via Wikimedia)The Great Pyramid of Giza (Kheops’ Pyramid at Gizeh)Built during c. 2580–2560 BC. Original ancient name was “Khufu’s Horizon.”The only ancient wonder that still exists.Location known:— 29°58′45″N 31°08′04″ next to Cairo, Egypt.Above: Probable appearance of the Temple of Artemis (Diana) in this model at Miniaturk Park, Istanbul (photo: Zee Prime via Wikimedia, 2007)The Temple of Artemis at EphesusRebuilt completely three times. First build was during the 7th century BC. Final build destroyed in 401 AD.Site is on the edge of the modern town of Selçuk, Turkey. Only foundations and fragments of the last temple remain.Location known:— Pictures of the site as at 2011.Above: Assyrian wall relief showing garden in the ancient city of Nineveh (Mosul, Iraq) considered by some scholars to be the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (photo: Noah Wiener via Wikimedia, 2015)The Hanging Gardens of BabylonBuilt during 605–562 BC. Thought to be located near modern-day Hillah in Babil province, Iraq.The only wonder with no definitive location established — no Babylonian text mentioned the gardens and nothing archaeological found in modern-day sites of “Babylon.”Some archaeologists consider the Hanging Gardens of Nineveh (in modern-day Mosul, Iraq) to be the real one.Above: The supposed workshop of Pheidias at Olympia, where he fashioned the statue of Zeus (photo: Alun Salt via Wikimedia, 2005)The Statue of Zeus at OlympiaBuilt in 435 BC and was only 13 metres (43 feet) in height.First location was at the modern-day town of Olympia in Elis, West Greece (postal code 270 25).Lost and destroyed in a fire ca. 475 AD in last known location (Palace of Lausus in modern-day Istanbul, Turkey).Above: The ruins of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Bodrum, Turkey). (Photo: FollowingHadrian via Wikimedia, 2015)The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (a.k.a. Tomb of Mausolus)Built during 353–350 BC. Demolished in 1494.Location known:— 37°02′16″N 27°25′27″E (Bodrum, Turkey).Above: The citadel of Qa’it Bay built on the site and from the ruins of the ancient Pharos of Alexandria, Egypt. (Photo © Dennis Jarvis (CC-BY-2.0) via Britannica Kids)The Pharos (Lighthouse) of AlexandriaBuilt during 284–246 BC and survived in part until 1480. It was decommissioned from active service in 1303 or 1323.The word “Pharos” is pronounced “fair-ross” in ancient Greek and English.Location known:— 31°12′50″N 29°53′08″E (Alexandria, Egypt).Above: The temple of Apollo or Apollon at the Acropolis of Rhodes was a possible location of the Colossus instead of the traditional harbour location. (Photo: Jebulon via Wikimedia)The Colossus of RhodesExisted 280–226 BC and was a statue of the sun god Helios at the entrance to the port of the Greek island of Rhodes (Rhodos). Collapsed during an earthquake.According to ancient accounts, the Colossus measured 70 cubits — or 33 metres (108 feet) high, or about the height of the Statue of Liberty in New York City from crown to feet.Actual location of the original is still disputed.Some archaeologists contend it was more likely to be part of the nearby Acropolis of Rhodes that overlooks the port area from a hill (36° 26′ 23.9″ N, 28° 12′ 36.7″ E).My own Seven Wonders is how I manage to get through each of the seven days of the week without bursting a blood vessel from work.Thanks for the A2A.

When I enlisted in 1988, if you were Asian American, not only were you a rare bird in the U.S. Army, you were one of a kind in the infantry, and you were on your own, for all intents and purposes.^Me standing in front of our battalion HQ or “starship.” at Ft. Benning, Sand Hill during “Family Day.”^Yours truly after a five-mile run in the Georgia heat & humidity standing in front of my bunk during 11B OSUT at Ft. Benning, July 1988, D co., 2/19 Inf. Treadwell Barracks.For example, in my 11B OSUT basic training company at Ft. Benning, out of 200 soldiers, and approximately 20 cadre, I was the only Korean American. Our company did have one Laotian and one Cambodian, and one biracial person who was vaguely “half Chinese,” but acted and identified as white and resented any implication or suggestion that he might be Asian as well. So, out of 220 people, just three — including myself — identified as Asian in your prototypical OSUT infantry company in 1988, which means we’re talking a meta-minority here representing just two percent of the company, so yes, we were definitely under-represented. (In 1988, Asian Americans were about 4.2 percent of the U.S. population.)^During Family Day, July of 1988. My late dad took this pic of me at the Ft. Benning maingate. Didn’t even know this gate existed as we arrived in the pitch dark.Needless to say, looking back then some 30 years ago, if it was same-race solidarity and pan-Asian espirit de corps you were looking for, the U.S. military — and specifically the U.S. Army, and especially the infantry — was the worst place to find it and perhaps one of the worst possible places you could be as a young Asian American. But that’s not why I joined.^Me in the middle with my ARNG squad at Ft. Chaffee, AR ca. 1989.Nevertheless, it goes without saying that being the phenotypical outsider in a highly conformist and typically anti-Asian environment back then meant you were going to be subjected to a lot of anti-Asian discrimination, overt and covert racism, casual bigotry, bad racial jokes, and the non-stop barrage of stereotypical racial epithets and comments that would challenge even the most thick-skinned individual. But that was just the beginning.^Me standing in one of the most favorite places at Benning during OSUT, the dreaded and cherished ‘dfac’ at Treadwell Barracks.^Me in the middle with my unit when we deployed to Germany in 1990 for the Gulf War. This is Rhein-Main AB in Frankfurt a.M. Germany.The main problem with being the only person of your race in a very large and predominately white or black-dominated institution that isn’t known exactly for open-minded or progressive thinking is that you can easily become a scapegoat for anything and be falsely accused of everything, unless someone has your back, or knows that your reputation, conduct, performance and track record is flawless beyond reproach and unimpeachable to the point it would’ve been difficult to impugn your integrity. Of course, that’s easier said than done, b/c in this type of environment, people — not just your superiors, but also your peers and colleagues — are watching you like a hawk, just waiting for you to screw up so they can turn you in. Why? To get promotion points or simply out of jealousy, spite, racism, you name it!^Me in the back of a deuce-and-a-half with my M-60 GPMG during JRTC at Ft.Chaffee, AR, ca. 1989.^Standing outside our company area at Ft.Benning during family day.Typically, and this happens a lot in the Army, all someone has to say if something comes up missing/stolen/broken/SNAFU’d/etc., or more commonly if they themselves committed an infraction and are on the brink of being held accountable is, “that G**k did it!”, or, “I think it was probably that Asian kid who f*cked it up,” or, “That Korean private probably stole it.” And now, because you’re the only Asian and only Korean kid in the entire company/battalion/regiment/brigade, you’re now in a “world of sh*t.”^Squadmates during OSUT/basic training at Ft. Benning. That’s me on the right.On the other hand, it doesn’t work the same way if you are white or black, b/c if someone says, “That white guy did it…” you better not only have the accused’s rank, full name, unit, and serial number, as well as be able to identify him positively in a line-up, but solid proof and direct evidence that that person did it, b/c it’s not going to fly any other way.^Ft. Lewis, 1991. (I’m 2nd from left.)But back in the 1980s, when there was an entire officer and NCO corps raised on stories of Vietcong/North Korean/Japanese/Chinese as the main enemy of the U.S, it was lazy thinking to think it was probably that Asian soldier in your command who stole/broke or committed whatever illegal act. After all, as I’ve heard so many times before, “My grandaddy fought the Japs at Iwo Jima, my Uncle fought the g**ks at the Chosin Reservoir, and my daddy fought them again in Viet Nam!” So of course, it is just little ole’ me who’s gonna stab you in the back cos that’s why I joined the Army, right? LOL.^I took this picture as I was about to board a CH-47 with my platoon for an FTX at Ft. Lewis ca. 1991.Anyway, this was 30 years ago, and I’d like to believe things have changed a little, but I’m not going to hold my breath as the racially motivated hazing and subsequent Suicide of U.S. Marine Lcpl Harry Lew and the Suicide of U.S. Army Private Danny Chen both in 2011 in Afghanistan indicate that not much has changed from when I remember things, especially in the infantry in the 1980s and early ’90s when I was in.^Back from Ft. Benning in August 1988 after 13 weeks of 11B OSUT with my mom and sister.Regardless, time moves forward, and despite such discouraging incidents, recruitment of the current crop of Asian Americans are up overall, as many service-minded Asian Americans are now getting the hint that the best way to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces is to serve as an officer. To wit:In 2009, the Army had Asian Americans serving as 4.4 percent of its commissioned officers, and 3.5 percent of its enlisted personnel.In 2010, Asian Americans made up 3.7 percent of active duty service members, mostly in the Army and Navy, and 3.9 percent of the officers.In 2012, there were about 65,000 immigrants serving in the U.S. armed forces; of those, about 23 percent were from the Philippines.Due to the numerous Filipinos serving in the Navy, when seen together, they've been described as the "Filipino Mafia"Compare these low numbers with the fact that Asian Americans are currently 5.6% of the U.S. population. While Asian Americans are under represented in the enlisted ranks, they are closer to the civilian population in the officer ranks at around 4.4% of U.S. Army officers being Asian Americans. Also, 8 percent of USMA’s class of 2018 are Asian American, according to data released by the academy. (Generally, 8~10 % of the cadets are Asian American at West Point, with 80~90% being Korean Americans, oddly enough.)The latest stats for all the services in the U.S. military show that Asians accounted for just 3.8 percent of enlisted men and women and 4.4 percent of officers, according to a 2013 demographics report prepared for the Department of Defense.That said, lest we forget, Asian Americans in whatever capacity, not only continue to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, but have also paid the ultimate sacrifice too. Lest we forget, there have been over 47 Asian-American U.S. military personnel who gave their lives in combat during OIF/OEF over the past 15 years in Iraq and Afghanistan. While I cannot remember everyone of their names, in addition to Marine Lcpl Harry Lew and Army Private Danny Chen, there were 9 other Chinese Americans (for a total of 11 Chinese-American KIAs), 2 Hmong-American KIAs, one Japanese-American KIA, 11 Vietnamese-American KIAs, and 22 Korean-American KIAs during OIF/OEF from 2002–2011 for a total of 47 Asian-American KIAs since 9/11 that I can name offhand. (There may be others. If so, please feel free to drop me a line with their name and details.) Those 47 Asian-American heroes are listed here as a memorial and reminder of their sacrifice to our nation:22 Korean Americans KIA during OIF/OEF after 9/11/2001:22) USAF Major Walter D. Gray, 38, an adopted Korean American, assigned as an U.S. Air Force Air Liaison Officer with 13th Air Support Ops Squadron, attached to the U.S. Army’s 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO. KIA: 08 AUG 2012, Sarkowi, Afghanistan due to a suicide VBIED attack on their base, killing Major Gray along with 4th ID’s CSM and another U.S. Army major in single attack.^USAF Major Walter D. Gray, an adopted Korean American, KIA 08 AUG 2012, Afghanistan, OEF.21) Army SGT Kyle B. McClain, 25, an adopted Korean American, assigned to 1433rd Engr. Co., 507th Engr. Bde, 177th MP Bde. KIA 01 AUG 2012, Salim-Aka Afghanistan.^Army SGT Kyle B. McClain, an adopted Korean American, KIA 01 AUG 2012, Afghanistan, OEF.20) Army Specialist Jinsu Lee, 34, Chatsworth, CA, assigned to 2–27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd BCT, 25th ID, Schofield Barracks, HI. KIA: 05 August 2011 due to hostile fire at FOB Bostick, Afghanistan.^Army SPC Jinsu Lee, CA, KIA 05 AUG 2011 at the age of 34, Afghanistan, OEF.19) Army SGT Jeffrey Chul-Soon Sherer, 29, assigned to 1–24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade, 25th ID. KIA: 02 JUNE 2011, Shah-Joy, Kandahar, Afghanistan as a result of an IED attack to his Stryker vehicle.^Army SGT Jeffrey C.S. Sherer, an adopted Korean American, KIA 02 June, 2011 at the age of 29, Afghanistan, OEF.18) Army SFC Daehan Park, 36, of Watertown, Conn.;Died March 12, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom.Unit: assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (3-1 SFG), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. MOS: 11B20 (infantry squad leader) & 18E (Special Operations Communications Sergeant).SFC Park, a.k.a. “Michael Schneider,” was killed in action on 12 March 2011 in Wardak Province, Afghanistan due to injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an IED.^Army SFC Daehan Park, 3–1st SFG(A), KIA 12 March 2011 OEF.17) Army Sgt. Daniel Lim, 23, of Cypress, CA. Died July 24, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom.Unit: assigned to 5-3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.MOS: 13M, MLRS CrewmanSergeant Daniel Lim was killed in action on July 24, 2010 in Qalat, Afghanistan due to an IED attack on his vehicle. Also killed with Lim were Staff Sgt. Conrad A. Mora, SPC Joseph A. Bauer and PFC. Andrew L. Hand.^Army SGT Daniel Lim, 5–3rd FA, 17 FB, KIA 24 July 2011 OEF.16) Army PFC Benjamin J. Park, 25 of Fairfax Station, VADied June 18, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom.Unit: assigned to the 1-502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT, 101stAirborne Division (…Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY;MOS: 11B, Infantryman;KIA June 18, 2010: Zhari district, Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an IED.^Army PFC Benjamin J. Park, 1–502nd Infantry Regt., 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Div., KIA 18 June 2010, OEF.15) Army SPC Shinwoo Kim, 23, of Fullerton , CA .Unit: assigned to 2-12 Infantry, 2nd BCT, 2nd ID, Ft. Carson,… CO.MOS: Army MedicKIA 6-28-07 from IED. SPC Kim was killed along with four other members of his squad from IED wounds in Iraq during OIF.^Army SPC Shinwoo Kim, 2–12th Infantry Regt., 2nd BCT, 2nd ID, KIA 28 June 2007, OIF.14) Army SFC Nathan L. Winder, 32, of Blanding , UT.Unit: assigned to 2-1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Ft. Lewis WA .MOS: Special Forces MedicKIA 6-26-07 in Diwaniyah , Iraq , of a shot to the neck sustained from enemy small-arms fire.^Army SFC Nathan L. Winder, an adopted Korean-American, 2–1st SFG(A), KIA 26 June 2007, OIF.13) Army Spec. Louis G. Kim, 19, Covina , CAUnit: 1-26th Inf, 2nd BCT, 1st ID, Schweinfurt , Germany .KIA: 2-20-2007, Ramadi Iraq , from small-arms fire during combat operations.^Army SPC Louis G. Kim, 1–26th Infantry Regt., 2nd BCT, 1st ID., KIA 20 Feb 2007, OIF.12) Army Sgt. Jae S. Moon, 21, Levittown , PA. Unit: 2-12 Inf, 2nd BCT, 2nd ID, Ft. Carson, CO. KIA: 12-25-2006, Baghdad due to an IED attack.^Army SGT Jae-sik Moon, 2–12th Infantry Regt., 2nd BCT, 2nd ID, KIA 25 DEC 2006, OIF.11) Marine Lcpl. Minhee Andy Kim, 20, Ann Arbor , MIUnit: 1-24th Marines, 4th MarDiv, USMCR.KIA: 11-1-2006, Anbar Province , from small-arms fire during combat operations.^ Marine Lcpl. Minhee Andy Kim; 1-24th Marines, 4th MarDiv, USMCR; KIA 01 NOV 2006; OIF.10) Army PFC Jang-ho Kim, 20, Placentia , CA. Unit: 1-26 Inf, 2nd BCT, 1st ID, Schweinfurt , Germany. KIA: 11-13-2006, Baghdad/OIF due to an IED.^Army PFC Jang-ho Kim; 1-26 Inf, 2nd BCT, 1st ID; KIA 13 NOV 2006; OIF.9) Army Sgt. Kyu H. Chay, 34, Fayettville , NC. Unit: 1-3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Ft. Bragg , NC. KIA: 10-28-2006, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan, IED.^Army SGT Kyu H. Chay, 1-3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne). KIA: 28 OCT 2006.8. Marine Lcpl. Kun Y. Kim, 20, Atlanta , GA. Unit: 3-8 Marines, 2nd MarDiv, II MEF, Camp Lejeune , NC. KIA: 4-2-2006, Anbar Province, Iraq, during combat ops.^Marine Lcpl. Kun Y. Kim; 3-8 Marines, 2nd MarDiv, II MEF; KIA 2 APRIL 2006; OIF.7) Navy QM2 (SEAL) James Suh, 28, Deerfield Beach , FLUnit: SDV-Team 1, Pearl Harbor , HIKIA: 6-28-2005, mountains of eastern Afghanistan , MH-47 Chinook helicopter crash during “Operation Redwings.”^Navy QM2 (SEAL) James Suh; SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One (SDV Team 1). KIA: 28 JUNE 2005.6) Army PFC Samuel S. Lee, 19, Anaheim , CA. Unit: 1-506 IN, 2nd ID, Camp Greaves , Korea. KIA: 3-28-2005, Ramadi , Iraq , non-combat incident.^Army PFC Samuel S. Lee, 1–506 Infantry Regiment, 2nd ID. KIA: 28 MARCH 2005.5) Army PFC Min-soo Choi, 21, RiverVale, NJ. Unit: 6-8 Cav, 4th Bde, 3rd ID, Ft. Stewart, GA. MOS: 11B. KIA: 2-26-2005, Abertha , Iraq , IED.^Army PFC Min-soo Choi, MOS 11B, 6-8 Cav, 4th Bde, 3rd ID; KIA 26 FEB 2005; OIF.4) Marine Cpl. In-Chul Kim, 23, Warren , MI. Unit: 9th Com Btn, 1st MEF, PendletonKIA: 12-7-2004, Anbar Province , Iraq , vehicle accident.^Cpl In-Chul Kim; 9th Com Btn, 1st MEF; KIA 7 DEC 2004; OIF.3) Army Pvt Jeung-jin Na Kim, 23, Honolulu , HIUnit: 2-17 FA, 2nd ID, Camp Hovey , KoreaKIA: 10-6-2004, Ramadi , Iraq , small-arms fire during combat operations.^Army PVT Jeung-jin Na Kim; 2-17 FA, 2nd ID; KIA 06 OCT 2004; OIF.2) Marine Cpl. Bum R. Lee, 21, Sunnyvale , CAUnit: 2-4 Marines, 1st MarDiv, 1st MEF, Camp Pendleton. KIA: 6-2-2004, Anbar Province , Iraq during combat operations.^Cpl. Bum R. Lee; 2-4 Marines, 1st MarDiv, 1st MEF; KIA 02 JUNE 2004; OIF.1) Marine Lcpl. Brad S. Shuder, 21, El Dorado , CA. Unit: 2-1 Marines, 1st MarDiv, 1st MEF,Camp Pendleton. KIA: 4-12-2004, Anbar Province , Iraq from enemy mortar fire.^Marine Lcpl. Brad S. Schuder, an adopted Korean American, 2-1 Marines, 1st MarDiv, 1st MEF; KIA 12 April 2004; OIF.11 Vietnamese-Americans KIA during OIF/OEF after 9/11/2001: (List may not be complete):11) Marine Lcpl. Tevan L. Nguyen: 21, of Hutto, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Dec. 28, 2010 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.^Marine Lcpl. Tevan L. Nguyen: 21, 3–5th Marine, 1st MarDiv, 1 MEF, KIA 28 DEC 2010, OEF.10) Army PFC Tan Q. Ngo: 20, of Beaverton, Ore.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany; died Aug. 27, 2008 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when his mounted patrol received small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire.^Army PFC Tan Q. Ngo: assigned to 1–4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany, KIA: 27 AUG 2008 in Kandahar, Afghanistan due RPG attack.9) Army Staff SGT Du Hai Tran: 30, of Reseda, Calif.; assigned to the Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; died June 20, 2008 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on patrol during combat operations.^Army Staff SGT Du Hai Tran, 30, of Reseda, Calif.; assigned to the Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; KIA 20 June 2008 in Balad, Iraq, OIF.8) Army SPC Dan H. Nguyen: 24, of Sugar Land, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 8, 2007 in Tahrir, Iraq while trying to rescue a fellow soldier when his unit was attacked by enemy forces.^Army Spc. Dan H. Nguyen, 24 of Sugarland, Texas, KIA 08 MAY 2007) while trying to rescue a soldier in Iraq during OIF.7) Army SGT Long N. Nguyen: 27, of Portland, Ore.; assigned to the 141st Brigade Support Battalion, Oregon ARNG, Portland, Ore.; died Feb. 10, 2007 of a non-combat-related wound in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan.^Army Sgt. Long N. Nguyen, 27, of Portland, Oregon of the 41st Infantry Brigade Support Battalion, OR ARNG, died 10 FEB 2007 in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, of a non-combat related wound.6) Army SFC Tung M. Nguyen: 38, of Tracy, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airoborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Nov. 14, 2006 of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.^Army SGT Tung. M. Nguyen, 38, of Tracy, CA, assigned to 2–3rd SFG(A), Fort Bragg, NC, KIA: 14 NOV 2006 due to combat operations in Baghdad during OIF.5) Army SPC Quoc-Binh Tran: 26, of Mission Viejo, Calif.; assigned to the 181st Support Battalion, California Army National Guard, San Bernardino, Calif.; died Nov. 7, 2004, of wounds sustained due to an IED during convoy operations in Baghdad.^Army SPC Quoc-Binh Tran: 26, of Mission Viejo, Calif.; assigned to the 181st Support Battalion, California ARNG, San Bernardino, Calif.; died 07 NOV, 2004.4) Marine Lcpl. Andrew S. Dang: 20, of Foster City, Calif.; assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed March 22, 2004 by hostile fire near Ramadi, Iraq.^Marine Lcpl. Andrew S. Dang: 20, of Foster City, Calif.; assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st MarDiv, I MEF, Camp Pendleton, CA.KIA: 22 MAR, 2004.3) Marine Lcpl. Victor R. Lu: 22, of Los Angeles; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Nov. 13, 2004 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq. Victor Ronald Huyen Lu’s parents were Vietnamese refugees and his father was a former South Vietnamese Army officer who fled Viet Nam in 1975.^Marine Lcpl. Victor R. Lu: 22, of Los Angeles; assigned to 3-5th Marine, 1st MarDiv, I MEF, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA. KIA: 13 NOV 20042) Marine Cpl. Binh N. Le: 20, of Alexandria, Va.; assigned to 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Dec. 3, 2004 of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.^Marine Cpl. Binh N. Le: 20, of Alexandria, Va.; assigned to 5-10th Marine, 2nd MarDiv, II MEF, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died 03 DEC 2004.1 ) Marine Lcpl. Alan Dinh Lam: 19, of Snow Camp, N.C; assigned to the 8th Communication Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed on April 22, 2003, in a non-hostile accident when a RPG launcher being fired for familiarization malfunctioned near Kut, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.^Marine Lcpl. Alan Dinh Lam: 19, of Snow Camp, N.C; assigned to the 8th Communication Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; KIA on April 22, 2003,11 Chinese Americans KIA during OIF/OEF after 9/11/2001. (List may not be complete.)11) Marine Lcpl. Harry Lew:10) Army PFC Danny Chen:9) Army SGT Yihjyh L. Chen:8) Army PFC Ming Sun:7) Army SPC Roger S. Lee:6) Army SSG Edmund L. Lo:5) Navy Corpsman HM2: Xin Qi:4) Army CWO-3: Cornell C. Chao: 36, of Orange City, Calif.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan 28, 2007 of wounds sustained when his helicopter crashed during combat operations in Najaf, Iraq. Also killed was Army Capt. Mark T. Resh.^Army CWO-3: Cornell C. Chao: 36, of Orange City, Calif.; assigned to the 4-227th Aviation, 1st AirCav Bde, 1st Cav Div, Fort Hood, Texas; died 28 Jan 2007 during helicopter combat operations in Iraq during OIF.3) Marine Lcpl. Jeffrey Lam: 22, of Queens, N.Y.; assigned to the 6th Communications Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Corps Reserve, Brooklyn, N.Y.; killed Nov. 8, 2004 in a non-hostile vehicle incident in Anbar province, Iraq.^Marine Lcpl. Jeffrey Lam: 22, of Queens, N.Y.; assigned to the 6th Coms Btn, 4th FSSG, USMCR, Brooklyn, N.Y. KIA: 08 NOV 8, 20042) Army SGT Elijah Tai-Wah Wong, 42, Mesa, AZ, of the Arizona ARNG 363rd EOD Co., KIA: 09 FEB 2004, in Sinjar, Iraq during EOD operations.^Army SGT Elijah Tai-Wah Wong, AZ ARNG, 363rd EOD, KIA: 09 FEB 2004, OIF.1 ) Army SPC Doron Chan: 20, of Highland, N.Y.; assigned to 411th Engineer Brigade, Army Reserve, New Windsor, N.Y.; killed March 18, 2004, when his convoy vehicle was cut off by a civilian vehicle near Balad, Iraq. Chan’s vehicle swerved, crossed into oncoming traffic and flipped over.^Army SPC Doron Chan: 20, of Highland, N.Y.; assigned to 411th Engineer Brigade, USAR, New Windsor, N.Y. KIA 08 March 2004,2 Hmong-Americans KIA in OIF/OEF since 9–11–2001:2) Army SPC Qixing Hwjhuam Lee: 20, of Minneapolis; assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug. 27, 2006 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A3 Bradley Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. Moises Jazmin, Spc. Shaun A. Novak and Spc. Tristan C. Smith.August 27, 2006, OIF.^Army SPC Qixing H. Lee, KIA 27 AUG 2006.1 ) Army Specialist, Thai Vue: 22, of Willows, Calif.; assigned to the 127th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, V Corps, Hanau, Germany; killed June 18, 2004 when a mortar round hit the motor pool where he was working in Baghdad.^Army SPC Thai Vue, 18 JUNE 2004.1 Japanese-American KIA in OIF/OEF since 9/11/2001:1 ) USAF Capt. Reid K. Nishizuka: 30, of Kailua, Hawaii, assigned to 427th Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif.; died April 27, 2013, in the crash of an MC-12 aircraft near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Also killed in the incident were Capt. Brandon L. Cyr, of Woodbridge, Va., Staff Sgt. Richard A. Dickson, of Rancho Cordova, Calif.; and Staff Sgt. Daniel N. Fannin, of Morehead, Ky.^USAF Capt. Reid K. Nishizuka, KIA 27 APRIL 2013.

Because both sides are wrong. They just are. They then take the approach of “the other side is wrong, therefore I’m right.” This comic describes the discussion in the US (I assume that’s what you’re talking about) to a scaringly accurate degree:Since you said conservatives first, let’s address some of the claims made by conservatives that are blatantly false (as a quick disclaimer, I know that not all American conservatives deny climate change, but conservatives deny it much more than liberals,[1] and they all use different arguments. I know not every single person uses every single one of these arguments either, but these are the most frequent of the provided sub-set):The climate changing is just part of a natural cycle.[2]This is technically right… and there are a variety of arguments that go with it. Such as the Milankovich cycle[3]or el Nino and la Nina[4]or a plethora of other naturally occurring events. Our climate is constantly changing and will continue to constantly change. However, what is alarming is the rate of change. This is something that is not documented anywhere in the earth’s history or anything near it. In a footnote, I will provide access to a study (freely available, I think).[5]Do note that the graph provided below is labeled in million years before present, then thousands of years before present, then 1–2005AD, then further projections.CO2 isn’t even a greenhouse gas[6]This is entirely not true. There are multiple studies done that have proven that co2 is a greenhouse gas. We’ve done studies about this since 1827[7]and have been able to conclude that co2 is a greenhouse gas and does affect the temperature of the planet. We also know how greenhouse gases affect the atmosphere and temperature.[8]The Planet is Greening[9]There are two overall problems first is that this doesn’t take into account that more co2 will be bad or plants in the long term. Part of this is that with the assumption of continued greening assumes a rise in nitrogen levels to correspond, of which there is no data to back it.[10] Plants will also start to suffocate if there is too much higher levels of co2.[11]The other part of that is, as the NASA article at the beginning states, most of the greening is from the efforts of countries to plant more trees or grow more ocean algae. Though the current rise in CO2 is good, it is unsustainable long-term for overall greening (see citation 10).CO2 is a small part of the atmosphere[12]Yes, however, I would refer you to the previous source that I provided. I would also like to provide another source.[13]The quickest way to explain it is that yes, while it is a small part of the atmosphere and isn’t that powerful of a gas, it sets in motion a cycle called the greenhouse effect[14]which puts much more of a gas called methane into the atmosphere which is much stronger and causes much more warming,[15]which increases the greenhouse effect, etc. it snowballs (pun intended). Here is a more thorough explanation of it.[16]Human CO2 output doesn’t affect the overall amount of CO2[17]This is where I am going to quickly note the sliding goalposts here, the next one will also continue to slide the goalposts. This is where I am going to point out some credibility within the source, even though it is mostly wrong. Here are the co2 levels over the years[18]As you can see, there is some truth to what people are saying. There is a cyclical nature to climate (as stated earlier), but this is not the norm as part of the cycle. There is very clearly something influencing the levels of co2, there is a quick explanation as to how provided here.[19]The short version of it is, we had a balance, and human output has tipped it. This is seen by comparing co2 levels with human co2 output as shown here.[20]You can also show the human activity of co2 and compare it to the net activity of the environment and compare it to the total amount of co2 as done in this source.[21]It’s the sun that’s causing it, not greenhouse gases[22]The thing is that despite this claim it is quite well documented not just by NASA[23] but by others that have confirmed that solar output levels have been trending down the last 35 years, but the average temperature of the earth is still increasing.[24]Datasets have been wrong[25]The basic premise comes from this guy’s dataset used by Dr. Roy Spencer[26]to then show that all datasets used by IPCC are wrong, as stated by the UN climate models (which, claimed in the article in the footnote should be 1.4 degrees over a century). Yet Dr. Spencer’s model which runs from 1979–2019 (a 40-year model) has an increase of around 0.7 degrees I am rounding to make the math easy over 2/5s of a century. If we expand that out to be a century (assuming linear growth, though that’s a conservative thing to do)[27]you will get about 1.75 degrees of warmth, which is within the range of what the UN actually claims somewhere between 1.5 and 2 degrees (all temperatures in Centigrade).[28]So Dr. Roy Spencer’s data, which is the data oft pointed to when claiming datasets are wrong, actually shows the UN models to be right.The Earth isn’t getting warmer (graph below)Source: Senator Ted Cruz Convenes Contentious Hearing on Climate ScienceThis is a graph Ted Cruz used to show all of the time to show that there is, in fact, no warming. Yet, the actual data shows….Even the data by Dr. Roy Spencer, controversial though it may be, also completely disproves this point. As stated earlier, his data also shows that the earth is getting warmer and warmer.Enough about why conservatives are wrong, let’s talk about the more dangerous ones in the United States on this topic, liberals and how they are wrong. They’re the more dangerous ones because they continue to project that the earth is about to end when they are so entirely and completely wrong. It isn’t, it just plain isn’t. You get articles like this[29]showing time and time again where predictions made by people exaggerating claims were wrong. This is because the claims were not based in science, I’ll tackle a few here and try to show how they get out of hand.The world is going to end in 12 years.[30]Upon seeing that, the first thing that enters your mind is “Which time when that was claimed?” Which makes dealing with this the frustration that it is as I stated above. Which of course, is not true, no matter how many times it is claimed, and has never been the stance of scientific research. AOC spokespeople reference a study put out by the IPCC[31]which actually gives the timeframe of 2030–2052 to reach the 1.5-degree mark. This also isn’t the end of the world either, but it makes it hard to stop it from getting to 2, and then we start having more troubles but that still isn’t the end of the world, it’s just probably irreversible in the long term.Florida will be underwater[32]This one is a prediction that Florida will be underwater by 2025. This is most certainly not true. The current rate is at 3.4 millimeters a year of sea-level rise.[33]The rate is increasing though, and sea levels will probably be about 1.5 meters higher in 2100 than it was in 2000. Florida’s highest point is 95 meters above the water, so this will take thousands of years to happen because when all sea ice is melted (which, will also take thousands of years) it will only raise oceans by 70 meters.[34]This means that even after all of the sea ice melts, still, all of Florida will not be underwater. So… why would you push this? All it does is serve to confuse the masses.NYC will be underwater[35]This one was a prediction that New York City will be underwater by 2015. We know that this did not happen. I’m using one that we know failed last. This has never been a prediction found in the scientific literature. At least, not that I’ve been able to find. NYC though is at least 10 meters above Sea Level. This means at the current rate of 1.5 meters/century, it will be a coastal city (like, right on the coast, instead of half on the coast) in a few hundred years because keep in mind this is an accelerating rate.[36]So it very well might be, but not for at least 1,000 years. This is something that is very often pushed by celebrities such as Al Gore, or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who claim time and time again that NYC will be underwater shortly, or the most recent claim that we will need to dam the airports by 2080.[37]Which is completely untrue with predicted levels of sea rise. [38]So this brings me to why is it so vicious? It’s because they’re both right just enough that they can both argue with facts, logic, and reason, and even back up their statements with peer-reviewed science (to an extent, if they nitpick and don’t look too closely) that you can make the other appear to be scientifically illiterate. That is the real danger behind all of this. Both people are enough right, but neither is “right enough” to have the other side be completely wrong. With the liberals, you have these wild and asinine predictions that are completely untrue when the truth is scary enough. The truth is, over a period of hundreds and thousands of years, global warming will lead to increased average temperature, increased extreme temperatures, more extreme weather events, ice melting (for as long as there is ice), Sea level rise, ocean acidification, deaths of species by the thousands, a severe weakening of our agriculture systems, and I’m just getting started![39]So the need to exaggerate when these are already known consequences feels… self-defeating. For conservatives, they see these exaggerations and accept them to be the reality without double-checking them. They then find out that these predictions were wrong and assume that the whole thing is bunk and then find things that agree with them, like the blog wattsupwiththat, or talking heads like Richard Lindzen or Christopher Monkton.What we have then, is a case where neither side is technically right, and are both appallingly wrong. It’s easy to just think “well, the other side is wrong, so the opposite must be right.” So we stick to showing how the other side is wrong, instead of showing what’s right. I’ve seen it happen over and over again - someone states that the other side is very clearly wrong and that the side they believe in is right. Yet they completely fail to cite any relevant science or research. Which, while calling out the exact problem, they only propagate it.This is the sad reality. Identification of the problem, and lack of willingness to correct either yourself or the other side, in favor of scoring points, further promotes the problem. The solution should be to subsidize the free market and let economies of scale take over, there are already plenty of solutions, we just need to make them economically viable, and I’m sure most of us agree the best way to do that is through the free market.Edit: Updated a wrong citation referenceFootnotes[1] The Ideology of Climate Change Denial in the United States[2] Earth Cools In Persistent, 1,500-Year Rhythm, Say Columbia Scientists, Working From Sea Cores[3] Milankovitch Cycle - Universe Today[4] El Niño & La Niña (El Niño-Southern Oscillation)[5] Pliocene and Eocene provide best analogs for near-future climates[6] Predictions by climate models are flawed, says invited speaker at Sandia[7] Early Climate Science and Carbon Dioxide[8] The Causes of Climate Change[9] Human Activity in China and India Dominates the Greening of Earth[10] CO2 is making Earth greener—for now – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet[11] https://skepticalscience.com/co2-plant-food-advanced.htm[12] http://www.galileomovement.com.au/docs/GreggThompson_short.pdf[13] https://skepticalscience.com/empirical-evidence-for-co2-enhanced-greenhouse-effect.htm[14] Greenhouse effect definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary[15] Greenhouse gas - Methane[16] If carbon dioxide makes up only a minute portion of the atmosphere, how can global warming be traced to it? And how can such a tiny amount of change produce such large effects?[17] Most Of The Rise In CO2 Likely Comes From Natural Sources[18] Climate Change Indicators: Atmospheric Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases | US EPA[19] https://skepticalscience.com/human-co2-smaller-than-natural-emissions.htm[20] https://skepticalscience.com/co2-increase-is-natural-not-human-caused.htm[21] https://skepticalscience.com/anthrocarbon-brief.html[22] Sunspots reaching 1,000-year high[23] Is the Sun causing global warming? – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet[24] https://skepticalscience.com/solar-activity-sunspots-global-warming-intermediate.htm[25] Climate Science Reaches a Landmark That Chills Global Warming Alarmists[26] http://www.drroyspencer.com/latest-global-temperatures/[27] https://skepticalscience.com/exponential-increase-CO2-warming.htm[28] Climate Change[29] Wrong Again: 50 Years of Failed Eco-pocalyptic Predictions[30] Ocasio-Cortez: "The World Is Going To End In 12 Years If We Don't Address Climate Change"[31] https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/chapter/spm/[32] Predictions Put Some Of South Florida Under Water by 2025[33] Kinematic Constraints on Glacier Contributions to 21st-Century Sea-Level Rise[34] Video: Bill Nye the Science Guy Explains the Impact of Global Warming - Voices.earth[35] FLASHBACK: ABC's ’08 Prediction: NYC Under Water from Climate Change By June 2015[36] New study finds sea level rise accelerating – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet[37] AOC: All Three Major NYC Airports Are Projected To Be Flooded by 2080[38] https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/WG1AR5_Chapter13_FINAL.pdf[39] Effects of Global Warming