One million soldiers have died in wars from the American Revolution to the war on terrorism today.

Speakers at the American Legion Post 927 in Gilbert reminded people to tell the stories of those who sacrificed for our freedom.Monroe County coroner Bob Allen said his job is to be the last voice of the deceased and to tell people the cause of death."The cause of death for soldiers is a righteous one, not to be forgotten," Allen said.He urged people to "repeat stories of the men and women who bled for us."He told the more than 200 who attended, "Because you chose to be here, these dearly departed soldiers won't be forgotten."Be the voice of the deceased," Allen said.That's exactly what Vietnam veteran Glen Lippincott did.The director of small group operations for the Valor Clinic Foundation told the stories of the 10 men from Monroe County who lost their lives and are listed on the memorial dedicated on March 29 in Courthouse Square in Stroudsburg.Some were Lippincott's classmates.He related the story of classmate Robert C. Gottier, who was killed by a booby trap set by his own company. Lippincott graduated with him and remembered having his first ride on a snowmobile at Bob's 16th birthday party. He didn't know what happened to him until he read of his death in the book "Our War" by Col. David Taylor.Lippincott remembered David R. "Whitey" Bartholomew of Kresgeville, who he knew from working at Irv Altemose's Gulf Station in Brodheadsville. "He was a car guy and a bit of a wild man as I recall," Lippincott said.Another was Capt. Gilbert Allan Rovito of the U.S. Air Force, who everyone knew as Allan."I remembered him as a nice guy who treated underclassmen with respect. It seemed no surprise to me that Allan should become a search-and-rescue pilot," Lippincott said.When he died in a chopper crash at age 24, he was a "short-timer" with just seven days left in his estimated return to the states.The families left behind are also part of the soldiers' stories.In 1998, the Vietnam Veterans contacted Rovito's mother and offered to take her to Washington to see his name on the Vietnam Memorial. She said she was too frail to make the journey, so the chapter brought the Moving Wall to her in Tannersville in 1999. "Dorathea got to see and touch the name of Gilbert Allan Rovito on the wall," Lippincott said.Debby York shared the story of her niece, Air Force Major Candice Adams Ismirle, who died of cancer on Feb. 12, 2016. She served in the U.S. Air Force but was medically discharged when she couldn't continue with the illness.Legion Commander Robert Calcavecchiasaid many of those killed in action were young. "Can any of us say we accomplished more in our full life span than those we honor today?" he concluded.The Legion presented the final roll call for members who died since last memorial day: Maurice G. Andrews, Patrick J. Burns, Joseph R. Cedor Sr., Francis R. Clifford, Richard S. Coburn, Robert J. Corby, Joseph Damico, Carl L. Dennis, Joseph C. Diamond, Clinton Eshleman, Leroy M. Graham, Max F. Haffner, Emerson l. Heffelfinger, Joseph Heppa, Edward F. Jackala, Wilbert W. Kleintop Sr., Richard J. Kolbeck, Joseph A. Kunkle, Jack A. Lippicott, Harry M. Malone, George A. Mason, Joseph Shevlin, Alfred V. Nyegaard, Wiliam M. Viskup and Richard J. Wisener.