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You can pay tribute to those who died while serving the country by going online to the new Google Earth layer known as Map the Fallen.  With this interactive map, users can view stats about how, when and where the service member died.  The map is made up of individuals who died since the war in Afghanistan began.

Lines are drawn on Map the Fallen between the approximate location of the death of the soldier to his or her hometown.  Links are provided as well for memorial sites and photos provided by family and friends.  Map the Fallen runs off of a timeline, so that the deaths are arranged chronologically starting with October of 2001.  There is also a search feature that allows visitors to search for the service member by name, gender, age, hometown and location of death.

Developers of the project hope that it will be a reminder of the true meaning of Memorial Day while providing important stats to individuals that may not know the status of someone that went away to war in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Site: [Map the Fallen]