[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

>From the July 3, 2006 edition of the Army Times -

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U.S. service members who died while supporting combat operations in Iraq,
confirmed by the Defense Department from June 16 through June 22:

Army 1st Lt. Forrest P. Ewens, 25, of Chewelah, Wash.; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

Army Sgt. Ian T. Sanchez, 26, of Staten Island, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

Army Spc. Brent W. Koch, 22, of Morton, Minn.; assigned to Company E, 2nd
Battalion, 136th Infantry Combined Arms Battalion, Hutchinson, Minn.

Army Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker, 25, of Madras, Ore.; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Spc. David J. Babineau, 25, of Springfield, Mass.; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23, of San Marcos, Texas; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Spc. Robert L. Jones, 22, of Milwaukie, Ore.; assigned to the 40th
Engineer Battalion, Baumholder, Germany

Army Sgt. Reyes Ramirez, 23, of Willis, Texas; assigned to the 40th Engineer
Battalion, Baumholder, Germany

Marine Cpl. Christopher D. Leon, 20, of Lancaster, Calif.; assigned to 5th
Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa,
Japan

Marine Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Webb, 20, of Swartz Creek, Mich.; assigned to
1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Pfc. Christopher N. White, 23, of Southport, N.C.; assigned to 1st
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Staff Sgt. Benjamin D. Williams, 30, of Orange, Texas; assigned to
1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.


Army Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury, 22, of Saint Joseph, Mo.; assigned to the 71st
Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light
Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

Army Staff Sgt. Heathe N. Craig, 28, of Severn, Md.; assigned to the 159th
Air Ambulance Medical Company, Wiesbaden, Germany

Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Whyte, 21, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

 Army Sgt. Jason J. Buzzard, 31, of Constantinople, Calif.; assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas

Army Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti, 30, of Raynham, Mass.; assigned to the
3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
(Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

 Army Staff Sgt. Patrick L. Lybert, 28, of Ladysmith, Wis.; assigned to the
3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
(Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

Army Sgt. Sirlou C. Cuaresma, 25, of Chicago, Ill.; assigned to the 68th
Engineer Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion, 13th Containment Command
(Expeditionary), Fort Hood, Texas

Marine Cpl. Riley E. Baker, 22, of Pacific, Mo.; assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.


June 16 - June 22
Killed: 20; Wounded in action: 82


March 19, 2003 - June 22, 2006
Killed: 2,513; Wounded in action: 18,572

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And the beat goes on . . .

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil
and steady dedication of a lifetime." 

--Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.