[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

>From the November 6, 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 October 27 through November 2:

Marine Sgt. Luke J. Zimmerman, 24, of Luxemburg, Wis.; assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. 

Army Pvt. Michael V. Bailey, 20, of Waldorf, Md.; assigned to the 4th
Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York

Army Staff Sgt. Kyu H. Chay, 34, of Fayetteville, N.C.; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

Marine Lance Cpl. Troy D. Nealey, 24, of Eaton Rapids, Mich.; assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces
Reserve, Lansing, Mich.

Army Sgt. Kraig D. Foyteck, 26, of Skokie, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort
Wainwright, Alaska

Army Sgt. Michael T. Seeley, 27, of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada;
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas

Army Spc. Isaiah Calloway, 23, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany.

Army Sgt. Kenneth E. Bostic, 21, of Hawthorne, Nev.; assigned to the 204th
Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, 1st Combat Support
Brigade, Fort Polk, La.

Marine Pfc. Jason Franco, 18, of Corona, Calif.; assigned to Marine Aviation
Logistics Squadron 11, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing,
Miramar, Calif.

Marine Lance Cpl. James E. Brown, 20, of Owensville, Ind.; assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Staff Sgt. Jason D. Whitehouse, 27, of Phoenix, Ariz.; assigned to
2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune,
N.C.

Army Spc. Douglas C. Desjardins, 24, of Mesa, Ariz.; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored
Division, Ray Barracks, Giessen, Germany.

Army Spc. James L. Bridges, 22, of Buhl, Idaho; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort
Wainwright, Ala.

Army Lt. Col. Paul J. Finken, 40, of Mason City, Iowa; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Lt. Col. Eric J. Kruger, 40, of Garland, Texas; assigned to the 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Army Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Gage, 28, of Modesto, Calif.; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Maj. Douglas E. Sloan, 40, of Evans Mills, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Army Sgt. Charles J. McClain, 26, of Fort Riley, Kan.; assigned to the 3rd
Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Army Pfc. Alex Oceguera, 19, of San Bernardino, Calif.; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Marine Lance Cpl. Luke B. Holler, 21, of Bulverde, Texas; assigned to Marine
Forces Reserve's 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, San
Antonio, Texas.

Cpl. Michael H. Lasky, 22, of Sterling, Alaska; assigned to Marine Forces
Reserve's 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Elmendorf Air
Force Base, Alaska.

Army Pvt. Michael P. Bridges, 23, of Placentia, Calif.; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort
Hood, Texas.

Army Spc. Isaiah Calloway, 23, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany.

Army Sgt. Michael R. Weidemann, 23, of Newport, R.I.; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division,
Giessen, Germany.

Marine Lance Cpl. Minhee Kim, 20, of Ann Arbor, Mich.; assigned to Marine
Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division,
Lansing, Mich.

Marine Cpl. Gary A. Koehler, 21, of Ypsilanti, Mich.; assigned to 1st
Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.


October 27 - November 2
Killed: 26; wounded in action: 153


March 19, 2003 - November 2, 2006
Killed: 2,818; wounded in action: 21,419

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And the beat goes on . . .

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"If you love this land of the free
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Bring them back from overseas
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

It will make the politicians sad, I know
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
They wanna tangle with their foe
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

They wanna test their grand theories
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
With the blood of you and me
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

Now we'll give no more brave young lives
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
For the gleam in someone's eyes
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

The men will cheer and the boys will shout
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Yeah and we will all turn out
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

The church bells will ring with joy
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
To welcome our darlin' girls and boys
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

We will lift their voice and sound
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Yeah, when Johnny comes marching home
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home."
   
Seeya at the polls, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Vandalville, Idaho

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

-- Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.