[Vision2020] The Human Toll

Tue Jun 19 12:43:53 PDT 2007

"The notion that we ought to now go to Baghdad and somehow take control 
of the country strikes me as an extremely serious one in terms of what 
we'd have to do once we got there. You'd probably have to put some new 
government in place. It's not clear what kind of government that would 
be, how long you'd have to stay. For the U.S. to get involved militarily 
in determining the outcome of the struggle over who's going to govern in 
Iraq strikes me as a classic definition of a quagmire." - Dick Cheney, 
1991 
http://www.tomandrodna.com/Stuff/Cheney_Quagmire.mp3 

------ "I think Rumsfeld, Cheney, and the president made a big mistake in 
justifying going into the war in Iraq. They put the emphasis on weapons 
of mass destruction." - Gerald R. Ford (July 28, 2004)
http://www.tomandrodna.com/Stuff/Ford_Iraq_Big_Mistake.mp3 

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>From the June 25, 2007 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 8 through June 14: 

Army Staff Sgt. Michael A. Bechert, 24, of New Castle, Indiana; assigned 
to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2d Brigade Combat Team, 1st 
Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Army Cpl. Dustin R. Brisky, 26, of Round Rock, Texas; assigned to the 
Army Reserve’s 952nd Engineer Company, Paris, Texas. The unit was 
attached to the 92nd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd 
Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Army Pfc. Casey S. Carriker, 20, of Hoquiam, Washington; assigned to the 
2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry 
Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. 

Air Force Lt. Col. Glade L. Felix, 52, of Lake Park, Georgia; assigned to 
the 622nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. 

Army Spc. Zachary A. Grass, 22, of Beach City, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd 
Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry 
Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Ft. Lewis, Washington

Army Spc. Josiah W. Hollopeter, 27, of San Diego, California; assigned to 
the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st 
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Army Pvt. William C. Johnson, 22, of Oxford, North Carolina; assigned to 
the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 
1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

Army Spc. Damon G. Legrand, 27, of Lakeside, California; assigned to the 
571st Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd 
Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington.

Army Master Sgt. Arthur L. Lilley, 35, of Smithfield, Pennsylvania; 
assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort 
Bragg, North Carolina.

Army Pfc. Cameron K. Payne, 22, of Corona, California; assigned to the 
2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 
1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

Army Pfc. Michael P. Pittman, 34, of Davenport, Iowa; was assigned to the 
1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st 
Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

Army Sgt. Danny R. Soto, 24, of Houston, Texas; assigned to the 2nd 
Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry 
Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Ft. Lewis, Washington.

Air Force Maj. Kevin H. Sonnenberg, 42, of McClure, Ohio; assigned to the 
112th Fighter Squadron, Toledo, Ohio.

Marine Lance Cpl. Johnny R. Strong, 21, of Waco, Texas; assigned to 2nd 
Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, 
California. 

Army 1st Lt. Frank B. Walkup, IV, 23, of Woodbury, Tennessee; assigned to 
the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th 
Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Army Pfc. David A. Wilkey Jr., 22, of Elkhart, Indiana; assigned to the 
1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry 
Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

June 8 - June 14 
Killed: 16; wounded in action: 120

March 19, 2003 - June 14, 2007 
Killed: 3,509; wounded in action: 25,950 

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U.S. service members who died while supporting combat operations in 
Afghanistan, confirmed by the Defense Department from June 8 through June 
14: 

Army Staff Sgt. Roy P. Lewsader, Jr., 36, of Belleville, Illinois; 
assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas

June 8 - June 14 
Killed: 1; Wounded in action: 27

Oct. 10, 2001 - June 14
Killed: 397; Wounded in action: 1,319

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National Guard (In Federal Status) and Reserve Mobilized 
(as of June 13, 2007) 
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jun2007/d20070613ngr.pdf-

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And the beat goes on . . . 

"Bring 'em Home"
http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Bring_em_home.mp3 

"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 our voice and sound 
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home 
Yeah, when Johnny comes marching home 
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home." 

Pro patria, 

Tom Hansen 
Enjoying the sun, fun, beer, and beaches at 71.109.242.175

"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the 
tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime." -- Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.

Later, Latah.

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