[Vision2020] The Human Toll

Tue Oct 2 15:26:15 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

And Dick Cheney again in 1994

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9a8_1186873756

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"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 October 8, 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 September 21 through September 27:

Army Sgt. Robert T. Ayres III, 23, of Los Angeles, California; assigned to
the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

Army Cpl. Anthony K. Bento, 23, of San Diego, California; assigned to the
1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team,
82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Army Staff Sgt. Kevin R. Brown, 38, of Harrah, Oklahoma; assigned to the 6th
Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Army Staff Sgt. Donnie D. Dixon, 37, of Miami, Florida; assigned to
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Army Sgt. 1st Class James D. Doster, 37, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas; assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Randy L. Johnson, 34, of Washington D.C.; assigned to
the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Herman J. Murkerson Jr., 35, of Adger, Alabama; assigned
to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.

Army Sgt. Randell Olguin, 24, of Ralls, Texas; assigned to the 1st Squadron,
2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

Army Staff Sgt. Zachary B. Tomczak, 24, of Huron, South Dakota; assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Army Spc. Chirasak Vidhyarkorn, 32, of Queens, New York; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery Regiment, Camp Shelby, Mississippi.

September 21 - September 27

Killed: 10; wounded in action: 73

March 19, 2003 - September 27, 2007 

Killed: 3,791; wounded in action: 28,009

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The following U.S. service members died while supporting combat operations
in Afghanistan, confirmed by the Defense Department from September 21
through September 27:

Army Spc. Ciara M. Durkin, 30, of Quincy, Massachusetts; assigned to the
726th Finance Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, West Newton,
Massachusetts.

Navy Petty Officer Second Class Charles Luke Milam, 26, of Littleton,
Colorado; assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Lejeune,
North Carolina.

Army Pfc. Christopher F. Pfeifer, 21, of Spalding, Nebraska; assigned to the
1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team,
Schweinfurt, Germany.

Army Pfc. Mathew D. Taylor, 21, of Cameron Park, California; assigned to the
1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.

Army Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier, 31, of Charlotte, North Carolina; assigned to
the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

September 21 - September 27

Killed: 5; Wounded in action: 12

Oct. 10, 2001 - September 27, 2007

Killed: 438; Wounded in action: 1,607

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National Guard (In Federal Status) and Reserve Mobilized 

(as of September 26, 2007) 

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2007/d20070926ngr.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 

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.

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