[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

 From the May 5, 2008 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 April 18, 2008 through April 24, 2008:

Army Pfc. John T. Bishop, 22, of Gaylord, 
Michigan; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd 
Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st 
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Staff Sgt. Ronald C. Blystone, 34, of 
Springfield, Missouri; assigned to the 1st 
Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade 
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Army  Spc. Steven J. Christofferson, 20, of 
Cudahy, Wisconsin; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 
327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army 1st Lt. Timothy W. Cunningham, 26, of 
College Station, Texas; assigned to the 1st 
Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade 
Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan C. Haerter, 19, of Sag 
Harbor, New York; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 
9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II 
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Caroliina.

Army Pvt. Ronald R. Harrison, 25, of Morris 
Plains, New Jersey; assigned to the 703rd Brigade 
Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd 
Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Army Sgt. Adam J. Kohlhaas, 26, of Perryville, 
Missouri; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th 
Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st 
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Cherie L. Morton, 
40, of Bakersfield, California; assigned to Naval 
Security Force, Naval Support Activity Bahrain.

Army Sgt. Guadalupe C. Ramirez, 26, of Fort 
Irwin, California; assigned to the 2nd 
Transportation Company (Heavy Equipment 
Transport), Echelons Above Brigade Support 
Battalion, National Training Center Support Brigade, Fort Irwin, California.

Marine 1st Lt. Matthew R. Vandergrift, 28 of 
Littleton, Colorado; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 
10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II 
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Caroliina.

Army Staff Sgt. Shaun J. Whitehead, 24, of 
Commerce, Georgia; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 
502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Marine Cpl. Jonathan T. Yale, 21, of Burkeville, 
Virginia; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th 
Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine 
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

April 18, 2008 – April 24, 2008
Killed: 12; wounded in action: 49

March 19, 2003 – April 24, 2008
Killed: 4,038; wounded in action: 29,829

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No U.S. service members died while supporting 
combat operations in Afghanistan, confirmed by 
the Defense Department from April 18, 2008 through April 24, 2008:

April 18, 2008 – April 24, 2008
Killed: 0; Wounded in action: 3

Oct. 10, 2001 – April 24, 2008
Killed: 489; Wounded in action: 1,942

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National Guard (In Federal Status) and Reserve Mobilized
(as of April 23, 2008)
<http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2008/d20080423ngr.pdf>http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2008/d20080423ngr.pdf

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And the beat goes on . . .

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

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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.