[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

>From the August 18, 2008 edition of the Army Times -                                     
 
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The U.S. service members died while supporting combat operations in Iraq, confirmed by the Defense Department from August 1, 2008 through August 7, 2008:
 
Army Sgt. Kenneth B. Gibson, 25, of Christiansburg, Virginia; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
 
Army Sgt. Gary M. Henry, 34, of Indianapolis, Indiana; assigned to the 38th Military Police Company, 38th Infantry Division, Indiana Army National Guard, Danville, Indiana. 
 
Army Pvt. Timothy J. Hutton, 21, of Dillon, Montana; assigned to the 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, Bamberg, Germany.
 
Army Master Sgt. Danny E. Maybin, 47, of Columbia, South Carolina; assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia.
 
Marine Cpl. Adam T. McKiski, 21, of Cherry Valley, Illinois; assigned to the 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. 
 
Army Spc. Jonathan D. Menke, 22, of Madison, Indiana; assigned to the 38th Military Police Company, 38th Infantry Division, Indiana Army National Guard, Danville, Indiana.
 
Army Spc. Ronald A. Schmidt, 18, of Newton, Kansas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery, Kansas Army National Guard, Kingman, Kansas.
 
Marine Cpl. Stewart S. Trejo, 25, of Whitefish, Montana; assigned to the 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
 
Army Sgt. Jose E. Ulloa, 23, of New York, New York; assigned to the 515th Transportation Company, 28th Transportation Battalion, Mannheim, Germany.
 
August 1, 2008 – August 7, 2008
Killed: 9; wounded in action: 26
 
March 19, 2003 – August 7, 2008 
Killed: 4,129; wounded in action: 30,490
 
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The following U.S. service members died while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan, confirmed by the Defense Department from August 1, 2008 through August 7, 2008:   
 
Navy Petty Officer Second Class Anthony M. Carbullido, 25, of Agat, Guam; assigned to the Naval Hospital Corps School in Great Lakes, Illinois.
 
Army Sgt. Jaime Gonzalez, Jr., 40, of Austin, Texas; assigned to the 436th Chemical Company, Texas Army National Guard, Laredo, Texas. 
 
Army Sgt. Errol M. James, 29, of St. Croix, Virgin Islands; assigned to the 527th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, Grafenwoehr, Germany. 
 
Marine Capt. Garrett T. Lawton, 31, of Charleston, West Virginia; assigned to U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
 
Army Pvt. John A. Mattox, 23, of Daingerfield, Texas; assigned to the 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
 
August 1, 2008 – August 7, 2008 
Killed: 5; Wounded in action: 20
 
Oct. 10, 2001 – August 7, 2008
Killed: 562; Wounded in action: 2,311
 
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National Guard (In Federal Status) and Reserve Mobilized 
(as of August 6, 2008) 
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Aug2008/d20080806ngr.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." 
 
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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. 
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