[Vision2020] The Human Toll

Tom Hansen idahotom at hotmail.com
Tue Dec 2 15:05:07 PST 2008


>From the December 8, 2008 edition of the Army Times -                                  
 
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The following U.S. service member died while supporting combat operations in Iraq, confirmed by the Defense Department from November 21, 2008 through November 27, 2008:
 
Army Master Sgt. Anthony Davis, 43, of Deerfield, Florida; assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
 
Marine Capt. Warren A. Frank, 26, of Cincinnati, Ohio; assigned to the 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.
 
Army 1st Lt. William K. Jernigan, 35, of Doraville, Georgia; assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. 
 
November 21, 2008 – November 27, 2008
Killed: 3; wounded in action: 8
 
March 19, 2003 – November 27, 2008 
Killed: 4,195; wounded in action: 30,840
 
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No U.S. service member died while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan, confirmed by the Defense Department from November 21, 2008 through November 27, 2008:  
 
November 21, 2008 – November 27, 2008 
Killed: 0; Wounded in action: 8
 
Oct. 10, 2001 – November 20, 2008
Killed: 622; Wounded in action: 2,600
 
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National Guard (In Federal Status) and Reserve Mobilized 
(as of November 25, 2008) 
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Nov2008/d20081125ngr.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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