[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

>From the June 16, 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 May 30, 2008 through June 5, 2008:
 
Army Sgt. Shane P. Duffy, 22, of Taunton, Massachusetts; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.
 
Army Spc. Jonathan D. A. Emard, 20, of Mesquite, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. 
 
Army Spc. Quincy J. Green, 26, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to the 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
 
Army Sgt. 1st Class David R. Hurst, 31, of Fort Sill, Oklahoma; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), located at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
 
Army Sgt. Cody R. Legg, 23, of Escondido, California; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. 
 
Army Spc. Christopher D. McCarthy, 22, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; assigned to the U.S. Joint Forces Command, Joint Reserve Unit, Norfolk, Va.
 
Army Pfc. Joshua E. Waltenbaugh, 19, of Ford City, Pennsylvania; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas. 
 
May 30, 2008 – June 5, 2008
Killed: 7; wounded in action: 39
 
March 19, 2003 – June 5, 2008 
Killed: 4,079; wounded in action: 30,182
 
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The Following U.S. service members died while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan, confirmed by the Defense Department from May 30, 2008 through June 5, 2008:  
 
Army Chief Warrant Officer James Carter, 42, of Alabama; assigned to the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. 
 
Army Maj. Scott A. Hagerty, 41, of Stillwater, Oklahoma; assigned to the 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, Pasadena, Texas.
 
Army Pfc. Derek D. Holland, 20, of Wind Gap, Pennsylvania; assigned to the 228th Brigade Support Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
 
Army Pfc. Andre D. McNair, Jr., 20, of Fort Pierce, Florida; assigned to the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
 
May 30, 2008 – June 5, 2008 
Killed: 4; Wounded in action: 50
 
Oct. 10, 2001 – June 5, 2008
Killed: 512; Wounded in action: 2,053
 
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National Guard (In Federal Status) and Reserve Mobilized 
(as of June 4, 2008) 
http://preview.defenselink.mil/news/Jun2008/d20080604ngr.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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