[Vision2020] The Human Toll

Tue Sep 23 15:16:02 PDT 2008

>From the September 29, 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 September 12, 2008 through September 18, 2008:

Army Chief Warrant Officer Corry A. Edwards, 38, of Kennedale, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas.

Army Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, 43, of Norman, Oklahoma; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Oklahoma National Guard, Lexington, Oklahoma.

Army Pfc. Leonard J. Gulczynski I, 19, of Carol Stream, Illinois; assigned to the 610th Engineer Support Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington.

Army Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, 37, of Springtown, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas. 

Army 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, 54, of San Antonio, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Brady J. Rudolf, 37, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Oklahoma National Guard, Lexington, Oklahoma.

Army Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Taylor, 25, of Charleston, South Carolina; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), located at Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Army Cpl. Michael E. Thompson, 23, of Harrah, Oklahoma; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Oklahoma National Guard, Lexington, Oklahoma.

Army 1st Lt. Robert Vallejo II, 28, of Richland Hills, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas. 

Army Capt. Darrick D. Wright, 37, of Nashville, Tennessee; assigned to the 926th Engineer Brigade, Montgomery, Alabama.

September 12, 2008 – September 18, 2008
Killed: 10; wounded in action: 8

March 19, 2003 – September 18, 2008 
Killed: 4,159; wounded in action: 30,642

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The following U.S. service members died while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan, confirmed by the Defense Department from September 12, 2008 through September 18, 2008:

Marine Sgt. Jerome C. Bell Jr., 29, of Auburn, New York; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California.

Army Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox, 32, of Walcott, Iowa; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. 

Army Staff Sgt. Brandon W. Farley, 30, of Grand Prairie, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. 

Army Pvt. Joseph F. Gonzales, 18, of Tucson, Arizona; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. 

Army Sgt. Joshua W. Harris, 21, of Romeoville, Illinois; assigned to the 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard, Robbins, Illinois.     

Army Capt. Bruce E. Hays, 42, of Cheyenne, Wyoming; assigned to the Wyoming Joint Forces Headquarters, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Army 1st Lt. Mohsin A. Naqvi, 26, of Newburgh, New York; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry, Fort Benning, Georgia.

Navy Cryptologic Technician Third Class Petty Officer Matthew J. O’Bryant, 22, of Duluth, Georgia; assigned to the Navy Information Operations Command Maryland, Fort Meade, Maryland.

Air Force Maj. Rodolfo I. Rodriguez, 34, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to the 86th Construction & Training Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Eichmann A. Strickland, 23, of Arlington, Washington; assigned to Combat Service Support Detachment 36, Iwakuni, Japan.

Army Staff Sgt. Jason A. Vazquez, 24, of Chicago, Illinois; assigned to the 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard, Sycamore, Illinois.

Army Lt. Col. James L. Wiley, 46, of North Bend, Oregon; assigned to the 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, Syracuse, New York.

September 12, 2008 – September 18, 2008 
Killed: 12; Wounded in action: 8

Oct. 10, 2001 – September 18, 2008
Killed: 596; Wounded in action: 2,451

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National Guard (In Federal Status) and Reserve Mobilized 
(as of September 17, 2008) 
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2008/d20080917ngr.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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