[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

>From the November 2, 2009 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 October 16, 2009 through
October 22, 2009:

Army Pfc. Daniel J. Rivera, 22, of Rochester, New York; assigned to the
3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

October 16, 2009 – October 22, 2009
Killed: 1; Wounded in action: 7

March 19, 2003 – October 22, 2009
Killed: 4,337; wounded in action: 31,544

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The following U.S. service members died while supporting combat operations
in Afghanistan, confirmed by the Defense Department from October 16, 2009
through October 22, 2009:

Marina Lance Cpl. David R. Baker, 22, of Painesville, Ohio; assigned to
1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Army Spc. Kyle A. Coumas, 22, of Lockeford, California; assigned to 1st
Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team,  2nd
Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington.

Marine Cpl. Gregory M.W. Fleury, 23, of Anchorage, Alaska; assigned to
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd
Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp
Pendleton, California.

Army Pfc. Kimble A. Han, 30, of Lehi, Utah; assigned to the 569th Mobility
Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Marine Capt. Eric A. Jones, 29, of Westchester, New York; assigned to
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd
Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp
Pendleton, California.

Army Spc. Eric N. Lembke, 25, of Tampa, Florida; assigned to the 569th
Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson,
Colorado.

Army Pfc. Devin J. Michel, 19, of Stockton, Illinois; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Marine Capt. David S. Mitchell, 30, of Loveland, Ohio; assigned to Marine
Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine
Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton,
California.

Marine Capt. Kyle R. Van De Giesen, 29, of North Attleboro, Massachusetts;
assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft
Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based
out of Camp Pendleton, California.

Army Sgt. Eduviges G. Wolf, 24, of Hawthorne, California; assigned to the
704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

October 16, 2009 – October 22, 2009
Killed: 10; Wounded in action: 58

Oct. 10, 2001 – October 22, 2009
Killed: 862; Wounded in action: 4,385

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National Guard (In Federal Status) and Reserve Mobilized
(as of October 20, 2009)
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Oct2009/d20091020ngr.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.