[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the May 3, 2010 edition of the Army Times -

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The following U.S. service members died while supporting combat operations
in Iraq, confirmed by the Defense Department from April 16, 2010 through
April 22, 2010:

Army Pfc. Charlie C. Antonio, 28, of Kahului, Hawaii; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Army Staff Sgt. James R. Patton, 23, of Fort Benning, Georgia; assigned to
the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia.

Army Staff Sgt. Christopher D. Worrell, 35, of Virginia Beach, Virginia;
assigned to the 702nd Combat Support Battalion, 4th Stryker Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

April 16, 2010 – April 22, 2010
Killed: 3; Wounded in action: 3

March 19, 2003 – April 22, 2010
Killed: 4,382; wounded in action: 31,778

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The following U.S. service member died while supporting combat operations
in Afghanistan, confirmed by the Defense Department from April 16, 2010
through April 22, 2010:

Army Sgt. Robert J. Barrett, 20, of Fall River, Massachusetts; assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 101st Field Artillery Regiment, Fall River,
Massachusetts.

Army Sgt. Michael K. Ingram Jr., 23, of Monroe, Michigan; assigned to 1st
Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Army Sgt. Ronald A. Kubik, 21, of Brielle, New Jersey; assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. John K. Laborde, 53, of Waterloo, Iowa; assigned to
the 649th Regional Support Group, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Sgt. Jason A. Santora, 25, of Farmingville, New York; assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia.

Army Sgt. Randolph A. Sigley, 28, of Richmond, Kentucky; assigned to the
2123rd Transportation Company, Richmond, Kentucky

April 16, 2010 – April 22, 2010
Killed: 6; Wounded in action: 65

October 10, 2001 – April 22, 2010
Killed: 1,033; Wounded in action: 5,629

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of April 20, 2010)
http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100420ngr1.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 else'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
SFC, US Army (Retired)
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.