[Vision2020] The Human Toll

Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Tue Dec 7 12:53:17 PST 2010


Courtesy of the December 13, 2010 edition of the Army Times –

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No U.S. service members died while supporting Operation New Dawn in Iraq,
confirmed by the Defense Department from November 26, 2010 through
December 2, 2010:

November 26, 2010 – December 2, 2010
Killed: 0; Wounded in action: 8

March 19, 2003 – December 2, 2010
Killed: 4,419; wounded in action: 32,010

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The following U.S. service members died while supporting Operation
Enduring Freedom combat operations in Afghanistan, confirmed by the
Defense Department from November 26, 2010 through December 2, 2010:

Marine Sgt. Matthew T. Abbate, 26, of Honolulu, Hawaii; assigned to the
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Marine Sgt. Nicholas J. Aleman, 24, of Brooklyn, New York; assigned to the
Deployment Processing Command-East, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Army Pfc. Jacob A. Gassen, 21, of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin; assigned to the
1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Barry E. Jarvis, 36, of Tell City, Indiana; assigned
to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Air Force Lt. Col. Gwendolyn A. Locht, 46, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida;
assigned to the 96th Inpatient Operations Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base,
Florida.

Army Pfc. Buddy W. McLain, 24, of Mexico, Maine; assigned to the 1st
Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army 1st. Lt. Scott F. Milley, 23, of Sudbury, Massachusetts; assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division, Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Army Staff Sgt. Curtis A. Oakes, 29, of Athens, Ohio; assigned to the 1st
Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Spc. Matthew W. Ramsey, 20, of Quartz Hill, California; assigned to
the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Staff Sgt. Jason A. Reeves, 32, of Odessa, Texas;  assigned to the
2nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 66th Military Intelligence Brigade,
Hohenfels, Germany.

Marine Lance Cpl. Lucas C. Scott, 20, of Peebles, Ohio; assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Army Pfc. Austin G. Staggs, 19, of Senoia, Georgia; assigned to the 1st
Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Sgt. 1st Class James E. Thode, 45, of Kirtland, New Mexico; assigned
to the 1457th Engineer Battalion, 204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Salt
Lake City, Utah.

Marine Cpl. Chad S. Wade, 22, of Bentonville, Arkansas; assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

November 26, 2010 – December 2, 2010
Killed: 14; Wounded in action: 114

October 10, 2001 – December 2, 2010
Killed: 1,397; Wounded in action: 9,583

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of November 30, 2010)

http://www.defense.gov/news/d20101130ngr.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.






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