[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the January 3, 2011 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 December 17, 2010 through
December 23, 2010:

December 17, 2010 – December 23, 2010
Killed: 0; Wounded in action: 1

March 19, 2003 – December 23, 2010
Killed: 4,420; wounded in action: 32,011

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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 December 17, 2010 through December 23, 2010:

Marine Lance Cpl. Kenneth A. Corzine, 23, of Bethalto, Illinois; assigned
to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Marine Lance Cpl. William H. Crouse IV, 22, of Woodruff, South Carolina;
assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Army Pfc. Conrado D. Javier Jr., 19, of Marina, California; assigned to
the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

Marine Sgt. Garrett A. Misener, 25, of Cordova, Tennessee; assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

December 17, 2010 – December 23, 2010
Killed: 4; Wounded in action: 57

October 10, 2001 – December 23, 2010
Killed: 1,429; Wounded in action: 9,828

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of December 21, 2010)

http://www.defense.gov/news/d20101221ngr.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.