[Vision2020] The Human Toll

Tue Jul 20 13:37:13 PDT 2010

Courtesy of the July 26, 2010 edition of the Army Times -

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No U.S. service members died while supporting combat operations in Iraq,
confirmed by the Defense Department from July 9, 2010 through July 15, 2010:

July 9, 2010 - July 15, 2010

Killed: 0; Wounded in action: 1

March 19, 2003 - July 15, 2010 

Killed: 4,401; wounded in action: 31,883

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The following U.S. service members died while supporting combat operations
in Afghanistan, confirmed by the Defense Department from July 9, 2010
through July 15, 2010: 

Army Staff Sgt. Jesse W. Ainsworth, 24, of Dayton, Texas;  assigned to the
1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

Army Sgt. Justin B. Allen, 23, of Coal Grove, Ohio; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.

Marine Staff Sgt. Justus S. Bartelt, 27, of Polo, Illinois;  assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Marine Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Antonik, 29, of Crystal Lake, Illinois;
assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps
Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Pendleton, California.

Army Sgt. Robert W. Crow, 42, of Kansas City, Missouri; assigned to the
203rd Engineer Battalion, Joplin, Missouri.

Army Spc. Joseph W. Dimock II, 21, of Wildwood, Illinois; assigned to the
1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.

Army Sgt. Donald R. Edgerton, 33, of Murphy, North Carolina;  assigned to
the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

Army Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher, 24, of Ballwin, Missouri; assigned to the 27th
Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat), Fort
Bragg, North Carolina.

Army Spc. Nathaniel D. Garvin, 20, of Radcliff, Kentucky;  assigned to the
96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army 1st Lt. Christopher S. Goeke, 23, of Apple Valley, Minnesota; assigned
to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat
Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

Army Sgt. 1st Class John H. Jarrell, 32, of Brunson, South Carolina;
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Spc. Matthew J. Johnson, 21, of Maplewood, Minnesota; assigned to the
27th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat),
Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

Army Pvt. Brandon M. King, 23, of Tallahassee, Florida;  assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Staff Sgt. Shaun M. Mittler, 32, of Austin, Texas; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Spc. Christopher J. Moon, 20, of Tucson, Arizona; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Army Spc. Carlos J. Negron, 40, of Fort Meyers, Florida; assigned to 426th
Forward Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel G. Raney, 21, of Pleasant View, Tennessee;
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Army Spc. Jesse D. Reed, 26, of Orefield, Pennsylvania; assigned to the 27th
Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat), Fort
Bragg, North Carolina. 

Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler A. Roads, 20, of Burney, California;  assigned to
3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Marine Cpl. Dave M. Santos, 21, of Rota, Marianas Islands of the Pacific;
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Army Spc. Chase Stanley, 21, of Napa, California; assigned to the 27th
Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat), Fort
Bragg, North Carolina. 

Army Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Stout, 34, of Worthville, Kentucky; assigned
to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat
Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Army Staff Sgt. Sheldon L. Tate, 27, of Hinesville, Georgia; assigned to the
782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Army Sgt. Matthew W. Weikert, 29, of Jacksonville, Illinois; assigned to the
1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Sgt. Leston M. Winters, 30, of Sour Lake, Texas; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. 

July 9, 2010 - July 15, 2010 

Killed: 25; Wounded in action: 103

October 10, 2001 - July 15, 2010

Killed: 1,167; Wounded in action: 6,887

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated 

(as of July 13, 2010)

http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100713ngr1.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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