[Vision2020] The Human Toll

Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Tue Nov 16 13:18:40 PST 2010


Courtesy of the November 22, 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 5, 2010 through November
11, 2010:

November 5, 2010 – November 11, 2010
Killed: 0; Wounded in action: 17

March 19, 2003 – November 11, 2010
Killed: 4,417; wounded in action: 31,998

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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 5, 2010 through November 11, 2010:

Army Sgt. Edward H. Bolen, 25, of Chittenango, New York; assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

Air Force Senior Airman Andrew S. Bubacz, 23, of Dalzell, South Carolina;
assigned to the 97th Communications Squadron, Altus Air Force Base,
Oklahoma.

Army Spc. Shannon Chihuahua, 25, of Thomasville, Georgia; assigned to the
1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Cpl. Shawn D. Fannin, 32, of Wheelersburg, Ohio; assigned to the
404th Aviation Support Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Hood,
Texas.

Marine Lance Cpl. Dakota R. Huse, 19, of Greenwood, Louisiana; assigned to
2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Army Spc. Andrew L. Hutchins, 20, of New Portland, Maine; assigned to the
3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Marine 2nd Lt. Robert M. Kelly, 29, of Tallahassee, Florida; assigned to
the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Army Spc. David C. Lutes, 28, of Frostburg, Maryland; assigned to the 1st
Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Sgt. Jason J. McCluskey, 26, of McAlester, Oklahoma; assigned to the
27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort
Bragg, North Carolina.

Marine Lance Cpl. James B. Stack, 20, of Arlington Heights, Illinois;
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Army Spc. Anthony Vargas, 27, of Reading, Pennsylvania; assigned to 1st
Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

November 5, 2010 – November 11, 2010
Killed: 11; Wounded in action: 145

October 10, 2001 – November 11, 2010
Killed: 1,363; Wounded in action: 9,240

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of November 9, 2010)

http://www.defense.gov/news/d20101109ngr.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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