[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the October 25, 2010 edition of the Army Times –

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The following U.S. service member died while supporting Operation New Dawn
in Iraq, confirmed by the Defense Department from October 8, 2010 through
October 14, 2010:

Army Pfc. Dylan T. Reid, 24, of Springfield, Missouri; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

October 8, 2010 – October 14, 2010
Killed: 1; Wounded in action: 0

March 19, 2003 – October 14, 2010
Killed: 4,416; wounded in action: 31,967

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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 October 8, 2010 through October 14, 2010:

Army Sgt. Carlos A. Benitez, 24, of Carrollton, Texas; assigned to the 7th
Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Army Pfc. Tramaine J. Billingsley, 20, of Portsmouth, Virginia; assigned
to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Marine Lance Cpl. James D. Boelk, 24, of Oceanside, California; assigned
to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Army Pfc. Jordan M. Byrd, 19, of Grantsville, Utah;  assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Marine Cpl. Justin J. Cain, 22, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin; assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Marine Lance Cpl. Alec E. Catherwood, 19, of Byron, Illinois; assigned to
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Marine Lance Cpl. Irvin M. Ceniceros, 21, of Clarksville, Arkansas;
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Marine Pfc. Victor A. Dew, 20, of Granite Bay, California; assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Army Spc. David A. Hess, 25, of Ruskin, Florida; assigned to the 526th
Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Marine Lance Cpl. Raymond L. A. Johnson, 22, of Midland, Georgia; assigned
to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph C. Lopez, 26, of Rosamond, California; assigned
to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Army Spc. Rafael Martinez Jr., 36, of Spring Valley, California; assigned
to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Army Sgt. Eric C. Newman, 30, of Waynesboro, Mississippi; assigned to 1st
Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade,
XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Army Spc. Matthew C. Powell, 20, of Slidell, Louisiana; assigned to the
526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, 21, of Albany, Oregon; assigned to
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Marine Sgt. Ian M. Tawney, 25, of Dallas, Oregon; assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Marine Cpl. Jorge Villarreal Jr., 22, of San Antonio, Texas; assigned to
1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Marine Lance Cpl. Phillip D. Vinnedge, 19, of Saint Charles, Missouri;
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Army Staff Sgt. Dave J. Weigle, 29, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
assigned to the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Marine Sgt. Frank R. Zaehringer III, 23, of Reno, Nevada; assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

October 8, 2010 – October 14, 2010
Killed: 20; Wounded in action: 176

October 10, 2001 – October 14, 2010
Killed: 1,329; Wounded in action: 8,706

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of October 12, 2010)

http://www.defense.gov/news/d20101012ngr.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.