[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the November 1, 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 October 15, 2010 through October
21, 2010:

October 15, 2010 – October 21, 2010
Killed: 0; Wounded in action: 0

March 19, 2003 – October 21, 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 15, 2010 through October 21, 2010:

Marine Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Cullins, 28, of Simi Valley, California;
assigned to the 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 1st Marine
Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Army Spc. Steven L. Dupont, 20, of Lafayette, Louisiana; assigned to the
3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

Army Staff Sgt. Aracely Gonzalez-O’Malley, 31, of Brawley, California; to
the 307th Integrated Theater Signal Battalion, 516th Signal Brigade, 311th
Signal Command, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Marine Lance Cpl. Francisco R. Jackson, 24, of Elizabeth, New Jersey;
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Army Spc. Gerald R. Jenkins, 19, of Circleville, Ohio; assigned to the 1st
Brigade Special Troop Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth K. McAninch, 28, of Logansport, Indiana; assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Spc. Ronnie J. Pallares, 19, of Rancho Cucamonga, California;
assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Charles M. Sadell, 34, of Columbia, Missouri; assigned
to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

October 15, 2010 – October 21, 2010
Killed: 8; Wounded in action: 119

October 10, 2001 – October 21, 2010
Killed: 1,337; Wounded in action: 8,825

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of October 19, 2010)

http://www.defense.gov/news/d20101019ngr.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.