[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the September 27, 2010 edition of the Army Times –


The following U.S. service members died while supporting Operation New
Dawn in Iraq, confirmed by the Defense Department from September 10, 2010
through September 16, 2010:

Army Sgt. John F. Burner III, 32, of Baltimore, Maryland; assigned to the
63rd Signal Battalion (Expeditionary), 35th Signal Brigade, Fort Gordon,
Georgia.

Air Force Senior Airman James A. Hansen, 25, of Athens, Michigan; assigned
to the 46th Operations Support Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Army Sgt. Ryan J. Hopkins, 21, of Livermore, California;  assigned to the
64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

September 10, 2010 – September 16, 2010
Killed: 3; Wounded in action: 0

March 19, 2003 – September 16, 2010
Killed: 4,421; wounded in action: 31,929

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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 September 10, 2010 through September 16, 2010:

Army Maj. Paul D. Carron, 33, of St. Louis, Missouri;  assigned to the 2nd
Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

Marine 1st Lt. Scott J. Fleming, 24, of Marietta, Georgia; assigned to the
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force, based out of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Ronald A. Grider, 30, Brighton, Illinois; assigned to
U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Army Spc. Joshua A. Harton, 23, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; assigned to
the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

Army Spc. Timothy L. Johnson, 24, of Randolph, New York; assigned to the
1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Army Sgt. Aaron K. Kramer, 22, of Salt Lake City, Utah; assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Staff Sgt. Jaime C. Newman, 27, of Richmond, Virginia; assigned to
the1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Marine Pfc. Joshua S. Ose, 19, of Hernando, Mississippi; assigned to 1st
Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Air Force Senior Airman Daniel R. Sanchez, 23, of El Paso, Texas; assigned
to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida.

Army Spc. Deangelo B. Snow, 22, of Saginaw, Michigan; assigned to the
526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Pfc. Barbara Vieyra, 22, of Mesa, Arizona;  assigned to the 720th
Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

Army 1st Lt. Eric Yates, 26, of Rineyville, Kentucky; assigned to the1st
Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

September 10, 2010 – September 16, 2010
Killed: 12; Wounded in action: 90

October 10, 2001 – September 16, 2010
Killed: 1,277; Wounded in action: 7,910

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of September 14, 2010)

http://www.defense.gov/news/d201009014ngr.pdf

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 And the beat goes on . . .

Bring 'em Home"

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 "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)
San Francisco, California

"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the
tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime."

 -- Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.