[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the October 4, 2010 edition of the Army Times –

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The following U.S. service members died while supporting Operation New
Dawn in Iraq, confirmed by the Defense Department from September 17, 2010
through September 23, 2010:

Army Spc. John Carrillo Jr., 20, of Stockton, California; assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd
Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Army Pfc. Gebrah P. Noonan, 26, of Watertown, Connecticut; assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd
Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Army Spc. Marc C. Whisenant, 23, of Holly Hill, Florida; attached to the
Florida National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Miami,
Florida.

September 17, 2010 – September 23, 2010
Killed: 3; Wounded in action: 17

March 19, 2003 – September 23, 2010
Killed: 4,424; wounded in action: 31,946

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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 17, 2010 through September 23, 2010:

Army Lt. Col. Robert F. Baldwin, 39, of Muscatine, Iowa; assigned to
Headquarters, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air
Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Air Force Senior Airman Michael J. Buras, 23, of Fitzgerald, Georgia;
assigned to the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base,
Nevada.

Army Sgt. Marvin R. Calhoun Jr., 23, of Elkhart, Indiana; assigned to 5th
Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air
Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Pfc. William B. Dawson, 20, of Tunica, Mississippi; assigned to the
17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement
Brigade, U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

Navy Lt. (SEAL) Brendan J. Looney, 29, of Owings, Maryland; assigned to a
West Coast-based SEAL Team.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Jonah D. McClellan, 26, of St. Louis Park,
Minnesota; assigned to 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer David B. McLendon, 30, of Thomasville,
Georgia; assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class (SEAL) Denis C. Miranda, 24, of Toms River,
New Jersey; assigned to an East Coast-based SEAL Team.

Army Spc.  Donald S. Morrison, 23, of Cincinnati, Ohio; assigned to the
20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

Army Pfc. Jaysine P. S. Petree, 19, of Yigo, Guam; assigned to the 17th
Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade,
U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

Army Staff Sgt. Joshua D. Powell, 25, of Pleasant Plains, Illinois;
assigned to 6th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony J. Rosa, 20, of Swanton, Vermont; assigned to
2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Army Sgt. Mark A. Simpson, 40, of Peoria, Illinois; assigned to the 20th
Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Adam O. Smith, 26, of Hurland,
Missouri; assigned to an East Coast-based SEAL Team.

Army Pfc. Clinton E. Springer II, 21, of Sanford, Maine; assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Matthew G. Wagstaff, 34, of Orem, Utah;
assigned to 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

September 17, 2010 – September 23, 2010
Killed: 16; Wounded in action: 201

October 10, 2001 – September 23, 2010
Killed: 1,293; Wounded in action: 8,111

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of September 21, 2010)

http://www.defense.gov/news/d201009021ngr.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)
Monterey, California

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

 -- Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.