[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the April 11, 2011 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 March 25, 2011 through
March 31, 2011:

Army Sgt. Jorge A. Scatliffe, 32, of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands;
assigned to the 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team,
1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

March 25, 2011 – March 31, 2011
Killed: 1; Wounded in action: 0

March 19, 2003 – March 31, 2011
Killed: 4,431; wounded in action: 32,051

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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 March 25, 2011 through March 31, 2011:

Army Staff Sgt. Frank E. Adamski III, 26, of Moosup, Connecticut; assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Ofren Arrechaga, 28, of Hialeah, Florida; assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Staff Sgt. Bryan A. Burgess, 29, of Cleburne, Texas; assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Pvt. Jeremy P. Faulkner, 23, of Griffin, Georgia; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Pfc. Dustin J. Feldhaus, 20, of Glendale, Arizona; assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Marine Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, 21, of Santa Clara, California; assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force, based out of Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Army Spc. Jameson L. Lindskog, 23, of Pleasanton, California; assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Spc. Dennis C. Poulin, 26, of Cumberland, Rhode Island; assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts National Guard,
Milford, Massachusetts.

Army 1st Lt. Robert F. Welch III, 26, of Denton, Texas; assigned to the
201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry
Division, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

March 25, 2011 – March 31, 2011
Killed: 9; Wounded in action: 68

October 10, 2001 – March 31, 2011
Killed: 1,504; Wounded in action: 10,740

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of March 29, 2011)

http://www.defense.gov/news/d20110329ngr.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.