[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the August 8, 2011 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 July 22, 2011 through July 28,
2011:

July 22, 2011 – July 28, 2011
Killed: 0; Wounded in action: 0

March 19, 2003 – July 28, 2011
Killed: 4,463; wounded in action: 32,155

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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 July 22, 2011 through July 28, 2011:

Army 2nd Lt. Jared W. Ewy, 33, of Edmond, Oklahoma; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
Oklahoma Army National Guard, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Army Sgt. William B. Gross-Paniagua, 28, of Daly City, California;
assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Army Pfc. Brice M. Scott, 22, of Columbus, Georgia; assigned to the 4th
Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

Army Spc. Augustus J. Vicari, 22, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat
Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

July 22, 2011 – July 28, 2011
Killed: 4; Wounded in action: 122

October 10, 2001 – July 28, 2011
Killed: 1,660; Wounded in action: 12,907

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of July 26, 2011)

http://www.defense.gov/news/d20110726ngr.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.