[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the August 15, 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 29, 2011 through August 4,
2011:

July 29, 2011 – August 4, 2011
Killed: 0; Wounded in action: 1

March 19, 2003 – August 4, 2011
Killed: 4,463; wounded in action: 32,159

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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 29, 2011 through August 4, 2011:

Army Pfc. Cody G. Baker, 19, of Holton, Kansas; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Marine Staff Sgt. Patrick R. Dolphin, 29, of Moscow, Pennsylvania;
assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special
Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command,
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Army Spc. Mark J. Downer, 23, of Warner Robins, Georgia; assigned to the
1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

Marine Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr., 28, of Bakersfield, California; assigned to
1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Marine Sgt. Daniel D. Gurr, 21, of Vernal, Utah; assigned to the 3rd
Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force (Forward), Okinawa, Japan.

Marine Sgt. Dennis E. Kancler, 26, of Brecksville, Ohio; assigned to 2nd
Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment,
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, North
Carolina.

Army Spc. Jinsu Lee, 34, of Chatsworth, California; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry
Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Marine Staff Sgt. Leon H. Lucas Jr., 32, of Wilson, North Carolina;
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California.

Army Pfc. Gil I. Morales-DelValle, 21, of Jacksonville, Florida; assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team,
10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Army Staff Sgt. Kirk A. Owen, 37, of Sapulpa, Oklahoma; assigned to the
1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
Oklahoma National Guard.

Marine Sgt. Daniel J. Patron, 26, of Canton, Ohio; assigned to 8th
Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Army Sgt. Anthony DelMar Peterson, 24, of Chelsea, Oklahoma; assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat
Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Army Sgt. Alessandro L. Plutino, 28, of Pitman, New Jersey; assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Army Spc. Barun Rai, 24, of Silver Spring, Maryland; assigned to the 54th
Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment
Command, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany.

Army Capt. Waid C. Ramsey, 41, of Red Bay, Alabana; assigned to
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 20th Special Forces Group
(Airborne), Birmingham, Alabama.

Marine Sgt. Joshua J. Robinson, 29, of Omaha, Nebraska; assigned to 1st
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Marine Sgt. Christopher M. Wrinkle, 29, of Dallastown, Pennsylvania;
assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special
Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command,
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

July 29, 2011 – August 4, 2011
Killed: 17; Wounded in action: 134

October 10, 2001 – August 4, 2011
Killed: 1,677; Wounded in action: 13,011

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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.