[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the February 7, 2011 edition of the Army Times –

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No U.S. service member died while supporting Operation New Dawn in Iraq,
confirmed by the Defense Department from January 21, 2011 through January
27, 2011:

January 21, 2011 – January 27, 2011
Killed: 0; Wounded in action: 6

March 19, 2003 – January 27, 2011
Killed: 4,426; wounded in action: 32,033

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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 January 21, 2011 through January 27, 2011:

Army Spc. Joshua R. Campbell, 22, of Bennett, Colorado; assigned to the
264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, Fort
Bragg, North Carolina.

Army Spc. Shawn A. Muhr, 26, of Coon Rapids, Iowa; assigned to the 264th
Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, Fort
Bragg, North Carolina.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Venetz Jr., 30, of Prince William, Virginia;
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort
Bragg, North Carolina.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Leslie D. Williams, 36, of Juneau, Alaska; assigned
to the 4th Maintenance Group, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North
Carolina.

January 21, 2011 – January 27, 2011
Killed: 4; Wounded in action: 86

October 10, 2001 – January 27, 2011
Killed: 1,455; Wounded in action: 10,226

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of January 25, 2011)

http://www.defense.gov/news/d20110125ngr.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.