[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the November 14, 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 October 28, 2011 through
November 3, 2011:

Army 1st Lt. Dustin D. Vincent, 25, of Mesquite, Texas; assigned to the
1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry
Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

October 28, 2011 – November 3, 2011
Killed: 1; Wounded in action: 5

March 19, 2003 – November 3, 2011
Killed: 4,474; wounded in action: 32,224

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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 October 28, 2011 through November 3, 2011:

Army Pfc. Sarina N. Butcher, 19, of Checotah, Oklahoma; assigned to the
700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Army Lt. Col. David E. Cabrera, 41, of Abilene, Texas; assigned to
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.

Army Staff Sgt. Ari R. Cullers, 28, of New London, Connecticut; assigned
to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

Marine Lance Cpl. Nickolas A. Daniels, 25, of Elmwood Park, Illinois;
assigned to 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California.

Army Sgt. James M. Darrough, 38, of Austin, Texas; assigned to 101st
Finance Company, 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment
Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Sgt. Carlo F. Eugenio, 29, of Rancho Cucamonga, California; assigned
to 756th Transportation Company, 224th Sustainment Brigade, California
Army National Guard, Van Nuys, California.

Army Sgt. Christopher D. Gailey, 26, of Ochelata, Oklahoma; assigned to
the 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Army Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Newman, 26, of Shelby, North Carolina;
assigned to Medical Company A, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii.

October 28, 2011 – November 3, 2011
Killed: 8; Wounded in action: 122

October 10, 2001 – November 3, 2011
Killed: 1,816; Wounded in action: 14,733

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of November 1, 2011)

http://www.defense.gov/news/d20111101ngr.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.