[Vision2020] The Human Toll

Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Tue Apr 10 08:06:43 PDT 2012


Courtesy of the April 16, 2012 edition of the Army Times.

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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 30, 2012 through April 5, 2012:

Marine Cpl. Christopher D. Bordoni, 21, of Ithaca, New York; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Army Staff Sgt. Christopher L. Brown, 26, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Army Spc. Antonio C. Burnside, 31, of Great Falls, Montana; assigned to the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Shawn T. Hannon, 44, of Grove City, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio National Guard, Walbridge, Ohio.

Marine Cpl. Alex Martinez, 21, of Elgin, Illinois; assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Marine Cpl. Michael J. Palacio, 23, of Lake Elsinore, California; assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey J. Rieck, 45, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio National Guard, Walbridge, Ohio.

Army Capt. Nicholas J. Rozanski, 36, of Dublin, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio National Guard, Walbridge, Ohio.

Army Staff Sgt. Tyler J. Smith, 24, of Licking, Missouri; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Navy Constructionman Trevor J. Stanley, 22, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, homeported in Port Hueneme, California.

Army Spc. Jeffrey L. White, Jr., 21, of Catawissa, Missouri; assigned to the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

March 30, 2012 – April 5, 2012
Killed: 11; Wounded in action: 35

October 10, 2001 – April 5, 2012
Killed: 1,917; Wounded in action: 15,538

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of April 3, 2012)

http://www.defense.gov/news/d20120403ngr.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




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