[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the December 24, 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 December 7, 2012 through December 13, 2012:

Marine Sgt. Michael J. Guillory, 28, of Pearl River, Louisiana; assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Pendleton, California.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Kevin E. Lipari, 39, of Baldwin, New York; assigned to HHC 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany.

Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Reid, 26, of Rochester, New York; assigned to the 53rd Ordnance Company (EOD), 3rd Ordnance Battalion (EOD), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
 
Navy Lt. Leonard Robinson, 29, of Spring Lake, North Carolina; assigned to the Naval Hospital Sigonella, Italy detachment located at the Naval Branch Health Clinic in Bahrain.

Army Staff Sgt. Nelson D. Trent, 37, of Austin, Texas; assigned to the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Fort Worth, Texas.

Army Staff Sgt. Wesley R. Williams, 25, of New Carlisle, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, under control of the 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
 
December 7, 2012 – December 13, 2012
Killed: 6; Wounded in action: 28
 
October 10, 2001 – December 13, 2012
Killed: 2,159; Wounded in action: 18,137
 
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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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