[Vision2020] The Human Toll

Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Tue May 8 09:26:05 PDT 2012


Courtesy of the May 14, 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 April 27, 2012 through May 3, 2012:

Army Master Sgt. Gregory L. Childs, 38, Warren, Arkansas; assigned to Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Army Capt. Bruce K. Clark, 43, Spencerport, New York; assigned to A Company, Troop Command, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas. 

Army Sgt. Nicholas M. Dickhut, 23, of Rochester, Minnesota; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Army Staff Sgt. Thomas K. Fogarty, 30, of Alameda, California; assigned to the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. 

Army Staff Sgt. Zachary H. Hargrove, 32, of Wichita, Kansas; assigned to the 84th Explosive Ordnance Disposal, 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

Marine Sgt. John P. Huling, 25, of West Chester, Ohio; assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

April 20, 2012 – April 26, 2012
Killed: 6; Wounded in action: 73

October 10, 2001 – April 26, 2012
Killed: 1,947; Wounded in action: 15,764

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of May 1, 2012)

http://www.defense.gov/news/d20120501ngr.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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