[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the October 15, 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 fromSeptember 28, 2012 through October 4, 2012:
 
Army Sgt. Thomas J. Butler IV, 25, of Wilmington, North Carolina; assigned to the 514th Military Police Company, 60th Troop Command, Winterville, North Carolina.
 
Army Sgt. Jeremy F. Hardison, 23, of Maysville, North Carolina; assigned to the 514th Military Police Company, 60th Troop Command, Winterville, North Carolina.
 
Army Sgt. 1st Class Aaron A. Henderson, 33, of Houlton, Maine; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
 
Army Sgt. Donna R. Johnson, 29, of Raeford, North Carolina; assigned to the 514th Military Police Company, 60th Troop Command, Winterville, North Carolina.
 
Army Staff Sgt. Justin C. Marquez, 25, of Aberdeen, North Carolina; assigned to the 1st Special Forces Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
 
Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel T. Metcalfe, 29, of Liverpool, New York; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, CasernaEderle in Vicenza, Italy.
 
Army Warrant Officer Joseph L. Schiro, 27, of Coral Springs, Florida; assigned to the 1st Special Forces Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
 
Marine Sgt. Camella M. Steedley, 31, of San Diego, California; assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
 
September 28, 2012 – October 4, 2012
Killed: 8; Wounded in action: 40
 
October 10, 2001 – October 4, 2012
Killed: 2,121; Wounded in action: 17,818
 
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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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