[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Moscow Cares]

Courtesy of the October 22, 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 October 5, 2012 through October 11, 2012:
 
Army Sgt. Robert J. Billings, 30, of Clarksville, Virginia; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
 
Navy Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Milton W. Brown, 28, of Dallas, Texas; assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137, Lemoore, California.
 
Army Spc. Brittany B. Gordon, 24, of St. Petersburg, Florida; assigned to the 572 Military Intelligence Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
 
Army Sgt. Thomas R. Macpherson, 26, of Long Beach, California; assigned to the 2d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
 
Army Sgt. 1st Class Ryan J. Savard, 29, of Sierra Vista, Arizona; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
 
Navy Cmdr. Joel Del Mundo Tiu, 49, of Manila, Philippines; assigned to Logistics Forces, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Manama, Bahrain.
 
October 5, 2012 – October 11, 2012
Killed: 6; Wounded in action: 53
 
October 10, 2001 – October 11, 2012
Killed: 2,127; Wounded in action: 17,871
 
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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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