[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the June 17, 2013 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 May 31, 2013 through June 6, 2013:
 
Army Warrant Officer Sean W. Mullen, 39, of Dover, Delaware; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Spc. Robert A. Pierce, 20, of Panama, Oklahoma; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Staff Sgt. Job M. Reigoux, 30, of Austin, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Army 2nd Lt. Justin L. Sisson, 23, of Phoenix, Arizona; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
 
May 31, 2013 – June 6, 2013
Killed: 4; Wounded in action: 65
 
October 10, 2001 – June .6, 2013
Killed: 2,216; Wounded in action: 18,675
 
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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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