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<p class=MsoNormal>(Since I will be spending all day tomorrow either on the
road or in the air . . . )<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Courtesy of the July 19, 2010 edition of the Army Times
- <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>-------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The following U.S. service member died while supporting
combat operations in Iraq, confirmed by the Defense Department from July 2, 2010
through July 8, 2010:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Army Sgt. Jordan E. Tuttle , 22, of West Monroe, Louisiana;
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, 256th Infantry
Brigade Combat Team, New Orleans, Louisiana.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>July 2, 2010 – July 8, 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Killed: 1; Wounded in action: 8<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>March 19, 2003 – July 8, 2010 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Killed: 4,401; wounded in action: 31,882<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>-------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The following U.S. service members died while supporting
combat operations in Afghanistan, confirmed by the Defense Department from July
2, 2010 through July 8, 2010: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Army Staff Sgt. Marc A. Arizmendez, 30, of Anaheim,
California; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels,
Germany.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Army Staff Sgt. Christopher F. Cabacoy, 30, of Virginia
Beach, Virginia; assigned to 1st Squadron, 71st Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Army Spc. Keenan A. Cooper, 19, of Wahpeton, North Dakota;
assigned to the 4th Squadron, 73rd Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team,
82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Army Sgt. Andrew J. Creighton, 23, of Laurel, Delaware;
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Joint Base Lewis-McChord,
Washington.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Army Pfc. Jacob A. Dennis, 22, of Powder Springs, Georgia;
assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd
Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Army Spc. Roger Lee, 26, of Monterey, California; assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Army Spc. Jerod H. Osborne, 20, of Royse City, Texas;
assigned to the 4th Squadron, 73rd Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team,
82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Army Pfc. Michael S. Pridham, 19, of Louisville, Kentucky;
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Army Pfc. Anthony W. Simmons, 25, of Tallahassee, Florida;
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Army Pfc. Edwin C. Wood, 18, of Omaha, Nebraska; assigned to
1st Squadron, 71st Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>July 2, 2010 – July 8, 2010 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Killed: 10; Wounded in action: 150<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>October 10, 2001 – July 8, 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Killed: 1,142; Wounded in action: 6,784<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(as of July 6, 2010)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100706ngr1.pdf">http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100706ngr1.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>And the beat goes on . . . <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>"Bring 'em Home"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Bring_em_Home.mp3">http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Bring_em_Home.mp3</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>"If you love this land of the free <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bring 'em home, bring 'em home <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bring them back from overseas <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bring 'em home, bring 'em home <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>It will make the politicians sad, I know <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bring 'em home, bring 'em home <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>They wanna tangle with their foe <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bring 'em home, bring 'em home <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>They wanna test their grand theories <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bring 'em home, bring 'em home <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>With the blood of you and me <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bring 'em home, bring 'em home <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Now we'll give no more brave young lives <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bring 'em home, bring 'em home <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>For the gleam in someone else's eyes <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bring 'em home, bring 'em home <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The men will cheer and the boys will shout <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bring 'em home, bring 'em home <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yeah and we will all turn out <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bring 'em home, bring 'em home <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The church bells will ring with joy <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bring 'em home, bring 'em home <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>To welcome our darlin' girls and boys <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bring 'em home, bring 'em home <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>We will lift our voice and sound <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bring 'em home, bring 'em home <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yeah, when Johnny comes marching home <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bring 'em home, bring 'em home." <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Pro patria, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tom Hansen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>SFC, US Army (Retired)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Moscow, Idaho<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of
emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime." <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>-- Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.<o:p></o:p></p>
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