[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the April 12, 2010 edition of the Army Times -

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The following U.S. service member died while supporting combat operations
in Iraq, confirmed by the Defense Department from March 26, 2010 through
April 1, 2010:

Army Pfc. Raymond N. Pacleb, 31, of Honolulu, Hawaii; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment, Wahiawa, Hawaii.

March 26, 2010 – April 1, 2010
Killed: 1; Wounded in action: 23

March 19, 2003 – April 1, 2010
Killed: 4,377; wounded in action: 31,762

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The following U.S. service members died while supporting combat operations
in Afghanistan, confirmed by the Defense Department from March 26, 2010
through April 1, 2010:

Army Staff Sgt. Scott W. Brunkhorst, 25, Fayetteville, North Carolina;
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler O. Griffin, 19, of Voluntown, Connecticut;
assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II 
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Marine Lance Cpl. Randy M. Heck, 20, of Steubenville, Ohio; assigned to
2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Army Pfc. James L. Miller, 21, of Yakima, Washington; assigned to the 4th
Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

Marine Lance Cpl. Curtis M. Swenson, 20, of Rochester, Minnesota; assigned
to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III  Marine
Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Marine Sgt. Frank J. World, 25, of Buffalo, New York; assigned to 2nd
Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II  Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Navy Lt. Miroslav Zilberman, 31, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to Carrier
Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121.

March 26, 2010 – April 1, 2010
Killed: 7; Wounded in action: 76

October 10, 2001 – April 1, 2010
Killed: 1,020; Wounded in action: 5,393

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of March 30, 2010)
http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100330ngr1.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, Jr.