[Vision2020] The Human Toll

Tue Jul 12 20:34:49 PDT 2011

From: mattd2107 at hotmail.com
To: thansen at moscow.com
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] The Human Toll
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:29:05 -0700

Tom,

          Thanks again for posting this info.

          Thank you to all the men and women who serve and have sacrificed for this country. Many times our lives get busy and we forget how much the military and their families give up for us.

          I found out over the weekend that a close friend, Nic Amper died in action this last Tuesday. Seeing his name on Tom's forwarded list is still surreal to me. I had the pleasure to serve with Nic in the Marine Corps in 96-97. He was a great man, a devoted father, and a loyal Marine/soldier. He will be missed.

          Nic left behind a wife and her two children whom he was the stepfather too. 

          If any of you care to make a donation to help out with costs please contact me off list. Thank you

Semper Fi Nic Amper,

Matt

> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:24:40 -0700
> From: thansen at moscow.com
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] The Human Toll
> 
> Courtesy of the July 18, 2011 edition of the Army Times –
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> 
> The following U.S. service members died while supporting Operation New
> Dawn in Iraq, confirmed by the Defense Department from July 1, 2011
> through July 7, 2011:
> 
> Army Spc. Nathan R. Beyers, 24, of Littleton, Colorado; assigned to 145th
> Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Cavalry Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Post
> Falls, Idaho.
> 
> Army Spc. Nicholas W. Newby, 20, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; assigned to
> 145th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Cavalry Heavy Brigade Combat Team,
> Post Falls, Idaho.
> 
> Army Sgt. Steven L. Talamantez, 34, of Laredo, Texas; assigned to the 3rd
> Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry
> Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
> 
> July 1, 2011 – July 7, 2011
> Killed: 3; Wounded in action: 12
> 
> March 19, 2003 – July 7, 2011
> Killed: 4,461; wounded in action: 32,143
> 
> -------------------------------
> 
> The following U.S. service members died while supporting Operation
> Enduring Freedom combat operations in Afghanistan, confirmed by the
> Defense Department from July 1, 2011 through July 7, 2011:
> 
> Army Sgt. Nicanor Amper IV, 36, of San Jose, California; assigned to the
> 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry
> Division, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
> 
> Marine Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Dodds Dudley, 29, of Tega Cay, South Carolina;
> assigned to Marine Air Group 26, 2nd Marine Air Wing, II Marine
> Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jacksonville,
> North Carolina.
> 
> Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Garcia, 27, of Bossier City, Louisiana;
> assigned to the 63rd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive
> Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command (CBRNE), Fort Polk, Louisiana.
> 
> Marine Lance Cpl. Norberto Mendez-Hernandez, 22, of Logan, Utah; assigned
> to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp
> Pendleton, California.
> 
> Army Spc. Rafael A. Nieves Jr., 22, of Albany, New York; assigned to 1st
> Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st
> Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
> 
> Army Sgt. 1st Class Terryl L. Pasker, 39, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; assigned
> to the 334th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th
> Infantry Division, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
> 
> Army Spc. Jordan C. Schumann, 24, Port Saint Lucie, Florida; assigned to
> the 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st
> Theater Sustainment Command, Hohenfels, Germany.
> 
> Army Sgt. Christopher P. Soderlund, 23, of Pineville, Louisiana; assigned
> to 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th
> Mountain Division, Fort Polk, Louisiana.
> 
> Army Spc. Preston J. Suter, 22, Sandy, Utah; assigned to the 709th
> Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater
> Sustainment Command, Hohenfels, Germany.
> 
> Army Staff Sgt. Joshua A. Throckmorton, 28, of Battle Creek Michigan;
> assigned to the 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police
> Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Hohenfels, Germany.
> 
> July 1, 2011 – July 7, 2011
> Killed: 10; Wounded in action: 164
> 
> October 10, 2001 – July 7, 2011
> Killed: 1,642; Wounded in action: 12,470
> 
> -------------------------------
> 
> National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
> (as of July 5, 2011)
> 
> http://www.defense.gov/news/d20110705ngr.pdf
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 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."
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 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.
> 
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