[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the September 17, 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 August 31, 2012 through September 6, 2012:
 
Army Staff Sgt. Jeremie S. Border, 28, of Mesquite, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Torii Station, Japan.
 
Army Pfc. Shane W. Cantu, 20, of Corunna, Michigan; assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy.
 
Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose L. Montenegro Jr., 31, of Houston, Texas; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
 
Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia S. Ramirez, 28, of San Antonio, Texas; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
 
Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan P. Schmidt, 28, of Petersburg, Virginia; assigned to 192nd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, 20th Support Command (CBRNE), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
 
Marine Lance Cpl. Alec R. Terwiske, 21, of Dubois, Indiana; assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
 
August 31, 2012 – September 6, 2012
Killed: 6; Wounded in action: 134
 
October 10, 2001 – September 6, 2012
Killed: 2,101; Wounded in action: 17,516
 
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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of August 29, 2012)
 
http://www.defense.gov/news/d20120829ngr.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
 
 

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