Under two previous Executive administrations and wars from, father and son. With son and conservative congresses leading the extremely quick abandoning of the missions and those sent to accomplish after 9/11:
Dover 'Old Guard' team shoulders heavy burden
Iraq, Rapidly becoming the Forgotten War!!
There have been 4,696 coalition deaths -- 4,379 Americans, 2 Australians, 1 Azerbaijani, 179 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, 1 Czech, 7 Danes, 2 Dutch, 2 Estonians, 1 Fijian, 5 Georgians, 1 Hungarian, 33 Italians, 1 Kazakh, 1 South Korean, 3 Latvian, 22 Poles, 3 Romanians, 5 Salvadoran, 4 Slovaks, 11 Spaniards, 2 Thai and 18 Ukrainians -- in the war in Iraq as of Febuary 5 2010, according to a CNN count. { Graphical breakdown of casualties }. The list below is the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors and Coast Guardsmen whose deaths have been reported by the DoD of the United States. At least 31,648 {31,613 last month} U.S. troops have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. View casualties in the war in Afghanistan
Pfc. Scott G. Barnett 24 Headquarters Company, 412th Aviation Support Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade Concord, California Died of injuries sustained while supporting combat operations in Tallil, Iraq, on January 28, 2010
Pfc. Gifford E. Hurt 19 Battery C, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 214th Fires Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Yonkers, New York Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related vehicle accident in Mosul, Iraq, on January 20, 2010
Pfc. Michael R. Jarrett 20 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade North Platte, Nebraska Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Balad, Iraq, on January 6, 2010
Spc. David A. Croft Jr. 22 B Troop, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Plant City, Florida Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb and small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 5, 2010
Spc. Brushaun X. Anderson 20 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Columbus, Georgia Died of wounds suffered from a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 1, 2010
POW/MIA
Two U.S. soldiers are currently listed as captured or Duty Status -- Whereabouts Unknown as of December 1, 2009. The information below reflects the name, an unknown, officially listed as Prisoners of War or Duty Status -- Whereabouts Unknown by the Pentagon.
Spc. Ahmed K. Altaie 41 Army reservist assigned Provincial Reconstruction Team Baghdad Ann Arbor, Michigan On October 23, 2006, Altaie was categorized as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown when he allegedly was kidnapped while on his way to visit family in Baghdad, Iraq. The Pentagon changed his status to missing-captured on December 11.
Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl 23 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Ketchum, Idaho Captured in Paktika province in Afghanistan, on June 30, 2009. The Pentagon declared him Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown on July 1 and his status was changed to Missing-Captured on July 3.
Honoring the Fallen of the worse day of the worse month of casulties from Afghanistan.
Afghanistan - Pakistan!!
There have been 1,603 coalition deaths -- 973 Americans, 11 Australians, 253 Britons, 1 Belgian, 139 Canadians, 3 Czech, 29 Danes, 21 Dutch, 7 Estonians, 1 Finn, 39 French, 31 Germans, 2 Hungarian, 22 Italians, 3 Latvian, 1 Lithuanian, 5 Norwegians, 16 Poles, 2 Portuguese, 11 Romanians, 1 South Korean, 28 Spaniards, 2 Swedes, 2 Turks -- in the war on terror as of Febuary 5 2010, according to a CNN count. Below are the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors whose deaths have been reported by their country's governments. The troops died in support of the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom or were part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. At least 4,923 {4,737 last month} U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. In addition to the military deaths, one Jordanian and 11 U.S. intelligence operatives have died in Afghanistan.
Spc. Marc P. Decoteau 19 6th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group Waterville Valley, New Hampshire One of two soldiers that died of injuries sustained during an incident in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on January 29, 2010
Capt. David J. Thompson 39 Operational Detachment Alpha 3334, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Hooker, Oklahoma One of two soldiers that died of injuries sustained during an incident in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on January 29, 2010
Staff Sgt. Rusty H. Christian 24 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Greenville, Tennessee Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on January 28, 2010
Sgt. David J. Smith 25 Company B, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve Frederick, Maryland Died on January 26, 2010, from wounds received on January 23, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Sgt. Carlos E. Gill 25 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Fayetteville, North Carolina Gill was medically evacuated from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2009, and died on January 26, 2010, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. of an illness.
Soldier Claes Joachim Olsson 22 Telemark Bataljon, Brigade Nord (Telemark Battalion, Northern Brigade) Gressvik, Norway Killed when a roadside bomb struck his CV9030 infantry fighting vehicle in Ghormach district, Faryab province, Afghanistan, on January 25, 2010
Sgt. Daniel M. Angus 28 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Thonotosassa, Florida One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2010
Lance Cpl. Daniel Cooper 22 Company A, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles Hereford, England Died of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated while he was leading a resupply patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2010
Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Poole 22 Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Bowling Green, Kentucky One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2010
Lance Cpl. Zachary D. Smith 19 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Hornell, New York One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2010
Lance Cpl. Jeremy M. Kane 22 Company B, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve Towson, Maryland Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 23, 2010
Petty Officer 2nd Class Xin Qi 25 Navy corpsman assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan Cordova, Tennessee One of two Marines killed when a roadside bomb detonated while supporting combat operations in southern Afghanistan, on January 23, 2010
Rifleman Peter Aldridge 19 Company A, 4th Battalion, The Rifles Folkestone, Kent, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 22, 2010
Staff Sgt. Thaddeus S. Montgomery 29 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division West Yellowstone, Montana Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Korengal Outpost in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on January 20, 2010
Tech. Sgt. Adam K. Ginett 29 31st Civil Engineer Squadron, 31st Mission Support Group, 31st Fighter Wing Knightdale, North Carolina Died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2010
Capt. Paul Pena 27 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division San Marcos, Texas Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Arghandab River Valley in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2010
Sgt. 1st Class Michael P. Shannon 52 Individual Ready Reservist assigned to International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, Kabul Canadensis, Pennsylvania Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2010
Spc. Robert Donevski 19 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Sun City, Arizona Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire in Abad, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on January 16, 2010
Sgt. John Faught 44 Company D, 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted security patrol near the town of Nakhonay in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 16, 2010
Cpl. Lee Brownson 30 Company A, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles Bishop Auckland, England One of two British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 15, 2010
Rifleman Luke Farmer 19 Company A, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England One of two British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 15, 2010
Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek 25 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Westwood, New Jersey Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 14, 2010
Sgt. Lucas T. Beachnaw 23 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Lowell, Michigan Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire in Darya Ya, Afghanistan, on January 13, 2010
Sgt. 1st Class Harouna Diop 40 517e Régiment du Train (517th Train Regiment), assigned to a French Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team France Killed when his armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb while traveling in a joint Afghan-French logistics convoy from Bagram Air Base to Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on January 13, 2010
Staff Sgt. Daniel D. Merriweather 25 118th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade Collierville Tennessee One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb at Combat Outpost McClain in Logar province, Afghanistan, on January 13, 2010
Pfc. Geoffrey A. Whitsitt 21 118th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade Taylors, South Carolina One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb at Combat Outpost McClain in Logar province, Afghanistan, on January 13, 2010
Spc. Kyle J. Wright 22 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Romeoville, Illinois Died on January 13, 2010 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered earlier that day when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province
Capt. Fabrice Roullier 39 1e Brigade Mécanisée (1st Mechanized Brigade), assigned to a French Operational Mentoring Liaison Team Caen, France Died on January 12, 2010, of wounds suffered when a joint French-Afghan National Army patrol was attacked during a foot patrol in the village of Alasay, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on January 11. Another French soldier was killed in the attack.
Staff Sgt. Matthew N. Ingham 25 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Altoona, Pennsylvania One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2010
Cpl. Jamie R. Lowe 21 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Johnsonville, Illinois One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2010
Cpl. Nicholas K. Uzenski 21 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Tomball, Texas One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2010
Capt. Daniel Read 31 821 Squadron, 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps Rainham, Kent, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated in the Musa Qala district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2010
Staff Sgt. Mathieu Toinette 27 402e Régiment d'Artillerie (402nd Artillery Regiment), assigned to a French Operational Mentoring Liaison Team Reunion, France Killed when a joint French-Afghan National Army patrol was attacked during a foot patrol in the village of Alasay, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2010. Another soldier wounded in the attack died the next day.
Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Meinert 20 Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 10, 2010
Lance Cpl. Mark D. Juarez 22 Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Bakersfield, California Killed when his MRAP armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 9, 2010. Rupert Hamer, a British newspaper correspondent, also died in the blast.
Pvt. Simon S. Hoffmann 23 2. Lette Opklaringseskadron, Opklaringsbataljonen, Gardehusarregimentet (2nd Facilitate Solution Squadron, Solution Battalion, Guard Hussar Regiment) Denmark Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb near Forward Operating Base Armadillo in Nahri Sarraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 8, 2010
Pvt. Christian Javier Quishpe Aguirre 24 Grupo Logístico de Montaña número 1 (1st Mountain Logistical Group) Ecuador Died of wounds sustained when he was struck by a vehicle at a support base in Herat, Afghanistan, on January 8, 2010
Sgt. 1st Class Jason O. B. Hickman 35 Company A, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Kingsport, Tennessee Died on January 7, 2010, at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb and small arms fire earlier that day at Combat Outpost Bowri Tana
Spc. Brian R. Bowman 24 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Crawfordsville, Indiana One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit with multiple roadside bombs and small arms fire in Ashoque, Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2010
Pvt. John P. Dion 19 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Shattuck, Oklahoma One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit with multiple roadside bombs and small arms fire in Ashoque, Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2010
Pvt. Robert Hayes 19 Company C, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment Cambridge, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a security patrol south of Check Point Paraang in Nad-e Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2010
Sgt. Joshua A. Lengstorf 24 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Yoncalla, Oregon One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit with multiple roadside bombs and small arms fire in Ashoque, Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2010
Senior Airman Bradley R. Smith 24 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, 3rd Air Support Operations Group, 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing Troy, Illinois Died of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2010
PTSD - TBI and more
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF U.S. WARFIGHTER IS FOCUS OF MILITARY HEALTH RESEARCH FORUM
Promising Research on Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Gulf War Illness, Substance Abuse and More is Presented at Key Scientific Meeting
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Research to address these needs is underway, and the work of hundreds of investigators engaged in the effort is being showcased September 1-3 at the Military Health Research Forum in Kansas City....................
Please visit US Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs for updates on the Military Health Research Forum.
PTSD: New War on An Old Foe. Big changes underway at the VA could mean better treatment for thousands of vets. A bureaucracy in transition.
The Hidden Casualties Of War: Suicide
An American soldier from the 4th Infantry Division speaks to an Army psychiatrist in Tikrit, Iraq, as part of the support that is provided for soldiers before they return home to their families
Daniel Mihailescu / AFP / Getty
A Mounting Suicide Rate Prompts an Army Response
Neither the U.S. military nor the American public would tolerate a conflict in which U.S. losses mounted for five straight years. Yet, that's what's happening in the Army's battle with suicides. The recently released figure for November show that 12 soldiers are suspected of taking their own lives, bringing to 147 the total suicides for 2009, the highest since the Army began keeping track in 1980. Last year the Army had 140 suicides...>>>>>
Military Suicides: A Billion to Sell a War
If you fit into any of the marketing data published weekly by pollsters, it is more likely you will have watched American Idol than wondered why so many of our military personnel are committing suicide.
If that offends any readers, the option is to stop here...>>>>>
A series many should visit and follow.
Women at Arms
The Psychological Scars
Articles in this series explore how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have profoundly redefined the role of women in the military.
Previous Articles in the Series
This was on the PBS News Hour 02.03.10.
Using Drama to Understand and Heal the Wounds of War
A dramatic performance project called 'Theater of War' uses ancient Greek tragedies for a very special goal: To link ancient and modern warriors in an understanding of war's pain and mental agony.
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown talks to the artists, mental health professionals and soldiers who have been involved and who see the healing potential of theater for soldiers and veterans returning from combat.
Extended Interviews with the participants can be found here
'Theater of War' website for more information.
Civilian Casulties - Iraq
Just Foreign Policy Issues
Over a million {*1,366,350 plus} Iraqis are estimated to have been killed as a result of the U.S.-led invasion and occupation. Learn More and Take Action»
*Estimate, click for explaination
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John Hopkins School of Public Health { October 11, 2006 report } puts the count at 650,000, with a range from 400,000 to 900,000.
Civilian Casulties - Afghanistan
Civilian casualties of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) has caused the deaths of thousands of Afghan civilians directly from insurgent and foreign military action, as well as the deaths of possibly tens of thousands of Afghan civilians indirectly as a consequence of displacement, starvation, disease, exposure, lack of medical treatment, crime and lawlessness resulting from the war. The war, launched by the United States as "Operation Enduring Freedom" in 2001, began with an initial air campaign that almost immediately prompted concerns over the number of Afghan civilians being killed[1] as well as international protests. With civilian deaths from airstrikes rising again in recent years[2], the number of Afghan civilians being killed by foreign military operations has led to mounting tension between the foreign countries and the government of Afghanistan. In May 2007, President Hamid Karzai summoned military commanders to warn them of the consequences of further deaths.[3]........>>>>>
Exact Count of Civilian Casulties may never be known, as is the case in every conflict, especially an Invasion by another Country. For it is the Innocent Civilians and those Defending their Countries {of which All would be counted if this land were ever invaded} who suffer the most, during and long after!
UNHCR - Refugees and more, Afghanistan and Iraq
Iraq Refugees UNHCR - Iraq: UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009 - Iraq Situation
Afghanistan Refugees UNHCR - Afghanistan UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009 - Afghanistan Situation
All the Deaths, Maimings and Destruction are the Blood on All Our Hands, No One can Escape that Guilt!
The War in Iraq Costs, the rolling tabulation, over $705,352,372,531++++ and continually counting!
As Of Febuary 5 2010, There Are Over 80 Separate Site Pages w/5 'Silent Honor Rolls' On Each, Number Of KIA's Varies With Each 'Silent Honor Roll'.
Many have numbers in the teens and twenties In Honor - In Memory - Click on Graphic to Visit the Honor Rolls {they have been rebuilding their site so may not load}
Counting the War Dead, Daily
Michael White says he didn't anticipate casualities continuing at this pace, or the toll his Web site would take on him.
As a hobby, he counts the war dead
Every day, White, 51, updates a Web site he launched in 2003, icasualties.org, to keep count of the dead: American troops, coalition troops, contractors and Iraqi civilians. He eventually began documenting deaths in Afghanistan as well....>>>>>
97 percent {now more} of U.S. deaths in Iraq have occurred after George W. Bush declared an end to "major combat."
”Mission Accomplished!”
"Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is," - George W. Bush, Texas Gov., 1999
The Rand Corporation Terrorism Report the press release here, you can get the full document here or a summary of the research brief here
"How anyone can say that torture keeps Americans safe is beyond me -- unless you don't count American soldiers as Americans."
Matthew Alexander who is writing under a pseudonym for security reasons
"Torture is the tool of the lazy, the stupid, and the pseudo-tough. It’s also perhaps the greatest recruiting tool that the terrorists have."
Major General Paul Eaton
Done "In Our Names"!
The Failed Policies will Haunt Us and the World for Decades, This Time!!
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