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:
Iraq, from Operation Iraqi Freedom to Operation New Dawn Sept 1, 2010 There have been 4,743 coalition deaths -- 4,424 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 October 8 2010, according to a CNN count. { Graphical breakdown of casualties }. At least 31,967 {31,926 last month} U.S. troops have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. View casualties in the war in Afghanistan
Pfc. James Fleet McClamrock 22 Huntersville, North Carolina, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division One of two U.S. soldiers killed by small-arms fire during an engagement inside an Iraqi Army commando compound near the city of Tuz in Salah ad-Din province, Iraq, on September 7, 2010
Sgt. 1st ClassPhilip Chad Jenkins 26 Decatur, Indiana, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division One of two U.S. soldiers killed by small-arms fire during an engagement inside an Iraqi Army commando compound near the city of Tuz in Salah ad-Din province, Iraq, on September 7, 2010
Senior Airman James Arthur Hansen 25 Athens, Michigan, USA 46th Operations Support Squadron, 46th Operations Group, 46th Test Wing Died of wounds suffered during a controlled detonation at Joint Base Balad in Balad, Iraq, on September 15, 2010
Sgt.John Franklin Burner III 32 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Company B, 63rd Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade Died in a non-combat related incident in Iskandariya, Iraq, on September 16, 2010
Spc.Marc Clayton Whisenant 23 Holly Hill, Florida, USA Army Reservist attached to the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Florida Army National Guard Died of injuries sustained in a military vehicle roll-over in Kuwait on September 24, 2010
Pfc.Gebrah Pawneh Noonan 26 Watertown, Connecticut, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division One of two soldiers that died on September 24, 2010, of injuries sustained when they were allegedly shot by another soldier after an argument in Falluja, Iraq, on September 23, 2010. Spc. Neftaly Platero is in pre-trial confinement, suspected in the deaths of Noonan and Spc. John Carrillo Jr., according to the U.S. military.
Spc.John Carrillo Jr. 20 Stockton, California, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division One of two soldiers that died on September 24, 2010, of injuries sustained when they were allegedly shot by another soldier after an argument in Falluja, Iraq, on September 23, 2010. Spc. Neftaly Platero is in pre-trial confinement, suspected in the deaths of Carrillo and Pfc. Gebrah P. Noonan, according to the U.S. military.
POW/MIA: Afghanistan & Iraq
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.
Afghanistan - Pakistan!!
There have been 2,138 coalition deaths -- 1,322 Americans, 21 Australians, 340 Britons, 1 Belgian, 152 Canadians, 3 Czech, 37 Denmark, 24 Netherlands, 5 NATO, 8 Estonians, 1 Finn, 49 French, 45 Germans, 4 Hungarian, 29 Italians, 1 Jordan, 3 Latvian, 1 Lithuanian, 9 Norwegians, 21 Poles, 2 Portuguese, 17 Romanians, 1 South Korean, 30 Spaniards, 4 Swedes, 2 Turks, 1 New Zealand, 1 Jordanian and three NATO/ISAF -- in the war on terror as of October 8 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 8,530 {7,644 last month} U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. In addition to the military deaths, 11 U.S. intelligence operatives have died in Afghanistan.
Lance Cpl.Christopher Blake Rodgers 20 Griffin, Georgia, USA 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 1, 2010
Pfc.Diego Miguel Montoya 20 San Antonio, Texas, USA 64th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam in Laghman province, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2010
Lance Cpl.Joshua Thomas Twigg 21 Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2010
Lance Cpl.Ross Steven Carver 21 Rocky Point, North Carolina, USA 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2010
Sgt.Jesse Michael Balthaser 23 Columbus, Ohio, USA 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Died following a roadside bomb attack during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2010
1st Lt.Mukhran Shukvani 28 Mestia, Georgia 31st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Killed during an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan on September 5, 2010
Lance Cpl.Joseph McFarlane Pool 26 Greenock, Scotland The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, assigned to the Brigade Reconnaissance Force Killed by a rocket-propelled grenade during a firefight with insurgents in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 5, 2010
Capt.Jason Thomas McMahon 35 Mulvane, Kansas, USA 744th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 184th Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group Died September 5, 2010, in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire in Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Capt.Andrew Griffiths 25 Richmond, North Yorkshire, England Company D, 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) Died on September 5, 2010, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated during an operation in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 24, 2010
2nd Lt.Gyorgy Kolozsvari 36 Papa, Hungary 25. Klapka György Lövészdandár (25th Klapka Infantry Brigade) Died on September 7, 2010 at a military hospital in Budapest, Hungary, of wounds sustained when his convoy was attacked with a roadside bomb and small-arms fire 12.4 miles (20 km) northwest of Pul-e Khumri in Baghlan province, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2010. Another Hungarian soldier was killed in the attack.
Cpl.Philip Gerald Eichner Charte 22 Goffstown, New Hampshire, USA 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died following an insurgent attack during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 7, 2010
Cpl.John Christian Bishop 25 Columbus, Indiana, USA 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2010
1st Lt.Todd William Weaver 26 Hampton, Virginia, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Died after being struck by a roadside bomb as he was leading a dismounted area reconnaissance patrol in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2010
Kingsman Darren Deady 22 Bolton, England Arnhem Company, 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Deady died on September 10, 2010, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, of injuries sustained when he was shot while fighting to defend a compound in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2010.
Sgt. Aaron Keith Kramer 22 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 16, 2010
Spc.Timothy Lamarr Johnson 24 Randolph, New York, USA 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb at Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan, on September 16, 2010
Senior Airman Daniel Ray Sanchez 23 El Paso, Texas, USA Combat controller assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group Died of wounds from enemy small-arms fire in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on September 16, 2010
1st Lt.Scott Joseph Fleming 24 Marietta, Georgia, USA 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Died due to injuries sustained by small-arms fire during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2010
Lt.Alessandro Romani 36 Rome, Italy 9º Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti (9th Parachute Assault Regiment) Killed during a gunfight that began as his unit was chasing men who were trying to emplace a roadside bomb in Herat, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2010
Staff Sgt. Jaime Carlos Newman 27 Richmond, Virginia, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2010
Spc.Deangelo Barnell Snow 22 Saginaw, Michigan, USA Company D, 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with a rocket-propelled grenade in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2010
1st Lt.Eric David Yates 26 Rineyville, Kentucky, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2010. Yates died of his wounds on September 18, 2010
Sgt. Andrew James Jones 35 Newport, South Wales Royal Engineers, attached to 1st Troop, Fondouk Squadron, The Queen's Royal Lancers One of two British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a vehicle patrol in the Bolan district north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2010
Sgt. 1st ClassRonald Aaron Grider 30 Brighton, Illinois, USA Special operations team member, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Special Operations Command Died of wounds suffered when he was struck by machine gun fire at Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2010
Pfc. Barbara Vieyra 22 Mesa, Arizona, USA 64th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her unit using a roadside bomb and rocket-propelled grenade fire in the Khas Kunar district of Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2010
Cpl. Joshua Alexander Harton 23 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire in Kaftar Khan in the Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2010
Trooper Andrew Martin Howarth 20 Bournemouth, England Fondouk Squadron, The Queen's Royal Lancers One of two British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a vehicle patrol in the Bolan district north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2010
Maj. Paul Douglas Carron 33 Missouri, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident at Qalat, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2010
Lance Cpl. Joshua Scott Ose 19 Hernando, Mississippi, USA 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died died following an insurgent attack in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2010
Sgt. Marvin Ray Calhoun Jr. 23 Elkhart, Indiana, USA Company B, 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division One of five soldiers killed along with four sailors when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the Daychopan district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2010
Chief Warrant Officer 3Matthew Gabriel Wagstaff 34 Orem, Utah, USA Company B, 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division One of five soldiers killed along with four sailors when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the Daychopan district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2010
Petty Officer 3rd ClassDenis C. Miranda 24 Toms River, New Jersey, USA SEAL Team Four, Naval Special Warfare Group Two One of four sailors killed along with five soldiers when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the Daychopan district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2010
Chief Warrant Officer 2Jonah David McClellan 26 St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA Company B, 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division One of five soldiers killed along with four sailors when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the Daychopan district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2010
Senior Chief Petty OfficerDavid Blake McLendon 30 Thomasville, Georgia, USA Naval Special Warfare Group Two Support Activity One of four sailors killed along with five soldiers when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the Daychopan district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2010
Lt.Brendan John Looney 29 Owings, Maryland, USA SEAL Team Three, Naval Special Warfare Group One One of four sailors killed along with five soldiers when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the Daychopan district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2010
Staff Sgt.Joshua David Powell 25 Pleasant Plains, Illinois, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 6th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division One of five soldiers killed along with four sailors when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the Daychopan district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2010
Lt. Col.Robert Francis Baldwin 39 Muscatine, Iowa, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division One of five soldiers killed along with four sailors when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the Daychopan district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2010
Senior Airman Michael John Buras 23 Fitzgerald, Georgia, USA Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, 99th Mission Support Group, 99th Air Base Wing Died of wounds suffered as the result of a roadside bomb detonation in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2010
Petty Officer 2nd ClassAdam Olin Smith 26 Hurland, Missouri, USA SEAL Team Four, Naval Special Warfare Group Two One of four sailors killed along with five soldiers when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the Daychopan district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2010
Pvt.Simon Mundt Jorgensen 21 Denmark Kompagnie C, Den Kongelige Livgarde (Company C, The Royal Life Guard) Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol south of Patrol Base Bridzar, nearly four miles (six km) northeast of Gereshk, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 22, 2010
Lance Cpl.Anthony James Rosa 20 Swanton, Vermont, USA 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 23, 2010
Pfc.William Brandon Dawson 20 Tunica, Mississippi, USA 109th Transportation Company, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their military vehicle near Combat Outpost Carwile in Wardak province, Afghanistan, while traveling between Ghazni and Bagram Air Field on September 24, 2010
Pfc.Jaysine Pilar Sucgang Petree 19 Yigo, Guam, USA 109th Transportation Company, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their military vehicle near Combat Outpost Carwile in Wardak province, Afghanistan, while traveling between Ghazni and Bagram Air Field on September 24, 2010
Pfc.Clinton Edward Springer II 21 Sanford, Maine, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died in a non-combat related incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2010
Cpl.Matthew Thomas Unavailable United Kingdom Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Corporal Matthew Killed when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a roadside bomb in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2010
Sgt.Mark Allen Simpson 40 Peoria, Illinois, USA 584th Engineer Company, 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade One of two soldiers that died September 26, 2010, at Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their military vehicle with a roadside bomb at Forward Operating Base Frontenac in the Arghandab River Valley of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2010
Spc.Donald Scott Morrison 23 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 584th Engineer Company, 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade One of two soldiers that died September 26, 2010, at Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their military vehicle with a roadside bomb at Forward Operating Base Frontenac in the Arghandab River Valley of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2010
Sgt.Kazimierz Kasprzak 32 Poland 15 Pułk Obrony Powietrznej (15th Air Defense Regiment) Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on September 27, 2010
Lance Cpl.Ralph John Fabbri 20 Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, USA Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 28, 2010
Senior AirmanMark Andrew Forester 29 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA 21st Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group Forester, an Air Force combat controller, was killed while conducting combat operations with his Special Forces team in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2010
Sgt.Justin Adam Officer 26 Wichita, Kansas, USA B Troop, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Killed when struck by a roadside bomb during a dismounted foot patrol in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2010
Sgt. 1st ClassCalvin Bernard Harrison 31 San Antonio, Texas, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire during a combat reconnaissance patrol in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2010
Cpl.Nugzar Kalandadze Unavailable Georgia 31st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Corporal One of four Georgian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 30, 2010
Lance Cpl.Timothy Matthew Jackson 22 Corbin, Kentucky, USA 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 30, 2010
Sgt.Davit Tsetskhladze Unavailable Georgia 31st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade One of four Georgian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 30, 2010
Col.Ramaz Gogiashvili Unavailable Georgia 31st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade One of four Georgian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 30, 2010
Cpl.Giorgi Kolkhitashvili Unavailable Georgia 31st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade One of four Georgian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 30, 2010
Attn Veterans of OIF and OEF and Spouses of: Stop Loss Extension
01 Oct 2010 - The deadline for eligible servicemembers, veterans and their beneficiaries to apply for retroactive stop loss special pay has been extended to December 3rd, 2010.
Legislation Extends Special Stop-Loss Pay Deadline
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2010 – President Barack Obama signed legislation yesterday extending the Retroactive Stop-Loss Special Pay deadline through December 3, DOD officials said today.
Officials estimate about 80,000 eligible service members, veterans and beneficiaries have yet to apply for the special stop-loss pay. {read rest}
Rep Sutton managed to get at least this short extension, she was trying for a full year, so there's work to do when Congress comes back after the elections to help these soldiers and survivors of.
Deadline for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay Extended
The deadline for eligible service members, veterans and their beneficiaries to apply for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay (RSLSP) has been extended to Dec. 3, 2010, allowing personnel more time to apply for the benefits they’ve earned.
To apply, or for more information on RSLSP, including submission requirements and service-specific links, go to Defense: Stoploss.
The deadline extension is included in the continuing resolution signed by President Obama yesterday, providing funding for federal government operations through Dec. 3. read rest}
PTSD - TBI - Military and Veterans Suicides
The Pentagon Channel: "Restoring Hope": an in-depth look at servicemember suicide and the families left behind. Plus, military leaders discuss what they are doing to stop the upward trend. {you can find this series "Restoring Hope" in the list on the left side of the page at the Pentagon Channel along with the rest of the programing.}
24 September 2010 Part 1 and Part 2
Department of Defense "Restoring Hope": You Can Help Save A Life
Study: military children have higher levels of stress, behavioral problems
August 03, 2010 Fighting a war a world away is hard on parents, but can be tougher on their children.
The Rand Study on Military Children: Children on the Homefront: The Experiences of Children from Military Families
The following is a 10MB, 370page pdf download, you can visit the Army site by clicking on the graphic or the link.
Army Health Promotion, Risk Reduction and Suicide Prevention Report
July 29, 2010 With suicides at an all-time high, the U.S. Army released a report today blaming "a permissive unit environment" for high risk behavior.
"For some, the rigors of service, repeated deployment, injuries and separations from family resulted in a sense of isolation, hopelessness and life fatigue," Army Vice Chief of Staff Peter Chiarelli says in a letter accompanying the report.
In fiscal year 2009, 160 soldiers took their own lives. In addition, there were 1,713 suicide attempts and nearly 17,000 drug and alcohol offenses.
Army Releases August Suicide Data
16 September 2010 The Army released suicide data today for the month of August 2010. Among active-duty soldiers, there were 13 potential suicides: none have been confirmed as suicides, and all 13 remain under investigation. For July, the Army reported 12 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers. Since the release of that report, five have been confirmed as suicides, and seven remain under investigation.
During August, among reserve component soldiers who were not on active duty, there were 10 potential suicides. For July, among that same group, there were 16 total suicides. Of those, eight were confirmed as suicides and eight are pending determination of the manner of death. {read rest}
North Wales MP's experiences of treatment of ex-servicemen and women in USA
Oct 5 2010 - RECENTLY I travelled to the United States as part of a delegation sponsored by the Howard League for Penal Reform.
We are currently researching the issue of why so many ex-servicemen and women end up in prison. We were asking what can be done to lessen the trend and what can be initiated to assist those already in the prison system.
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They were all ex-servicemen back from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. There were also some ex-Vietnam veterans.
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This is dismissed out of hand in the UK where military and government authorities believe the figure to be minimal.
I believe that the UK authorities could be in PTSD denial and time will tell.
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Returning home on the fourth day I was tired but also excited at what I had experienced. {read rest}
Special Series
Traumatic brain injury is considered the "signature injury" of soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. An NPR and ProPublica investigation has uncovered the military's failure to diagnose, treat and document brain injuries. Evidence suggests tens of thousands of soldiers are falling through the cracks.
Brain Wars: How The Military Is Failing Its Wounded July 1, 2010
The Military OneSource toll-free number for those residing in the continental United States is 1-800-342-9647. Overseas personnel should refer to the Military OneSource Web site for dialing instructions for their specific location
The Defense Center for Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) Outreach Center can be contacted at 1-866-966-1020.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the Suicide Prevention Resource Council.
Information about the Army’s Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program.
The Army’s most current suicide prevention information.
The Army's comprehensive list of Suicide Prevention Programs.
Suicide prevention training resources for Army families {requires Army Knowledge Online access to download materials} .
Total Costs of Wars since 2001, the rolling tabulation, over $1,090,363,823,561+++++ and continually counting!
“The True Cost of the War”
September 30, 2010 10:00AM Full House Veterans Affairs Committee
Archived Webcast September 30 at 10 a.m. Full Committee Hearing “The True Cost of the War” {If you listen or watch No Other Congressional Hearing, This One You Should, read the opening statements and watch the back and forth talk not in the opening statements but in the Congressional Records.}
Visit Site Page for Backlinks to Participants Opening Statements
CNN-Iraq and Afghanistan War Casulties
In Remembrance - Moving Tributes
Civilian Casulties - Iraq
John Hopkins School of Public Health { October 11, 2006 report } Updated Iraq Survey Affirms Earlier Mortality Estimates. Mortality Trends Comparable to Estimates by Those Using Other Counting Methods
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]........Continued
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!
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
"What is the difference between an al Qaida terrorist and a misguided American terrorist?" "The planes they fly!"
In fairness, we’ve been putting ground zeros next to mosques in Iraq since 2003
"How anyone can say that torture keeps Americans safe is beyond me -- unless you don't count American soldiers as Americans."
How to Break a Terrorist: The U.S. Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Brutality, to Take Down the Deadliest Man in Iraq
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"!
Still Coming Home, Our Brothers of WWII, Korea and Vietnam - Rest in Peace, You're Finally Home
Missing WWII Soldiers Identified
6 October 2010 The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of two servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors.
Army Pfc. Lawrence N. Harris, of Elkins, W.V., will be buried on Oct. 8 in Clarksburg, W.V, and Army Cpl. Judge C. Hellums, of Paris, Miss., will be buried on Oct. 9 in Randolph, Miss. In late September 1944, their unit, the 773rd Tank Battalion, was clearing German forces out of the Parroy Forest near Lunéville. On Oct. 9, 1944, in the final battle for control of the region, Hellums, Harris and three other soldiers were attacked by enemy fire in their M-10 Tank Destroyer. Harris and Hellums were reported to have been killed, and evidence at the time indicated the remains of the men had been destroyed in the attack and were neither recovered nor buried near the location. {read rest}
Missing WWII Naval Aviators Identified
27 September 2010 The Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of two servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors.
Navy Lt. Francis B. McIntyre of Mitchell, S.D., will be buried on Sept. 29, and Aviation Radioman Second Class William L. Russell of Cherokee, Okla., will be buried on Oct. 1. Both men will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. {read rest}
Missing WWII Soldier is Identified in Germany
23 September 2010 The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
Army Sgt. Edward T. Jones, of West Pawlet, Vt., will be buried on Sept. 25 in Saratoga, N.Y. In November 1944, the 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division was traveling east through the Hürtgen Forest in an attempt to capture the German towns of Vossenack and Schmidt. On Nov. 6, Jones and five other members of A Company, 112th Infantry Regiment, were killed in the town of Kommerscheidt when a German tank fired point-blank on their position. {read rest}
Missing WWII Soldier is Identified
22 September 2010 The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
Army Pfc. James C. Konyud, of Cleveland, will be buried on Sept. 25 in his hometown. From mid-September 1944 to early February 1945, the Army was engaged against German forces in the Hürtgen Forest, along the Germany/Belgium border, in the longest continuously fought battle in American history. In early January 1945, elements of the 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division were deployed defensively in the area southeast of Aachen. Konyud, a member of K Company, 121st Infantry Regiment, was reported missing near the location on Jan. 1. {read rest}
Attention brothers and sisters of Desert Shield Desert Storm:
Information For Veterans Who Served In Desert Shield/Storm and Their Families
July 2010 Secretary Shinseki Marked the 20th Anniversary of Gulf War with a Renewed Pledge to Improve Care and Services to Gulf War Veterans Continued in a Twelve Page PDF Download
Attention my brothers and sisters of Vietnam Service:
08/31/2010 - Summary
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations concerning presumptive service connection for certain diseases based upon the most recent National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Institute of Medicine committee report, Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2008 (Update 2008). This amendment is necessary to implement the decision of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that there is a positive association between exposure to certain herbicides and the subsequent development of hairy cell leukemia and other chronic B-cell leukemias, Parkinson's disease, and ischemic heart disease. The effect of this amendment is to establish presumptive service connection for these diseases based on herbicide exposure. {This Link Gives The Released Rulings with Backlinks}
Honoring The Fallen of Iraq and Afghanistan/Pakistan
National World War II Memorial
National Vietnam Veterans Memorial - The Wall
Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemeteries
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