Thousands of people across America don’t just talk about honoring Veterans; they walk the walk. Dedicated Volunteers Serve Veterans for DecadesOn this Executive Administration, it's Cabinet and those directly around same, "Best - Ever": "We haven't had this kind of visibility from the White House—ever." Joyce Raezer National Military Family Association - Dec. 30, 2011, and plenty more of similar since Joyce, others, spoke and continues!Ask yourself: If the Veterans Administration is so corrupt and mismanaged, as the conservative ideology, under which the seeds of are planted when they control, wants everyone to buy into as they obstruct the budgets and do extremely little after they charge same, then why does the Private sector, many problems within rarely heard about, adopt so many practices and advanced technologies developed within the VA, for free?! The VA, DoD, and in partnership with Universities and Colleges, not just Health Care are constantly in R&D and that developed that works is quickly moved into the private, for profit, sector, even as the VA is long under funded, decades, and especially during and after our wars that the few are sent into!* * * * *President Obama 26 August 2014 Fact: "This is not just a job of government. It’s not just a job of the veterans’ organizations. Every American needs to join us in taking care of those who've taken care of us. Because only 1 percent of Americans may be fighting our wars, but 100 percent of Americans benefit from that 1 percent. A hundred percent need to be supporting our troops. A hundred percent need to be supporting our veterans. A hundred percent need to be supporting our military families."Fact: "We’ve been able to accomplish historic increases to veterans funding. We’ve protected veterans health care from Washington politics with advanced appropriations. We’ve been able to make VA benefits available to more than 2 million veterans who didn't have them before, including more Vietnam vets who were exposed to Agent Orange. We’ve dedicated major new resources for mental health care. We’ve helped more than 1 million veterans and their families pursue their education under the Post-9/11 GI Bill."August 26, 2014 - Secretary Robert A. McDonald's Remarks for the American Legion's 96th Annual Convention, Charlotte, NCFact: "Unlike, P&G, VA may not be concerned about quarterly profit and loss statements or shareholder value, but it does have a bottom line—Veterans. "{which is why No Government agency should be turned into a private corporate entity feeding for profit off the Countries duty and responsibility, especially the VA}* * * * *
There have been 4,441 coalition deaths -- 4,127 Americans, 2 Australians, 1 Azerbaijani, 176 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, 1 Czech, 7 Danes, 2 Dutch, 2 Estonians, 1 Fijian, 5 Georgians, 1 Hungarian, 33 Italians, 1 Kazakh, 1 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 August 1, 2008, 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 their country's governments. The list also includes seven employees of the U.S. Defense Department. At least 30,435 U.S. troops have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. View casualties in the war in Afghanistan. Sgt. James A. McHale 31 40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Fairfield, Missouri Died at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on July 30, 2008, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Taji, Iraq, on July 22. Tech. Sgt. Jackie L. Larsen 37 9th Reconnaissance Wing Tacoma, Washington Died of natural causes at Balad Air Base, Iraq, on July 17, 2008 Staff Sgt. David W. Textor 27 Company A, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Roanoke, Virginia Died of injuries suffered from a vehicle incident in Mosul, Iraq, on July 15, 2008 Staff Sgt. Jeremy D. Vrooman 28 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Sioux Falls, South Dakota Died of wounds when a homemade bomb exploded while his unit was conducting combat operations in Kn'an, Iraq, on July 15, 2008 Aviation Boatswain Mate 3rd Class Petty Officer Daniel R. Verbeke 25 Assigned to aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt Exton, Pennsylvania Died on July 14, 2008, in Paoli, Pennsylvania, of complications from injuries he suffered in a flight deck accident aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt in December 2005 Staff Sgt. Danny P. Dupre 28 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Lockport, Louisiana Died from wound sustained while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 15, 2008 Lance Cpl. Jeffery S. Stevenson 20 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Newton, New Jersey Died from a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 13, 2008 Sgt. 1st Class Steven J. Chevalier 35 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Flint, Michigan Died of wounds suffered when his patrol vehicle was struck by a grenade in Samarra, Iraq, on July 9, 2008 Spc. William L. McMillan III 22 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Lexington, Kentucky Died of wounds suffered when his patrol was struck by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 8, 2008 Sgt. 1st Class Anthony L. Woodham 37 39th Brigade Support Battalion, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard Rogers, Arkansas Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat incident at Camp Adder in Tallil, Iraq, on July 5, 2008 POW/MIA - Iraq One U.S. soldier is currently listed as captured as of July 13, 2008. The list below reflects the names 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 Afghanistan - The Still Forgotten War
There have been 899 coalition deaths -- 557 Americans, 6 Australians, 114 Britons, 88 Canadians, 3 Czech, 15 Danes, 16 Dutch, 3 Estonians, 1 Finn, 12 French, 22 Germans, 2 Hungarian, 11 Italians, 1 Lithuanian, 5 NATO/ISAF, 3 Norwegians, 5 Poles, 2 Portuguese, 7 Romanians, 1 South Korean, 23 Spaniards, 2 Swedes -- in the war on terror as of August 1, 2008, 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 2,257 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.
July 2008 Spc. Seteria L. Brown 22 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade Orlando, Florida Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident in Sharana, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2008 Lance Cpl. Kenneth Michael Rowe 24 Royal Army Veterinary Corps attached to 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Newcastle, England Killed when his patrol came under small arms fire in the Sangin area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 24, 2008 Cpl. Jason Stuart Barnes 25 Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers attached to 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Exeter, England Killed when the Vector ambulance vehicle he was driving hit a suspected roadside bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2008 Pfc. Ivan I. Wilson 22 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Clearlake, California Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 21, 2008 1st Lt. Nick A. Dewhirst 25 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Onalaska, Wisconsin Died of wounds suffered when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in the Qalandar District of the Khost Province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2008 Cpl. James Hayward Arnal 25 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Winnipeg, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in the Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2008 1st Lt. Jason D. Mann 29 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Woodlynne, New Jersey Died from a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2008 Pfc. Willington M. Rhoads 23 173rd Brigade Support Battalion Las Vegas, Nevada Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident in Bagram, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2008 Pfc. Sergio S. Abad 21 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Morganfield, Kentucky One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers 24 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Snellville, Georgia One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Cpl. Jason M. Bogar 25 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Seattle, Washington One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom 24 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Hawaii One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Sgt. Israel Garcia 24 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Long Beach, California One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Cpl. Jason D. Hovater 24 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Clinton, Tennessee One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips 27 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Jasper, Georgia One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Cpl. Pruitt A. Rainey 22 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Haw River, North Carolina One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Master Sgt. Mitchell W. Young 39 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Jonesboro, Georgia Killed when the vehicle he was in struck a roadside bomb in Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling 20 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Florissant, Missouri One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Capt. Krisztian Nemes 32 Assigned to Pol-e-Khomri Provincial Reconstruction Team Hungary Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he and an Afghan police officer were exploring an area on a road to Kunduz where a roadside bomb had been reported in Baglan province, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2008 Sgt. Brian S. Leon Guerrero 34 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard Hagatna, Guam One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Babo Kheyl, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2008 Sgt. Samson A. Mora 28 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard Dededo, Guam One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Babo Kheyl, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2008 Signaller Sean McCarthy 25 Special Air Service Regiment, Australian Army Pacific Pines, Australia Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a patrol in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2008 Sgt. Douglas J. Bull 29 Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Killed when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb during a mounted patrol in Chow Kay Valley, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2008 Pvt. Colin William Wilmot 24 1 Field Ambulance attached to 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Died at Kandahar Airfield of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near a dismounted security patrol in Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2008 Cpl. Brendan Anthony Downey N/A Military policeman assigned to 17 Wing Detachment Dundurn, Saskatchewan, Canada Found dead in a sleeping area at a Canadian base in the Persian Gulf region used as a staging area for Canadian airlifts to Afghanistan on July 4, 2008 1st Lt. Daniel Farkas 42 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Brooklyn, New York Died of injuries suffered from a non-hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 4, 2008 Spc. Estell L. Turner 43 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Sioux Falls, South Dakota Died July 2, 2008, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Malikheyl, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2008 PTSD spells MIA - Raising Awareness Through Music As Victoria gently plays her harmonica, Wes strums a guitar and Sings {Lyrics} Civilian Casulties - Iraq
Just Foreign Policy Issues Over a million {*1,251,944} 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.
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!
Iraq Refugees UNHCR: UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009 - Iraq Situation Filetype: PDF (116k)
All the Deaths, Maimings and Destruction are the Blood on All Our Hands, No One can escape the Guilt!
As Of August 3 2008, There Are 88 Pages w/5 'Silent Honor Rolls' Each, Number Of Casulties Varies With Each 'Silent Honor Roll'; Many now have numbers in the teens and twenties, click on graphic.
A Nations Security Does Not Mean A Nation Sets An Example Of Creating More Hatreds And Enemies By
97 percent of U.S. deaths in Iraq have occurred after George W. Bush declared an end to "major combat." ”Mission Accomplished!”
The Rand Corporation Terrorism Report the press release here, you can get the full document here or a summary of the research brief here If they were sent to fight, they are too few. If they were sent to die, they are too many!
Those who take some sort of relief in the "We are fighting them over there so we won't be fighting them here!", Better Rethink their Future, or rather their Childrens Future!!
"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
" What does it matter to the dead, the orphan, and the homeless whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?" - Mohandas K. Gandhi
The Failed Policies will Haunt Us and the World for Decades!!
Added 8-3-08, Jones, from 'Freedom Fries' to Understanding Reality! Bill would open military funerals to media
Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., said Friday that legislation he co-sponsored this week would highlight the sacrifices made by members of the military.
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:
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