{This blog is not affiliated with the VA. Though a Veteran, four yrs. all shore in Navy last year In-Country Vietnam, I don't work for the VA}
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In 2003 some 72% of Americans fully supported the Abandoning of the Missions and those Sent to Accomplish so extremely Quickly after 9/11!!
At least some 95%, if not more as less then 1% serve them, not only still support the, just below, total lack of Sacrifice, they ran from any and all Accountability and left everything still on the table to be continually used if the political/military want was still in play in future executive/legislative wants!!
DeJa-Vu: “With no shared sacrifices being asked of civilians after Sept. 11", Decades and War From, All Over Again!!
Especially for the Corporate and Wealthy Community, investors in Defense Industries, and for these, Afghanistan and Iraq, came Two Huge Tax Cuts, with more sweetheart deals to same from states and the fed!!


Thousands of people across America don’t just talk about honoring Veterans; they walk the walk. Dedicated Volunteers Serve Veterans for Decades

On 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!

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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, NC
Fact: "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}
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Fact: “We are dealing with veterans, not procedures—with their problems, not ours.” —General Omar Bradley, First Administrator of the Veterans Administration

Facts: Matthew Hoh {former Marine and foreign service officer in Afghanistan}: "We spend a trillion dollars a year on national security in this country."
"And when you add up to the Department of Defense, Department of State, CIA, Veterans Affairs, interest on debt, the number that strikes me the most about how much we're committed financially to these wars and to our current policies is we have spent $250 billion already just on interest payments on the debt we've incurred for the Iraq and Afghan wars."
26 September 2014

Fact: "If military action is worth our troops’ blood, it should be worth our treasure, too — not just in the abstract, but in the form of a specific ante by every American." -Andrew Rosenthal 10 Feb. 2013

Fact: "12 years also is a long time. We now have a lifetime responsibility to a generation of service members, veterans and their families." Dr. Jonathan Woodson 11 Sep. 2013: With 9/11 Came Lifetime Responsibility
{two tax cuts, especially for the wealthy, came with these two recent unpaid for wars, nor the results of, DeJa-Vu all over again from the previous decades and wars from! Ignore the many issues, by those served, no need to fund!}

Fact: Sen. Bernie Sanders told Republicans: “If you can’t afford to take care of your veterans, than don’t go war. These people are bearing the brunt of what war is about, We have a moral obligation to support them.” February, 26th, 2014

Fact: 25 June 2014 U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller: Veterans' Affairs issue an 'all too similar' scene

Fact: How We Could Do More For Our Vets: "We need to go into debt to pay our debt to U.S. veterans to make sure they get the care and services we owe them."

Fact: “Why in 2009 were we still using paper?” VA Assistant Secretary Tommy Sowers “When we came in, there was no plan to change that; we’ve been operating on a six month wait for over a decade.” 27 March 2013

WHY? GOOD QUESTION THOSE SERVED SHOULD ANSWER!


Bob Herbert Losing Our Way : "And then the staggering costs of these wars, which are borne by the taxpayers. I mean, one of the things that was insane was that, as we're at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Bush administration cut taxes. This has never been done in American history. The idea of cutting taxes while you're going to war is just crazy. I mean, it's madness." Bill 'Moyers and Company': Restoring an America That Has Lost its Way 10 Oct. 2014

Presidential Proclamation -- Veterans Day, 2013: "As we pay tribute to our veterans, we are mindful that no ceremony or parade can fully repay that debt." read more>>>


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:

ProPublica and The Seattle Times Nov. 9, 2012 - Lost to History: Missing War Records Complicate Benefit Claims by Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans
"DeLara's case is part of a much larger problem that has plagued the U.S. military since the 1990 Gulf War: a failure to create and maintain the types of field records that have documented American conflicts since the Revolutionary War."

Part Two: A Son Lost in Iraq, but Where Is the Casualty Report?

Army Says War Records Gap Is Real, Launches Recovery Effort

3/27/15 - U.S. Nerve Gas Hit Our Own Troops in Iraq
"During and immediately after the first Gulf War, more than 200,000 of 700,000 U.S. troops sent to Iraq and Kuwait in January 1991 were exposed to nerve gas and other chemical agents. Though aware of this, the Department of Defense and CIA launched a campaign of lies and concocted a cover-up that continues today."
"When Brown and others tried to obtain their medical records to prove their illnesses were service-related, they learned that the records had disappeared."


Add in the issues of finally recognizing in War Theater and more Veterans, by the Shinseki Veterans Administration and the Executive Administrations Cabinet, what the Country choose to ignore from our previous decades and wars of: The devastating effects on Test Vets and from PTS, Agent Orange, Homelessness, more recent the Desert Storm troops Gulf War Illnesses, Gulf War Exposures with the very recent affects from In-Theater Burn Pits and oh so so much more! Tens of Thousands of Veterans' that have been long ignored and maligned by previous VA's and the whole Country and through their representatives!

How does a Country HONOR It's Fallen, by Their Own 'Sacrifice' in Taking Care of the Brothers and Sisters They Served With!!


"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." - Abraham Lincoln

"To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan" - President Lincoln

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Sunday, October 10, 2010

HONORING THE FALLEN: US Military KIA, Iraq/Afghanistan – October 2008

Iraq


If you visit any of the lists of the KIA's or Injured in the Iraq Theater one thing you'll find, the Only Occupation Forces numbers rising, being Killed and Maimed, are American Forces these last number of months!! I find myself wondering how many are on a first tour, or second, or third, or forth..................................., in Both Theaters!!


There have been 4,503 coalition deaths -- 4,189 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 October 3, 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 30,757 U.S. troops have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. View casualties in the war in Afghanistan.


Sgt. Scott J. Metcalf 36 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Framingham, Massachusetts Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident in Balad, Iraq, on October 29, 2008


Pfc. Cody J. Eggleston 21 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Eugene, Oregon Died on October 24, 2008, at the National in Bethesda, Maryland, of wounds suffered when he received indirect fire in Baquba, Iraq, on October 16.


Staff Sgt. Brian P. Hause 29 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Stoystown, Pennsylvania Died of non-combat related medical causes at Balad Air Base, Iraq, on October 23, 2008


Lance Cpl. Stacy A. Dryden 22 1st Supply Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group North Canton, Ohio Died of injuries sustained in a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on October 19, 2008


Pfc. Heath K. Pickard 21 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Palestine, Texas Died of wounds suffered when he received indirect fire in Baquaba, Iraq, on October 16, 2008


Spc. Justin A. Saint 22 Special Troops Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps Albertville, Alabama Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 15, 2008


Pfc. Christopher A. McCraw 23 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division Columbia, Mississippi Died of wounds suffered when he enocuntered small-arms fire while on dismounted patrol in Nasar Wa Salam, Iraq, on October 14, 2008


Spc. Geoffrey G. Johnson 28 Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division Lubbock, Texas Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 12, 2008


Sgt. Reuben M. Fernandez III 22 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Abilene, Texas Died of wounds sustained when his vehcile struck a roadside bomb in Majar Al Kabir, Iraq, on October 11, 2008


Sgt. Michael K. Clark 24 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Sacramento, California Died of wounds suffered when he encountered small-arms fire while on dismounted patrol in Mosul, Iraq, on October 7, 2008


Sgt. William P. Rudd 27 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Madisonville, Kentucky Died of wounds suffered from enemy small-arms fire while on a combat patrol in Mosul, Iraq, on October 5, 2008


Col. Michael R. Stahlman 45 Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Chevy Chase, Maryland Died on October 5, 2008, of injuries sustained in a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 31.


Pfc. Tavarus D. Setzler 23 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Jacksonville, Florida Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Majar al Kabir, Iraq, on October 2, 2008



Afghanistan - The Still Forgotten War - and The Third Front Pakistan



There have been 995 coalition deaths -- 620 Americans, 6 Australians, 121 Britons, 97 Canadians, 3 Czech, 16 Danes, 17 Dutch, 3 Estonians, 1 Finn, 22 French, 23 Germans, 2 Hungarian, 12 Italians, 1 Latvian, 1 Lithuanian, 1 NATO/ISAF, 3 Norwegians, 8 Poles, 2 Portuguese, 8 Romanians, 1 South Korean, 23 Spaniards, 2 Swedes -- in the war on terror as of October 3, 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 2,548 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.



Sgt. Nicholas A. Casey 22 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Canton, Ohio One of two soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives as they were preparing to enter a building in Baghlan, Afghnaistan, on October 27, 2008


Sgt. Kevin D. Grieco 35 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard Bartlett, Illinois One of two soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives as they were preparing to enter a building in Baghlan, Afghnaistan, on October 27, 2008


1st Lt. Trevor J. Yurista 32 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Pleasant Valley, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2008


Spc. Deon L. Taylor 30 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard Bronx, New York Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Bela Beluk, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2008


Cpl. Adrian Robles 21 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Scottsbluff, Nebraska One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2008


Lance Cpl. San Sim 23 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Santa Ana, California One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2008


Capt. Robert D. Lindenau 39 91st Civil Affairs Battalion, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade Camano Island, Washington Died of wounds suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Charbagh, Afghanistan, on October 20, 2008


Sgt. Federico G. Borjas 33 416th Civil Affairs Battalion, 351st Civil Affairs Command San Diego, California Died of wounds suffered from small-arms fire during a dismounted patrol in Bermel District Center, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2008


Sgt. John M. Penich 25 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Beach Park, Illinois Died of wounds suffered from indirect fire in Karangol Village, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2008


Trooper James Munday 21 1 Troop, D Squadron, Household Cavalry Regiment Birmingham, England Killed by a contact explosion during a routine patrol approximately 14 miles (23 km) north of Forward Operating Base Delhi in Helmand province, Afghanistan, October 15, 2008


Spc. Cory J. Bertrand 18 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Center, Texas One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2008


Spc. Stephen R. Fortunato 25 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Danvers, Massachusetts One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2008


Sgt. Preston R. Medley 23 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Baker, Florida One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2008


Pfc. Scott G. Dimond 39 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), New Hampshire Army National Guard Franklin, New Hamphshire Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb and his patrol was engaged in a small-arms fire attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2008


Cpl. Jason A. Karella 20 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Charlotte, North Carolina Died during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on October 9, 2008


Spc. Jason E. von Zerneck 33 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard Charlotte, North Carolina Died of injuries sustained from a vehicle incident in Qara Bagh Karez, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2008



Civilian Casulties - Iraq



Just Foreign Policy Issues
Over a million {*1,284,105} 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!



Honoring The Fallen of Iraq and Afghanistan/Pakistan



You can view other Honor Rolls of the Fallen I have posted on my site {links above}, or from the CNN link at top and the other sources that you might use or know about.




As Of November 2, 2008, There Are 90 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

    'Wars Of Choice'
, Nor By Installing And Supporting Dictators, It Leads By The Example Of Peace And Prevention, Especially As A Democracy, Gaining Friends And Supporters, And Defends With Force Only When All Other Options Are Exhausted




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.



And To Think We, the United States, Need A Congressional Bill For The Above???


Get Out And VOTE If You Haven't Already!!

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