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:
And there will Still be No Demand for Sacrifice by Country!!
Thousands of people lined the streets and cheered wildly as veterans marched through downtown St. Louis on Saturday. It was the first big welcome-home parade in the U.S. for Iraq War veterans. (Jan. 28)
97 percent {now more} of U.S. deaths in Iraq have occurred after George W. Bush declared an end to "major combat."
May 1, 2003 - "Mission Accomplished!" After leaving the Main Mission in Afghanistan, as to 9/11, to invade and occupy Iraq, which created the rise in the regional insurgents fighting in Afghanistan since!
January 31, 2012 - One of the most moving moments of last week’s performance of the play “Telling: Baltimore” at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis, Md., occurred when Tracy Miller was on stage, taking a deep breath before telling her story. Not a fable or lighthearted tale—it was about the time she found out her son, 22-year-old Marine Cpl. Nicholas Ziolkowski, lost his life in 2004. She opened the front door to find two solemn Marines in dress blue uniform—what she had dreaded since he left for Iraq. read more>>>
Baltimore promo final from Jonathan Wei on Vimeo.
OIF: Iraq, from Operation Iraqi Freedom to Operation New Dawn Sept 1, 2010
Officially: December 18 2011 - "Last Vehicle Out of Iraq"
December 20 2011 - Ceremony to Retire Iraq Mission Colors on U.S. Soil
John Kerry: "How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?"
The last Soldiers to die in service in OIF-OND at official end to the war and occupation in Iraq
Spc.David Emanuel Hickman 23 Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Died of injuries suffered when his patrol was attacked with a roadside bomb in the Kadhimiya neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, on November 14, 2011
1st Lt.Dustin Dale Vincent 25 Mesquite, Texas, USA Battery A, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kirkuk province, Iraq, on November 3, 2011
There have been 4,804 coalition deaths
4,487 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 January 2, 2012, according to a CNN and iCasulties count.
Graphical breakdown of casualties. At least 32,223 U.S. troops have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.
View casualties in the war in Afghanistan
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.
Sgt 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.
Memorial at the New JPED facility at Dover Air Force Base, Del..OEF: Afghanistan - Pakistan!!
There have been 2,882 coalition deaths -- 1,891 Americans, 32 Australians, 397 Britons, 1 Belgian, 158 Canadians, 5 Czech, 42 Denmark, 25 Netherlands, 9 Estonians, 2 Finn, 82 French, 53 Germans, 7 Hungarian, 42 Italians, 2 Jordan, 3 Latvian, 1 Lithuanian, 10 Norwegians, 35 Poles, 2 Portuguese, 19 Romanians, 1 South Korean, 34 Spaniards, 5 Swedes, 2 Turks, 5 New Zealand, 10 Georgian and 10 NATO/ISAF -- in the war on terror as of February 3, 2012, according to a CNN and iCasulties 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 15,310 {15,157 up to Jan. 1, 2012} 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.
Sgt.William C. Stacey 23 Redding, California, USA 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in the Now Zad district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 31, 2012
Lance Cpl.Gajbahadur Gurung 26 Pokhara, Nepal Company D, 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment Killed when his unit was attacked with small-arms fire during a foot patrol in the Khar Nikah region of Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 27, 2012
1st Lt.David A. Johnson 24 Horicon, Wisconsin, USA Company C, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Died when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 25, 2012
SignallerIan Gerard Sartorius-Jones 21 Runcorn, England 20th Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (200) Died of a non-battle related injury at Forward Operating Base Khar Nikah in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2012
Capt.Joshua Cole Pairsh 29 Equality, Illinois, USA 4th Civil Affairs Group, Marine Forces Reserve Died of a non-combat related illness at a hospital in Washington, D.C., on January 22, 2012, after returning from Afghanistan on January 3
Cpl.Christopher Greg Singer 23 Temecula, California, USA 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 21, 2012
Sgt. Maj.Fabien Willm 43 Strasbourg, France 93e Régiment d’Artillerie de Montagne (93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment) One of four French soldiers killed when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on French soldiers during physical training at Forward Operating Base Gwan in southern Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on January 20, 2012
Spc.Geoffrey Baumela 27 Echirolles, France 93e Régiment d’Artillerie de Montagne (93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment) One of four French soldiers killed when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on French soldiers during physical training at Forward Operating Base Gwan in southern Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on January 20, 2012
Sgt. Maj.Denis Estin 45 Douai, France 93e Régiment d’Artillerie de Montagne (93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment) One of four French soldiers killed when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on French soldiers during physical training at Forward Operating Base Gwan in southern Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on January 20, 2012
Staff Sgt.Svilen Simeonov 34 France 2e Régiment Etranger de Génie, Légion Etrangere (2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment, French Foreign Legion) One of four French soldiers killed when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on French soldiers during physical training at Forward Operating Base Gwan in southern Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on January 20, 2012
Cpl.Jesse Wade Stites 23 North Beach, Maryland, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash.
Capt.Daniel Benjamin Bartle 27 Ferndale, Washington, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash.
Master Sgt.Travis William Riddick 40 Centerville, Iowa, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash.
Cpl.Joseph Daniel Logan 22 Willis, Texas, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash.
Capt.Nathan Ronald McHone 29 Crystal Lake, Illinois, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash.
Cpl.Kevin James Reinhard 25 Colonia, New Jersey, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash.
Cpl.Phillip Daine McGeath 25 Glendale, Arizona, USA 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in Kajaki Sufla, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 18, 2012
Spc.Keith David Benson 27 Brockton, Massachusetts, USA Combat medic assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Benson died as a result of a non-battle related injury in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on January 18, 2012
Sgt. 1st ClassBenjamin Brian Wise 34 El Dorado, Arkansas, USA Company A, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Died on January 15, 2012, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on January 9
Lance Cpl.Kenneth Eldren Cochran 20 Wilder, Idaho, USA Engineer Support Company.9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines that died as a result of a non-battle related injuries in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 15, 2012
Cpl.Jon-Luke Bateman 22 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines that died as a result of a non-battle related injuries in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 15, 2012
Pfc.Neil Isaac Turner 21 Tacoma, Washington, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Combat Outpost Kherwar in Logar province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2012
Pfc.Michael Wayne Pyron 30 Hopewell, Virginia, USA 580th Signal Company, 25th Signal Battalion, 160th Signal Brigade, 335th Signal Command, Army Reserve Died due to a non-battle related injury at Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan, on January 10, 2012
Pfc.Dustin Paul Napier 20 London, Kentucky, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Killed by an individual wearing an Afghan Army uniform who opened fire on a group of soldiers at a base in Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on January 8, 2012
Spc.Christopher Alexander Patterson 20 Aurora, Illinois, USA 713th Engineer Company, 81st Troop Command, Indiana Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during combat route clearance operations in Nilay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2012
Spc.Robert Joseph Tauteris Jr. 44 Hamlet, Indiana, USA 713th Engineer Company, 81st Troop Command, Indiana Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during combat route clearance operations in Nilay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2012
Spc.Brian Jeffery Leonhardt 21 Merrillville, Indiana, USA 713th Engineer Company, 81st Troop Command, Indiana Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during combat route clearance operations in Nilay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2012
Staff Sgt.Jonathan Matthew Metzger 32 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 713th Engineer Company, 81st Troop Command, Indiana Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during combat route clearance operations in Nilay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2012
Airman 1st ClassMatthew Ryan Seidler 24 Westminster, Maryland, USA 21st Civil Engineer Squadron, 21st Mission Support Group, 21st Space Wing One of three explosive ordnance disposal airmen killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 5, 2012
Tech. Sgt.Matthew Scott Schwartz 34 Traverse City, Michigan, USA 90th Civil Engineer Squadron, 90th Mission Support Group, 90th Missile Wing One of three three explosive ordnance disposal airmen killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 5, 2012
Senior AirmanBryan Richard Bell 23 Erie, Pennsylvania, USA 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron, 2nd Mission Support Group, 2nd Bomb Wing One of three three explosive ordnance disposal airmen killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 5, 2012
Petty Officer 2nd Class Chad Robert Regelin 24 Cottonwood, California, USA Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3, deployed as an explosive ordnance disposal technician to Company B, 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment Died following an improvised explosive device attack during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 2, 2012.
RiflemanSachin Limbu 23 Rajghat, Morang, Nepal Company B, 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles Died on January 2, 2012, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol near Walizi village in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2010
"You walk into one of our rooms where ... decisions are being made about disabilities for veterans (and) see individuals sitting at a desk with stacks of paper that go up halfway to the ceiling. And as they finish one pile, another pile comes in," - U.S.V.A. Secretary Gen. Eric Shinseki, Feb. 10, 2009
"And so what I've been trying to do and what Mrs. Biden and Mrs. Obama and the chairman and his wife - all these folks, are trying to do is to - is to try and get that other 99 percent to - they all say they support the troops, but it's not just enough to say it." - Defense Secretary Robert Gates - 23 June 2011 - PBS News Hour
He found one of his biggest battles was connecting with Americans on the home front. "I was struck at how little they really did understand about what we've been through," Adm. Mike Mullen (retired) October 2, 2011 CBS Sunday Morning
Country Must 'Sacrifice' not just Groups Within nor Just Non Profits Fighting for Donations!
No Revenues = Still No Sacrifice = That's Called 'Support' For The Troops = DeJa-Vu all over again
Now a decade and counting added to the previous decades of under funding the VA, while the peoples reps Still try and lay blame on the Agency, after rubber stamping wars and costs of and those represented cheer on these wars! While the wealthy and other investors garner their booty, still from both, and many have the chutz·pa to call themselves more patriotic{?} then others wrapped in those false flags, using false slogans and various cheap symbols of!
Feb 2, 2012 - Three years ago Gabe Collins was on the front line in Kandahar province, one of the most dangerous places in war-ravaged Afghanistan, conducting search and rescue missions with the U.S. Navy.
These days the 25-year-old, who also served in the Iraq war, is an aircraft engine mechanic at global aerospace firm AAR's plant in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He is applying skills honed while working on helicopters during his eight years of service in the Navy.
Just over a 1,000 miles away in Miami, 37 year-old Ruben Henao, also a veteran of the Iraq war, inspects aircraft landing gear at another AAR plant. read more>>>
December 29, 2011 - Tens of thousands of troops are leaving military service and entering an often bleak job market. For women with families, it's especially difficult to find work and housing.
CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller traveled to Fayetteville, N.C., to visit with some female veterans who are looking for help to change their lives.
3 February 2012 - It has been eight years since Joe Labuda's army service in the Gulf came to an end."Asking for help...I have a real hard time doing it," Labuda says. "Pride kills and I hope they put that on my tombstone.
The years since and even now he is struggling, with life after war. read more>>>
Feb. 3, 2012 – President Barack Obama today continued his commitment to improving employment among veterans by introducing an initiative to hire them as the country’s first responders.
“In my State of the Union address, I proposed a new initiative called the Veterans Jobs Corps to put veterans back to work protecting and rebuilding America,” he said. “And today, we’re laying out the details of this proposal.”
Speaking at a fire station here to veterans, firefighters, police officers and national park employees, Obama shared the venue’s significance before his remarks.
“This is a fire station that holds some special significance for our country,” he explained. “On September 11th, the firefighters of this house were among the first to respond to the attack on the Pentagon. read more>>>
WASHINGTON – February 2, 2012 - With the success of its recent “Hiring Fair” in Washington, which resulted in more than 500 tentative job offers for Veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs is looking at ways to expand VA’s traditional hire-a-vet program with major Veteran-focused career fairs throughout the country.
“America needs to put the skills, dedication and resourcefulness of our Veterans into the workforce to help rebuild an economy that lasts,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “America’s Veterans need to know that, across the federal, private and non-profit sectors, hiring managers are ready to put them to work.” read more>>>
John Wall becomes emotional Friday at the Songwriting Camp for Veterans in Colorado Springs as Darden Smith performs a song based on a veteran's poem. "We learned we have something else to give," Wall said of an earlier camp. (Joe Amon, The Denver Post)
01/23/2012 - U.S. Army combat engineer John Wall was deployed twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan and survived several IED blasts but was hit by an "explosively formed projectile," which caused severe pain and the loss of feeling in his legs.
The blast happened in Baghdad, at a place that veterans call Predator Road. Last summer, at the first Songwriting Camp for Veterans, Wall teamed with eight other vets to turn their shared war experiences into songs. read more>>>
VA is seeking to extend the date to Dec. 31, 2018 for medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses and undiagnosed illness to have appeared in Gulf War Veterans. Medically unexplained chronic symptoms include fatigue, headaches, joint pain, insomnia, gastrointestinal problems, and respiratory disorders: Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: Medically Unexplained Chronic Multisymptom Illnesses. read more>>>
Jan 27, 2012 - Researchers at Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York have determined that a soldier who deployed to Iraq is now carrying particles of titanium, iron and copper in his lungs. read more>>>
In a letter published this month in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stony Brook Assistant Professor of Surgery and Medicine Dr. Anthony Szema wrote that samples of a service member’s open lung biopsy were found to contain the heavy metals.
Open lung tissue biopsies done on troops who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan have been shown to sparkle with crystalline material, as noted by researchers Dr. Robert Miller of Vanderbilt University and Dr. Matthew King of Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn. read more>>>
CNN-Iraq and Afghanistan War Casulties
In Remembrance - Moving Tributes
Recording Casualties: Victims of Armed Conflict Worldwide
This programme draws on the principles of human security to develop and enhance the technical and institutional capacity, identify and consolidate the legal requirements, and build the political will to record details of every single victim of armed conflict worldwide. The programme incorporates research into emerging good practice and existing legal frameworks, the development and promotion of clearer legal and more effective regulatory instruments, and the creation and support of advocacy networks. visit site for updated reports
Every Casualty.org: New Org Website Launched On Casualty Recording The one-stop source for information on conflict's casualties worldwide and the organisations that record them
Refugee's: 27.5 million From Violence 2010
CIVIC: Working for Civilian Victims, Annual Report 2010
Exact Count of Civilian Casualties 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 country, the U.S., were ever invaded, who suffer the most, during and long after!
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." 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
26 January 2012 - U.S. military personnel will travel to North Korea in March to restart efforts to recover thousands of servicemen missing from the 1950-53 Korean War, the Defense Department said Thursday.
HONORING THE FALLEN: US Military and Coalition Forces Killed in Action, Iraq & Afghanistan/Pakistan from 2001 to September 2011 - My Honor Rolls, and more, to Share
National World War II Memorial
National Korean War Memorial
National Vietnam Veterans Memorial - "The Wall"
The Vietnam Women’s Memorial
Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemeteries
Arlington National Cemetery
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