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:
2 November 2012 - As East Coast residents begin the process of rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy, we want to be sure you know what to do if your benefits were affected. If you have been displaced by Hurricane Sandy, you should change your contact address with VA. You can do this within eBenefits, by contacting your closest VA Regional Office, or calling 1-800-827-1000. read more>>>
Nov 1, 2012 - Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Lisa Battaglia, honor the families of service members for their support of their loved ones and the nation in this Military Family Month 2012 video message. November is the month set aside by the Defense Department to recognize the contributions of military families.
Nov. 1 2012 - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey and the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia thank veterans for their service.
There had been 4,804 coalition deaths 4,488 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 32,230 U.S. troops had been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.
POW/MIA: Afghanistan & Iraq
One U.S. soldier is currently listed as captured or Duty Status -- Whereabouts Unknown as of March 3 2012. The information below reflects the name as Prisoner of War or Duty Status -- Whereabouts Unknown by the Pentagon.
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 3,220 coalition deaths -- 2,146 Americans, 39 Australians, 437 Britons, 1 Belgian, 158 Canadians, 5 Czech, 42 Denmark, 25 Netherlands, 9 Estonians, 2 Finn, 86 French, 53 Germans, 7 Hungarian, 47 Italians, 2 Jordan, 3 Latvian, 1 Lithuanian, 10 Norwegians, 35 Poles, 2 Portuguese, 19 Romanians, 1 South Korean, 34 Spaniards, 5 Swedes, 14 Turks, 11 New Zealand, 11 Georgian and 14 NATO/ISAF -- in the war on terror as of November 4, 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 17,790 {17,684 up to October, 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.
Corporal Alex F. Domion 21 Richfield Springs New York 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Non-hostile Helmand on October 31 2012
Staff Sergeant Kashif M. Memon 31 Houston Texas, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), Killed by hostile small arms fire - Green on Blue, Uruzgan Khas on October 25 2012
Sergeant Clinton K. Ruiz 22 Murrieta California, 9th Military Information Support Battalion (Airborne), Killed by hostile small arms fire - Green on Blue, Uruzgan Khas on October 25 2012
Corporal Channing Day 25 Northern Ireland Newtownards, County Down, 3 Medical Regiment Killed by hostile small arms fire Nahr-e Saraj district Helmand on October 24 2012
Corporal David O’Connor 27 England Havant, Hampshire, Commando Royal Marines Killed by hostile small arms fire Nahr-e Saraj district Helmand on October 24 2012
Chief Warrant Office Michael S. Duskin 42 Florida Orange Park, U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Killed by hostile small arms fire, Wardak Chak District on October 23, 2012
Cpl.Scott James Smith 24 Barossa Valley, Australia Special Operations Engineer Regiment Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated while his unit was clearing a suspected insurgent compound in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on October 21, 2012
Pfc.Shane G. Wilson 20 Kuna, Idaho, USA 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Died in Khost, Afghanistan, on October 18, 2012
Sgt. 1st Class Ryan James Savard 29 Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Special Operations Command Killed by small-arms fire while on patrol during combat operations in the Khanabad district of Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2012
Sgt.Thomas Raymond Macpherson 26 Long Beach, California, USA Company D, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Killed by small-arms fire from enemy forces during a heavy firefight while conducting combat operations in the Andar district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2012
Spc.Brittany B. Gordon 24 St. Petersburg, Florida, USA 572nd Military Intelligence Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Gordon was killed along with a CIA officer and four Afghan intelligence agents when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in Maruf, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2012
Sgt.Robert J. Billings 30 Clarksville, Virginia, USA Company B, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2012
Cmdr.Joel Del Mundo Tiu 49 Manila, Philippines Assigned to Logistics Forces, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Died as a result of non-combat related injuries in Manama, Bahrain, on October 12, 2012
Staff Sgt.Justin Cameron Marquez 25 Aberdeen, North Carolina, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group One of two soldiers shot and killed while on dismounted patrol in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 6, 2012
Warrant Officer Joseph Lee Schiro 27 Coral Springs, Florida, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group One of two soldiers shot and killed while on dismounted patrol in Chak-e Wardak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 6, 2012
Sgt.Camella Marchett Steedley 31 San Diego, California, USA Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2012
Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Arthur Henderson 33 Houlton, Maine, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group Died October 2, 2012, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Zumbilay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 30, 2012
Staff Sgt.Donna Rae Johnson 29 Raeford, North Carolina, USA 514th Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard One of three soldiers killed when an insurgent detonated a suicide vest while they were on dismounted patrol in Khost, Afghanistan, on October 1, 2012
Sgt.Thomas Jefferson Butler IV 25 Wilmington, North Carolina, USA 514th Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard One of three soldiers killed when an insurgent detonated a suicide vest while they were on dismounted patrol in Khost, Afghanistan, on October 1, 2012
Sgt.Jeremy Franklin Hardison 23 Maysville, North Carolina, USA 514th Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard One of three soldiers killed when an insurgent detonated a suicide vest while they were on dismounted patrol in Khost, Afghanistan, on October 1, 2012
A video news magazine designed to inform veterans, their families and their communities about the services and benefits they have earned through their service to America.
October 03, 2012 - This afternoon, I was so honored to meet two of our nation’s youngest heroes – 11-year-old twin sisters Felicity and Abigail. The 7th graders love to read and play sports, and, like many of our nation’s 1.3 million school-age military children, their current school is not their first school. read more>>>
November 1 2012 - Up to his armpits in flood water, flanked by darkened buildings and submerged vehicles, Iraq veteran Peter Meijer felt oddly at home Monday night as he trudged through the streets of Brooklyn at the height of Sandy's fury: "The right place at the right time with the right mission." read more>>>
PORTLAND, Ore. -- 3 November 2012 -- A jury on Friday ordered an American military contractor to pay $85 million after finding it guilty of negligence for illnesses suffered by a dozen Oregon soldiers who guarded an oilfield water plant during the Iraq War. 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.
31 August 2012 - Since September 11, 2001, more than two million service members have deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, many of them serving with unprecedented duration and frequency. Long deployments and intense combat conditions require optimal support for the emotional and mental health needs of our service members and their families, and ensuring that they receive the support they deserve is a top priority for the Obama Administration.That's why today, President Obama signed an Executive Order that will help the federal government better meet the current and future demand for mental health and substance abuse treatment services for our troops and veterans, as well as their families.
Building on the ongoing efforts to expand these services, today's Executive Order: read more>>>
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2012 – Hundreds of active-duty women and veterans turned out Oct. 20 at the gateway to Arlington National Cemetery to celebrate the legacy of more than 2.5 million women who have served in the nation's military.
Former WACs, WAVEs, WMs, WAFs and SPARS shared with their active-duty counterparts in the contributions women have made to the U.S. military that are enshrined at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, dedicated by President Bill Clinton on Oct. 18, 1997.
While WIMSA serves as a memorial to all of America's service women, Wilma L. Vaught, president of the Women's Memorial Foundation, said she doesn't consider it a museum, though the building does contain a gift store and features numerous artifacts and photographic exhibits.
"This is more than a memorial; it's an educational center meant to tell the story of women in the military from the American Revolution through Iraq -- it was an opportunity to tell the story of women's service individually and collectively," said Vaught, who enlisted in the Air Force in 1957 and went on to retire as a brigadier general in 1985 as one of only seven women serving as general or flag officers in all of the services at the time. read more>>>
October 22, 2012 - In the past 15 years, military women have led air wings, commanded a carrier strike group and piloted attack helicopters and fighters — all jobs they couldn't get in earlier years.About 14.6 percent of active-duty military personnel are women. It's a racially diverse force, and many current service members have never lived in a world where women were not recruited, promoted or deployed just as easily as men.
The Women in Military Service for America Memorial marked its 15th anniversary Saturday, and those who birthed and nurtured it looked with pride on the progress of their descendants and expressed satisfaction with the recognition that the memorial has brought. read more>>>
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
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
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!
"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
September 19, 2012 - National POW/MIA Recognition Day is Friday, Sept. 21. Each year, the President issues a proclamation asking Americans to recognize the nation’s service members who were held prisoner or are still missing, and their families.
The day’s events include a Pentagon commemoration ceremony hosting former prisoners of war, family members, military service members and distinguished guests. Traditionally held on the third Friday in September, the event will include formal military honors. A flyover of military aircraft is scheduled to conclude the ceremony. read more>>>
Airmen Missing From Vietnam War Identified
October 16, 2012 - The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of two servicemen, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be buried, as a group, with full military honors.
Air Force Col. Wendell Keller of Fargo, N.D., and Capt. Virgil K. Meroney III of Fayetteville, Ark., will be buried as a group, in a single casket representing the crew, on Oct. 19, in Arlington National Cemetery. Meroney was interred individually on June 9, in his hometown. read more>>>
HONORING THE FALLEN: US Military and Coalition Forces Killed in Action, Iraq & Afghanistan/Pakistan from 2001 to September 2012 - 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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