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Dover ‘Old Guard’ team shoulders heavy burden
Iraq, Rapidly becoming the Forgotten War!!
There have been 4,687 coalition deaths — 4,370 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 December 3 2009, 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 the DoD of the United States. At least 31,575 U.S. troops have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. View casualties in the war in Afghanistan
Pfc. Derrick D. Gwaltney 21 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade Cape Coral, Florida Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident south of Basra, Iraq, on November 29, 2009
Pfc. Michael A. Rogers 23 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division White Sulphur Springs, Montana Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Hammer, east of Baghdad, Iraq, on November 27, 2009
Sgt. Briand T. Williams 25 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Sparks, Georgia Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire in Numaniya, Iraq, on November 22, 2009
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian M. Patton 37 Navy reservist assigned to the Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom Law and Order Detachment Freeport, Illinois Died of injuries suffered in a motor vehicle collision near Camp Virginia in Kuwait on November 19, 2009
Staff Sgt. Ryan L. Zorn 35 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Upton, Wyoming Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over in Tal Afar, Iraq, on November 16, 2009
Staff Sgt. Stephen L. Murphy 36 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group Jaffery, New Hampshire Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 9, 2009
Chief Warrant Officer Mathew C. Heffelfinger 29 A Troop, 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Kimberly, Idaho One of two soldiers killed when their OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scout helicopter experienced a hard landing in Tikrit, Iraq, on November 8, 2009
Chief Warrant Officer Earl R. Scott III 24 A Troop, 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Jacksonville, Florida One of two soldiers killed when their OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scout helicopter experienced a hard landing in Tikrit, Iraq, on November 8, 2009
Spc. Tony Carrasco Jr. 25 Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Berino, New Mexico Died of a gunshot wound suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit in Ad Dawr, Iraq, on November 4, 2009
Staff Sgt. Amy C. Tirador 29 209th Military Intelligence Company, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Albany, New York Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kirkush, Iraq, on November 4, 2009
Spc. Jonathon M. Sylvestre 21 Battery B, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Colorado Springs, Colorado Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kut, Iraq, on November 2, 2009
British Iraq War Inquiry, ongoing, began the last week of November 2009.
The inquiry will consider the period from the summer of 2001 to the end of July 2009, embracing the run-up to the conflict in Iraq, the military action and the aftermath. The inquiry committee members are Sir John Chilcot (chairman), Sir Lawrence Freedman, Sir Martin Gilbert, Sir Roderic Lyne and Baroness Usha Prashar
POW/MIA
Two U.S. soldiers are currently listed as captured or Duty Status — Whereabouts Unknown as of July 20, 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.
Honoring the Fallen of the worse day of the worse month of casulties from Afghanistan.
Afghanistan – and The Third Front Pakistan!!
There have been 1,525 coalition deaths — 927 Americans, 11 Australians, 236 Britons, 1 Belgian, 133 Canadians, 3 Czech, 28 Danes, 21 Dutch, 6 Estonians, 1 Finn, 36 French, 31 Germans, 2 Hungarian, 22 Italians, 3 Latvian, 1 Lithuanian, 4 Norwegians, 15 Poles, 2 Portuguese, 11 Romanians, 1 South Korean, 26 Spaniards, 2 Swedes, 2 Turks — in the war on terror as of December 3 2009, 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 4,606 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.
Acting Sgt. John Paxton Amer 30 No. 1 Company, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards Sunderland, England Died of wounds sustained in an explosion in the Babaji area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 30, 2009
Sgt. Brandon T. Islip 23 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Richmond, Virginia Islip went missing along with another soldier during a mission to recover airdropped supplies from a river in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2009. His body was recovered from the Morghab River near Afghanistan’s border with Turkmenistan on November 29, 2009.
Petty Officer 3rd Class David M. Mudge 22 Assigned to the guided missile frigate USS Rentz Sutherlin, Oregon Died in a non-hostile accident aboard USS Rentz while in Port Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, on November 28, 2009
Pvt. Kenneth Patrick Nielsen 23 2. Lette Opklaringseskadron, Opklaringsbataljon, Gardehusarhusarregimentet (2nd Facilitate Solution Squadron, Solution Battalion, Guard Hussar Regiment) Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol outside Patrol Base Barakzai in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 25, 2009
Sgt. Jason A. McLeod 22 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Crystal Lake, Illinois Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with mortar fire west of Pashmul, Afghanistan, on November 23, 2009
Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Pucino 34 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Maryland Army National Guard Cockeysville, Maryland Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his all-terrain vehicle during a combat patrol in the vicinity of Pashay Kala, Afghanistan, on November 23, 2009
Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Hand 20 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Kansas City, Missouri Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 22, 2009
Sgt. James M. Nolen 25 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Alvin, Texas One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on November 22, 2009
Pfc. Marcus A. Tynes 19 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Moreno Valley, California One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on November 22, 2009
Staff Sgt. John J. Cleaver 36 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Marysville, Washington One of two soldiers killed when a suicide car-bomber attacked their unit outside Forward Operating Base Shajoy in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on November 19, 2009
Sgt. Daniel A. Frazier 25 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Saint Joseph, Missouri One of two soldiers killed when a suicide car-bomber attacked their unit outside Forward Operating Base Shajoy in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on November 19, 2009
Sgt. Robert David Loughran-Dickson 33 160 Provost Company, 4th Regiment, Royal Military Police Deal, Kent, England Died of gunshot wounds sustained during a routine patrol near Patrol Base Wahid in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 18, 2009
Spc. Joseph M. Lewis 26 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Terrell, Texas Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on November 17, 2009
Pvt. Rune Westye Zacharias Nielsen 22 2. Spejderdeling, 2. Lette Opklaringseskadron, Opklaringsbataljon, Gardehusarhusarregimentet (2nd Scouts, 2nd Facilitate Solution Squadron, Solution Battalion, Guard Hussar Regiment) Kalundborg, Denmark Died on November 17, 2009, at National Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark, of injuries he sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol outside Patrol Base Barakzai in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2009
Rifleman Andrew Ian Fentiman 23 7th Battalion, The Rifles Cambridge, England Killed by enemy small arms fire during a foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 15, 2009
Cpl. Loren O. C. Marlton-Thomas 28 4 Troop, 49 Field Squadron, 33 Engineer Regiment Braintree, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he was conducting a route search to clear roadside bombs near Patrol Base Sandford in the Gereshk area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 15, 2009
Spc. Christopher J. Coffland 43 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 66th Military Intelligence Brigade, Army Reserve Baltimore, Maryland Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on November 13, 2009
Lance Cpl. Shawn P. Hefner 22 Company D, 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Hico, Texas Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 13, 2009
Sgt. Benjamin W. Sherman 21 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Plymouth, Massachusetts Sherman was one of two soldiers that went missing during a mission to recover airdropped supplies from a river in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2009. On November 10, divers recovered his body from the Morghab River near Afghanistan’s border with Turkmenistan. Family members said he jumped into the river to help a fellow soldier who was struggling in the water.
Lance Cpl. Justin J. Swanson 21 Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Anaheim, California Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 10, 2009
Rifleman Samuel John Bassett 20 Company A, 4th Battalion, The Rifles Plymouth, England Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded during a patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 8, 2009
Rifleman Philip Allen 20 Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Dorset, England Killed when a roadside bomb exploded during a patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 7, 2009
Sgt. Charles I. Cartwright 26 Company A, 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion Union Bridge, Maryland Died during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan on November 7, 2009
Spc. Aaron S. Aamot 22 Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Custer, Washington One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Jelewar, Afghanistan, on November 5, 2009
Spc. Gary L. Gooch Jr. 22 Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Ocala, Florida One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Jelewar, Afghanistan, on November 5, 2009
Sgt. Phillip Scott 30 Company C, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles Malton, England Died when a roadside bomb detonated in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 5, 2009
Spc. Julian L. Berisford 25 Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Benwood, West Virginia Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2009
Cpl. Steven Boote 22 116 Provost Company, Royal Military Police, Territorial Army Birkenhead, Liverpool, England One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009
Warrant Officer Class 1 Darren Chant 40 1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards Walthamstow, England One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009
Guardsman James Major 18 1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards Grimsby, England One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009
Sgt. Matthew Telford 37 1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards Grimsby, England One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009
Cpl. Nicholas Webster-Smith 24 160 Provost Company, Royal Military Police Saundersfoot, Wales One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009
Blood cannot wash away blood. Hate cannot wash away hate. War cannot wash away war. { an Afghan Proverb }
PTSD – TBI and more
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF U.S. WARFIGHTER IS FOCUS OF MILITARY HEALTH RESEARCH FORUM
Promising Research on Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Gulf War Illness, Substance Abuse and More is Presented at Key Scientific Meeting
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Research to address these needs is underway, and the work of hundreds of investigators engaged in the effort is being showcased September 1-3 at the Military Health Research Forum in Kansas City………………..
Please visit US Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs for updates on the Military Health Research Forum.
PTSD: New War on An Old Foe. Big changes underway at the VA could mean better treatment for thousands of vets. A bureaucracy in transition.
PTSD as a mitigating factor, This is one of the many issues, as to Combat PTSD, we’ve been trying to get across these last four plus decades, insufficient care, lack of understanding, denial of what War and Lifes extreme traume experiances does to many!
Supreme Court throws out Korean war veteran’s death sentence, PTSD must be considered by a jury
“Our nation has a long tradition of according leniency to veterans in recognition of their service, especially for those who fought on the front lines as [George] Porter did,” the justices said in a unanimous, unsigned opinion. “Moreover, the relevance of Porter’s extensive combat experience is not only that he served honorably . . . but also that the jury might find mitigating the intense stress and mental and emotional toll that combat took on Porter.” George Porter Jr. was convicted in the 1986 shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her then-boyfriend in Florida during a drunken rage. But the jury that sentenced him was never told — and his appointed lawyer did not know — of his military service more than three decades earlier…>>>>>
The Hidden Casualties Of War: Suicide
Investigation Shows Military Suicides Up; Leaders Push Response
The suicide rate among military personnel has increased in recent years, and at least 334 members of the military services have killed themselves this year, according to a CQ Today investigation.
The figures have caused concern among some lawmakers, who say that more needs to be done to address the military’s growing suicide problem.
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The problem is most acute in the Army, which has had 211 of the suicides. The Navy had 47 suicides, the Air Force had 34 suicides, and there were 42 suicides among active-duty Marines.
The actual number of suicides likely is higher because the 2009 statistics exclude Marine Corps reservists and veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars who have left the service.>>>>>
Military Suicides: A Billion to Sell a War
If you fit into any of the marketing data published weekly by pollsters, it is more likely you will have watched American Idol than wondered why so many of our military personnel are committing suicide.
If that offends any readers, the option is to stop here…>>>>>
A series many should visit and follow.
Women at Arms
The Psychological ScarsArticles in this series explore how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have profoundly redefined the role of women in the military.
Previous Articles in the Series
Civilian Casulties – Iraq
Just Foreign Policy Issues
Over a million {*1,339,771plus} Iraqis are estimated to have been killed as a result of the U.S.-led invasion and occupation. Learn More and Take Action»
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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.
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]………>>>>
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 the Guilt!
October 2009***September 2009***August 2009***July 2009***June 2009***May 2009***April 2009***March 2009***February 2009***January 2009***December 2008***November 2008***October 2008***September 2008***August 2008***July 2008***June 2008***May 2008***April 2008***March 2008***Febuary 2008***January 2008***December 2007***November 2007***October 2007***September 2007***August 2007***July 2007***June 2007***May 2007***April 2007***March 2007***Feb. 2007***Jan. 2007***2006***2005***2004***2003
The War in Iraq Costs, the rolling tabulation, over $705,596,725,531++++ and continually counting!
As Of December 3, 2009, There Are 97 Pages w/5 ‘Silent Honor Rolls’ Each, Number Of KIA’s Varies With Each ‘Silent Honor Roll’;
Many have numbers in the teens and twenties
In Honor – In Memory – Click on Graphic to Visit the Honor Rolls
Counting the War Dead, Daily
Michael White says he didn’t anticipate casualities continuing at this pace, or the toll his Web site would take on him.
As a hobby, he counts the war dead
Every day, White, 51, updates a Web site he launched in 2003, icasualties.org, to keep count of the dead: American troops, coalition troops, contractors and Iraqi civilians. He eventually began documenting deaths in Afghanistan as well….>>>>>
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
“How anyone can say that torture keeps Americans safe is beyond me — unless you don’t count American soldiers as Americans.”
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”!
The Failed Policies will Haunt Us and the World for Decades, This Time!!