Thanks X 1000.
I made a couple of changes to your solution and I got the results I am looking for.
SELECT
tlkp_Defects.Defect_Title,
count(*)
FROM
tbl_Assembly_Hold_Defects
join tlkp_Defects on tbl_Assembly_Hold_Defects.Defect_ID = tlkp_Defects.Defect_ID
join tbl_Assembly_Holds on tbl_Assembly_Holds.TagNumber = tbl_Assembly_Hold_Defects.TagNumber
WHERE
tbl_Assembly_Holds.Record_Date BETWEEN '8/12/2009' AND '8/14/2009'
GROUP BY
tlkp_Defects.Defect_Title