Posted on Jul 4, 2021
‘A day for respect’: military veterans mark US troops’ exit from Afghanistan
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As the last US combat troops prepare to leave Afghanistan after an almost 20-year deployment, veterans organizations in America are approaching the turning point as a moment of remembrance and caution.
Robert Couture, spokesperson for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Washington, DC, told the Guardian the issue of withdrawal was complicated for many veterans.
Robert Couture, spokesperson for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Washington, DC, told the Guardian the issue of withdrawal was complicated for many veterans.
‘A day for respect’: military veterans mark US troops’ exit from Afghanistan
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Gold Star FamiliesNATO
Afghanistan Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Washington Gold Star FamiliesNATO
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel A fact I didn't know... simply amazing!
...."The ending of the war is not generating a drumbeat of daily headlines, even though conflict has cost thousands of American and Afghan lives and seen tens of thousands of American men and women cycle through the combat zone and emerge as veterans. It is a conflict that has gone on for so long that some early veterans found their own children deployed in the same war."....
...."The ending of the war is not generating a drumbeat of daily headlines, even though conflict has cost thousands of American and Afghan lives and seen tens of thousands of American men and women cycle through the combat zone and emerge as veterans. It is a conflict that has gone on for so long that some early veterans found their own children deployed in the same war."....
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Total shit show. Now the Chinese are grinning ear to ear thinking they can work with the Taliban building infrastructure and roads after we leave.
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