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With mixed emotions, Capital Region veterans say it s time for Afghanistan withdrawal
Biden administration has vowed to remove all U.S. troops by Sept. 11, ending America s longest war
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American Gold Star mother Carrie Farley fixes a flag next to a memorial statue in front of her home on Friday, May 7, 2021 in East Greenbush, N.Y. Her son Staff Sgt. Derrick J. Farley died in Afghanistan in 2010 while detonating a bomb. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Members of the Patriot Guard Riders hold flags during a ceremony to celebrate the naming of the Route 20 Bridge in the town of Nassau on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. The bridge was named the Staff Sergeant Derek Farley Memorial Bridge. Derek Farley was an Army explosives ordnance disposal technician who was deployed in 2009 as team leader to Afghanistan with the 702nd EOD Company. Farley died in Afghanistan on Aug. 17, 2010. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)Paul Bucko
Albany High student finds passion in baking, uses it to bring joy to veterans Dessert connects with your soul, high school junior Troy Millin says
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1of8Buy PhotoAlbany High School junior Troy Millin, left, and his mother, Divonne Millin, look over some of the supplies that were given to Troy at Albany High School s Abrookin Career and Technical Center on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. Troy, who is a member of the Sgt. Henry Johnson Battalion, Albany High School JROTC, has been making cakes for local veterans to mark their birthdays. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less