The War Lives On for America s Vets
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By Andrew Hirschfeld
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America s longest war is over. But is it, for the thousands of U.S. soldiers who ve fought in Afghanistan and other conflicts globally?
By Andrew Hirschfeld
July23, 2021
America’s longest war is almost over. At least on paper. President Joe Biden has announced that the U.S. will complete the pullout of its troops from Afghanistan by August 31, days before the 20th anniversary of 9/11 the cataclysmic terrorist attack on America that prompted the country’s military invasion more than 6,500 miles away. But for the thousands of U.S. soldiers who have served in Afghanistan, many of whom have returned home in recent months, a different conflict is very much alive. From hunger to homelessles, the battle for survival is real for America’s vets. Today’s Daily Dose peels away those layers of neglect to look at the challenges faced by the country’s bravest, the unlikely fixes tha
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