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Wounds new and old threaten a fresh start for Afghan veterans in US
For many Afghan evacuees, the stresses of refugee life continue to exacerbate the traumas of combat two years after their arrival.
‘Ghosts of Beirut’ spotlights decades-long CIA hunt for terror leader
The 25-year manhunt launched in the wake of the 1983 Beirut bombings form the basis of the four-part Showtime series “Ghosts of Beirut."
By Jon Simkins
White House releases after-action reviews on Afghanistan withdrawal
The review places significant blame on the Trump administration for its handling of the Afghanistan war and drawdown agreement with the Taliban.
Extremism among vets needs study and prevention, lawmakers warn
Democratic lawmakers say federal agencies need to study the problem before it becomes widespread.
North Carolina Marine base remembers Beirut attack 39 years later
For many residents of Camp Lejeune and Jacksonville, North Carolina, the bombing that took place in Beirut on Oct. 23, 1983, touched them personally.
Austin encourages discussions of costs, sacrifices of Afghanistan war
In a letter to the force, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin thanked veterans and the Gold Star families of more than 2,400 troops killed in Afghanistan.
This Marine was nearing college graduation when she died in Kabul. Her sister walked for her instead.
Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo was killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 26, 2021.
A Wyoming farewell for Marine killed in Afghanistan bombing
Dozens of U.S. fellow Marines attended a memorial for Rylee McCollum, one of 13 U.S. servicemen killed in a suicide bombing as they guarded a gate at a chaotic Kabul, Afghanistan airport.
Veterans, tell us: Where were you during the 1983 Beirut barracks attack?
We don’t want to lose your memories or the important stories that could be told about that day and its aftermath.
By Andrea Scott