Statement of Rep. Wittman Honoring Veterans of Afghanistan
August 18, 2021
August 18, 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 17, 2021:
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"Those who served in Afghanistan did so with exemplary valor and unquestionable honor. For two decades, the United States dominated the battlefield. We established a democratic government. We secured freedom for the Afghan people. For many veterans of Afghanistan, watching the chaos they held at bay for nearly twenty years unfold so rapidly has been hea . . .
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"Those who served in Afghanistan did so with exemplary valor and unquestionable honor. For two decades, the United States dominated the battlefield. We established a democratic government. We secured freedom for the Afghan people. For many veterans of Afghanistan, watching the chaos they held at bay for nearly twenty years unfold so rapidly has been hea . . .