The other half that get to stay with their families have to move every few years to wherever they are stationed next.ĭeployments for active duty to foreign countries or even war zones occur regularly for the active duty member and can last from six to 12-months depending upon the needs of the military and the branch of service. Many of them live each day without their son, daughter, mother, father, husband and/or wife being able to be at home by their side. In 2019, 977,191 children had at least one parent on the front lines with 41.2 percent of them falling in the age group of 0-5 years old. Each person of the 1.3 million current active duty military members has people that miss them and wish they could be at home with them right now. service members and veterans of the post-9/11 wars have died by suicide.Įvery single one of these fallen soldiers has a family. 11, 2001, war operations.Īlthough this number is such a large impact, the bigger concern comes from the amount of veteran deaths because of this war. The final troops left Afghanistan on Aug. Less than a month later on April 14, Biden had set an updated deadline to the 20th anniversary of the initial attacks that started it all on Sept. Just in terms of tactical reasons, it’s hard to get those troops out.” On March 25, President Biden held a press conference where he said “it’s going to be hard to meet the May 1 deadline.
forces in Afghanistan to 2,500 by Jan.15, 2021. 17, 2020, Acting Secretary of Defense, Christopher Miller, formally announced that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by May 1, 2021. 29, 2020, the country struck a deal with an agreement with the Taliban that set the terms for a U.S. has ended the longest war in American history.
11., but this year the celebrations are a little bit different. Photo by Jeremy Bishop on UnsplashĮach year we celebrate Veterans Day on Nov. In return, we should take the opportunity to thank our troops and the 19 million living veterans who have served and protected the United States. Everyday, there are 1.3 million brave young men and women putting their lives on the line to protect America.
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