30 years ago. He lost a child at birth. He didn't have to deploy. He did anyway. The day before a cease fire was ordered in the Gulf War, Specialist C. Allen Cash gave his life for our country.
Newly minted U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke, a former Navy SEAL, knew Chris Kyle... the sniper who's Iraq War exploits are the subject of the blockbuster "American Sniper". In a recent interview Zinke talks about the toll exacted on soldiers who serve several tours of duty and how "normal" becomes serving in a war zone and not being here at home...
In a White House briefing held Friday, President Obama announced the remaining American troops in Iraq will be home by the end of the year, closing a war effort there that has killed more than 4,400 US servicepeople and wounded 32,000 more since 2003.
“After nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over,” the president said.