‘Difficult days’ for veterans and Gold Star families

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz reports on the trauma felt by many veterans and the families of fallen soldiers as they watch Afghanistan fall to the Taliban.

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[perturabo]

I support the pullout. The Afghan governments collapse was inevitable and staying longer would be pointless.

What I don’t support was the absolute haphazard and careless way we did pullout. Abandoning military equipment, citizens and allies without any protection was wrong and we should’ve took them all out along with the troops.

[alexandriau.]

Please please blur the faces of our Afghan allies. 🙏🏼 You may be exposing them to more danger.😭💔

[kamaruddin]

Toyota won the war, Lockheed & Raytheon stole the prize.

[gutfinski]

This should be a strong message for young American men and women thinking of military service. Forget it.

[beniamino]

A repeat of Vietnam! We treat the troops like crap for a lost cause.

[delta]

It's sad but we can't keep throwing good money after bad.

[charlesleeray]

It should be difficult and heartbreaking your sons and daughters fought a war based on lies.

[rokmare]

These gold star families should be proud they brought the Afghans and the world 20 years of freedom and safety.

[cschmitz]

I don’t think the question is “what did they serve for.” The question is “how many more gold star families are we willing to create if we stay”

[jth]

No more soldiers should die in Afghanistan, get the American citizens out first and if we can help our allies.
20 years an trillions of dollars wasted, Afghans don’t want to fight the Taliban, why should the us?

[mysteriouscloud]

I was alright by Biden but after this damn withdrawal without bringing stability to Afghanistan has made me hate Biden

[tyronebass]

I don't understand how the government could pull out of Afghanistan and leave the us citizens behind.

[iamkoopa]

So the Americans that can't make it to the airport are screwed?

[charlescoleman]

The Afghanistan people don't deserve our help. These American soldiers people suffered. They took our money and equipment. We told them we were leaving and now it's an emergency. Call your president in the EAU with our money. I don't feel sorry for the Afghanistan people. I feel sorry for the soldiers. What a waste of our resources. Dam the Afgans for not fighting. You made you bed now sleep in it. These so called helpers got paid well. Nobody volunteered to help the Americans. They took our tax money. Use it to buy a gun and protect your family and country. What wimps. Help me. No way ever again.

[MS-_-]

Its not just the 13 goldatar families. Its every service man and woman in Afghanistan.
What he did to the fallen, on top of being of his direct decision, is what he would do to those came home alive if it were them in those caskets.
Thats his attitude towards your service. Period!

[tapazod]

My brother died overseas. This government is a complete joke. We left all that equipment over there like a gift to the Taliban.
RIP TREVOR PINNICK 1/6/92-6/12/12

[poligonzo]

My father went to the Vietnam War he came back pretty normal he did his family and he has 45 years married with my mom I don't know why men in this era are suffering from all this stuff but hopefully they'll get better, I just probably get to have a very strong father physically and mentally God bless him one of a kind, and very proud of him 💪

[OnyArt]

How about a video report on the millions of affected Iraqis and Afghanis who lost their lives in your pointless war, or on entire generations of children living with PTSD and other phycological and medical issues in Iraq and Afghanistan?

[rascal]

My brother died in the 3rd week of the Korean War. That experience was, as you would assume, terrible. But he died fighting the North Koreans, the enemies of freedom, as they sought to create a communist Korea. Another brother and I served during the Vietnam War to resist the growth of communism. Those who died in Afghanistan have bought time as we work to resist and resolve global religious terrorism. This is a defensive war against a continuously attacking enemy who intends to convert us to his way of life. Most Americans choose freedom over an alien way of life that they intend to force upon us. Those who died did not “die for nothing” and it would be a mistake to believe that. Those that attack us use time and persistence as weapons. We did not choose this war but we cannot sit by passively and accept a national loss of our liberty. More American’s will die before this is over. Understand the reason for the loss of these lives, and honor their service and sacrifice. Freedom is not free and the coin of the realm is our blood. Believe me, I know how true that is. I learned that very bitter and heart wrenching lesson in July of 1950.

[elizabethvazquez]

I. Have. Some one special there am waiting. So hard and. Traumatic. Not knowing