Humanitarian and actor Gary Sinise alleged the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan could be behind low morale and recruiting problems across all military branches.
Evacuees wait to board a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2021.
Sarah Verardo, Chief Executive Officer of the Independence Fund non-profit that serves wounded veterans and their families"Our Gold Star families, they’re carrying a heavy burden and a really hard one to swallow as people casually say, ‘was it worth it?’ and they have to know that their spouse or son or daughter made that ultimate sacrifice. So, whether we now as a nation can debate if it’s worth it or not, that person died believing it was," she said.
Sinise, who began running his own self-titled foundation to help families of fallen military heroes in 2011, has also met the needs of several veterans and Gold Star Families
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