Opinion: President Biden sent a disappointing message to military victims of terror [Opinion]
is the brother of Jimmy Lewis and lives in Ventura.America’s military veterans care deeply for the United States and what it stands for. But President Joe Biden sent a disappointing message to military victims of terror and their families in February with histo award half of $7 billion in frozen Afghan funds to a small group of U.S. terror victims.
Meanwhile, our American heroes wounded in the line of duty or those families — like ours — whose loved ones perished at the hands of foreign terrorists are set to be left behind unrecognized.Jimmy Lewis was a beloved brother and son and the unofficial leader of our family. He spent his life in the service of the United States, first as an enlisted Army private, then as a Green Beret in the Vietnam War.
Our world was turned upside down after Jimmy and Monique’s deaths. The family’s laughter and spirit of adventure were replaced by anxiety, depression and nightmares as our tight-knit unit frayed in Jimmy’s absence. Antoinette, who is now 99 years old, still struggles with Jimmy’s and Monique’s untimely deaths. Kathleen and Donald mourn for what could have been: Their children will never know the man who would have been an incredible role model and uncle.
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