Retired captain: We are veterans, and this is what we do (Opinion)
CNNEditor’s Note: Florent Groberg is a retired US Army captain. Groberg is the director of veterans outreach for the Boeing company, a Medal of Honor recipient and the co-author of “8 Seconds of Courage: A Soldier’s Story from Immigrant to the Medal of Honor.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Story highlights Florent Groberg: The meaning of Veterans Day forever changed for me after I saw a suicide bomber kill my Army brothers It's also a day to thank families for making a sacrifice every time a loved one is deployed, he writes CNN — After a violent year serving in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, I returned to the war-torn land in early 2012. What made the ceremony so special was that my fellow Afghanistan veterans and – most importantly – the families of my fallen military brothers were able to join us at the White House. Join us on Twitter and Facebook Sixteen years after the US-led coalition’s invasion of Afghanistan, I believe America has found a new “Greatest Generation.” Without taking anything away from the patriots who fought in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm and other conflicts, the current all-volunteer force will likely be forced to shoulder at least two decades of constant war.
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