Monday, November 11, 2019

Remembering, Veterans Day, November 11, 2019



Nurses, Vietnam, 1969

Don Madden, Vietnam, 1969
Tens of thousands of American troops remain deployed all over the world, some in war zones such as Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and — even still — Syria. And the United States maintains even more troops overseas in large legacy missions far from the wars following the Sept. 11 attacks, in such allied lands as Germany, South Korea and Japan.


Although deployment numbers fluctuate daily, based on the needs of commanders, shifting missions and the military’s ability to shift large numbers of personnel by transport planes and warships, a rough estimate is that 200,000 troops are deployed overseas today.



1 comment:

  1. martha brownNovember 12, 2019 at 9:02 PM

    Thanks again Don. Miss you both! Give Susan a hug from me :)

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