President Obama recently announced that American troops will leave Iraq by the end of the year, drawing a close to a war that has cost the lives of more than 4,400 American soldiers. 21 of these soldiers were from Brooklyn.
On Veterans Day, we honor Brooklyn’s fallen, and those who remember them.
Timeline: Anna Codrea-Rado / Timetoast
More coverage
>>What do the veterans think?
Olivia Waxman asks Brooklyn’s veterans what they think about President Obama’s decision to pull troops out of Iraq.
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>>Death and Life, a Church in War Time
Daphnee Denis visits Windsor Terrace, a neighborhood where war is a home truth.
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>>A Son’s Death, a Father’s Burden
Jonathan Tayler spoke to a father who lost his son in Iraq five years ago.
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