37:29 - 38:04
“the withdrawal from Afghanistan occurred in August of 2021 and the last combat troops left Iraq in December of 2021. And as I don't know if we have any history buffs in the room, but, uh, prior to that, uh, those, those dates, if you next slide, there is a significant amount of fighting that happened in those countries. Uh, and so the 5-year, the 5-year thing could exclude combat veterans.”
- Speaker
- Unidentified speaker
- Timestamp
- 37:29 – 38:04
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- May 27, 2026
From the transcript
And for some context, uh, if you can go to the next slide, please. Uh, the withdrawal from Afghanistan occurred in August of 2021 and the last combat troops left Iraq in December of 2021. And as I don't know if we have any history buffs in the room, but, uh, prior to that, uh, those, those dates, if you next slide, there is a significant amount of fighting that happened in those countries. Uh, and so the 5-year, the 5-year thing could exclude combat veterans. And as time goes on, it would actually exclude combat veterans, uh, which is not at all, I think, uh, the goal here.
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