From thousands of miles away, an Army veteran and 'big brother' fights to keep a promise in aftermath of war

The pleading text messages would come at all hours of the day and night from Kabul, Afghanistan. I have been forgotten, they often read. I was lied to. America is not going to keep its word. More than 6,000 miles away near Chicago, U.S. Army veteran Chris McClanathan would open each message and wonder how much longer his friend could hold out. Romal, an interpreter for the U.S. military and ...

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