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As of this year, around 19 million Americans are veterans, which is less than 10% of our population. Currently, 1.4 million Americans are serving in t...

As of this year, around 19 million Americans are veterans, which is less than 10% of our population. Currently, 1.4 million Americans are serving in t...

As we watch the scenes unfold in afghanistan, the desperation to evacuate, it is heart wrenching. i want to bring in dan blakely. he is the coauthor of a book called "the 20 year war," that will be released on 9/11, its a photo journal dedicated to vet veterans, and he served in the 75th ranger regiment including tours in afghanistan he was with us last weekend, if you recall, and hes back with us now with a look at all that we have witnessed this week. what goes through your mind, dan? particul...

Showing that over and over again, ive been inspired this entire week by how many veterans have gotten together to work with ngos and private companies and raise funds and get private planes into kabul to make sure not only the military side is working but also the civilian side so we can get as many people out f as possible. >> its inspiring and crushing. i cant imagine what it is to have had to make that decision to hand your kid off and hope against hope that all will be much better for them o...

Decide to try and stick with some of the american influence ideals that we try to instill there and get more freedom to the people of afghanistan. >> quickly, next. is there any way at this juncture to find a fix? >> id like to say it was an easy black or white fix, ultimately it has to come from the international community and a combined effort and get back with the nato allies and come with a plan of how were going to act or enact in that space and either deal with a humanitarian crisis and tr...

Profile so you can continue to live and breathe . i havent heard a vet that said lets keep staying in afghanistan, but its the why. why now? why this way and why are we abandoning these people? >> and then, dan, what are your concerns or worries about the afghan allies that, you know, tom was talking about? we heard our kim dozier earlier who has covered the u.s. wars in afghanistan and iraq extensively that said many of the after began military that essentially abandoned ship wasnt necessarily ...

Dan blakely with the book called "20 year war" released on 9/11 dedicated to veterans of the global war against terrorism and they both served in the 75th ranger regiment including towards in afghanistan. good to see both of you. >> thank you very much for having us. >> you hosted a podcast called never left behind dedicated to sharing the stories of veterans. i want to play a quick clip from an episode. >> i think theres a lot of threads of shared experience. the reasons that people chose to se...