Afghanistan veterans reflect on America's longest war
Afghanistan veterans reflect on America's longest war Denver7 and last updated 2021-04-16 00:48:19-04 DENVER â In two weeks, the 2,500 U.S. troops still in Afghanistan will start coming home with the plan to have them all out by Sept. 11. It will end a 20-year-long war, which is, by far, America's longest. David Ortiz served in Afghanistan and was paralyzed from the waist down in a chopper crash. He now serves in the Colorado State House. "I'm one of those 20,000 that came back permanently injured. I live life in a wheelchair because of my service in Afghanistan," Ortiz said. "We've all ...