Veterans advocates urge remembrance of 20 killed in Afghanistan in 2019

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American Military News by  Adam Young 1/1/2020

Texas area veterans advocacy groups are urging the community to remember 20 service members killed in Afghanistan in 2019, including one from the Panhandle/South Plains area.

The Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 0900, VFW Post 2466 and the Friends of the Monument of Courage compiled a list of the 20 soldiers killed in Afghanistan, according to organizer Danny Koch.

The most recent, SFC Michael Goble, died Dec. 22. Ten of the 20 were in Special Forces.

The 20 received Purple Hearts posthumously, and 20 families had their Blue Star turned to a Gold Star.

“We will be dedicating the Monument of Courage on May 23rd, where we will showcase the 12 regional Medal of Honor Heroes, Gold Star families and Purple Heart Heroes,” said Koch. “WWII Marine Medal of Honor Woody Williams will be one of the two keynote speakers. Heroes will be remembered there. Our youth can go to learn that freedom comes with a high cost and even loss.”

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