- 1st Lt. Robert G. Ortt of North Tonawanda praises the commitment of Afghan policemen, like this one.
From local Guardsmen, a close-up look at the war in Afghanistan
By Lou Michel and Aaron Besecker
- News Staff Reporters
Updated: 10/11/08 8:57 AM
Their civilian lives could not be more different, a city treasurer, a cop and a factory worker. But when they put on their uniforms and landed in Afghanistan, they shared common ground.
Back from the front lines on two-week leaves after serving six months training Afghan troops and police, the three local Army National Guard members have witnessed the struggles and successes of what was once considered the forgotten war, but no longer is.
More American soldiers are dying there than in Iraq, and the future of Afghanistan is anything but rosy, according to a draft of the almost completed National Intelligence Estimate and comments made e...
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