{"id":684473,"date":"2021-08-25T20:51:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T00:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=684473"},"modified":"2021-08-25T20:51:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T00:51:03","slug":"gop-senators-thank-afghanistan-veterans-in-new-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-thank-afghanistan-veterans-in-new-video\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP senators thank Afghanistan veterans in new video"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-senators-thank-afghanistan-veterans-in-new-video%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=684473&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2500770\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2500770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A member of the U.S. military waits among U.S. flags for the \u201cCelebration of America\u201d at the White House in Washington, D.C. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 5:42 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, August 25, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>In a video released on Wednesday, several Republicans thanked Afghanistan veterans for their service in Afghanistan. The senators emphasized they have kept our nation safe over the last 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>They also encouraged those with veterans in their lives to reach out to them as the situation in the Middle Eastern nation unfolds. Lawmakers stressed mental health help is also available to those who may need it.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Defense Department, more than 800,000 Americans served in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you to all the Afghanistan veterans who&#8217;ve kept us safe. You led the response to 9\/11, caught Osama bin Laden, &amp; kept foreign terrorists off our shores.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenateGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenateGOP<\/a> thanks you for your service.<\/p>\n<p>If you need to talk, people are here to listen. Vets Crisis Line: 800-273-8255 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YBRiI7cqA1\">pic.twitter.com\/YBRiI7cqA1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joni Ernst (@SenJoniErnst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJoniErnst\/status\/1430522374290554883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/atlanta-police-data-shows-rise-in-crime\/\">Atlanta Police Data Shows Rise In Crime<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the U.S. military waits among U.S. flags for the \u201cCelebration of America\u201d at the White House in Washington, D.C. 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