{"id":710632,"date":"2021-09-02T16:06:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T20:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=710632"},"modified":"2021-09-02T16:06:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T20:06:24","slug":"defense-secy-austin-praises-service-members-who-served-in-afghanistan-following-the-end-of-the-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defense-secy-austin-praises-service-members-who-served-in-afghanistan-following-the-end-of-the-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense Secy. Austin praises service members who served in Afghanistan following the end of the war"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fdefense-secy-austin-praises-service-members-who-served-in-afghanistan-following-the-end-of-the-war%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=710632&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_2508232\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2508232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley listens during a briefing with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, about the end of the war in Afghanistan. (AP Photo\/Susan Walsh)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 12:51 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, September 2, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Mark Milley announced the end to the war in Afghanistan. Austin commended those who served in the the region following the completion of the withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the defense secretary said his thoughts have been with the brave Americans who stood up to serve after the September 11 attacks and with those whose lives were lost in the war. He also urged Americans to thank our service members who took part in evacuation efforts for their courage and compassion, while adding he\u2019s incredibly proud of them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As we approach the 20th anniversary of September 11th, we\u2019ll be remembering and sharing the stories of those who survived the attack on the Pentagon and still work here today. Visit our spotlight to learn their stories. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeRemember911?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeRemember911<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vb6Fe5ErHY\">https:\/\/t.co\/Vb6Fe5ErHY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I1n0aNn07H\">pic.twitter.com\/I1n0aNn07H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDef) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDef\/status\/1433093480717471747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Austin affirmed the Pentagon will seek to learn lessons from the war, but stressed now is the time to show gratitude. He was joined by Gen. Milley who said that that moving forward, a future dealing with the Taliban will be an uncertain one and that he isn\u2019t sure anything has changed from the last time they controlled Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know what the future of the Taliban is, but I can tell you from personal experience that this is a ruthless group from the past,\u201d stated the the Joint Chiefs General. \u201cAnd whether or not they change remains to be seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Austin concluded his remarks by saying he hopes Americans will look back on the war with thoughtfulness and respect.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/house-gop-demands-white-house-transparency-following-afghanistan-withdrawal\/\">House GOP Demands White House Transparency Following Afghanistan Withdrawal<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. 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