Tag Archives: Afghanistan

Representative Chuck Fleischmann Introduces Resolution to Honor the Lives of Our Chattanooga Service Members Chattanooga, TN – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) issued the following statement after terrorist attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan claimed the lives of American service members: “Today was the deadliest day in Afghanistan for U.S. service members …

NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced that it would not change the original and arbitrary August 31st deadline to evacuate from Afghanistan: “The American people have to …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) along with Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to the Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding answers to key questions on the crisis in Afghanistan. Senator Blackburn’s office has received questions from constituents …

An Afghan soldier walking past Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, or MRAPs, which were left at Bagram. Rahmat Gul/AP Photo NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and 23 other colleagues …

Senator Hagerty and President Ghani meet today in Washington WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today met with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani in Washington. Hagerty released the following statement: “I had a substantive discussion today with President …

By Bob Fowler Roane State staff writer Roane State student Barry Floyd was twice on the frontlines of war as a Navy Fleet Marine Force Hospital Corpsman. He says some of the experiences during his service left mental scars. Now, he’s helping others cope with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), …