2012's Last Military Death Shows Pitfall Of Long Term Conflict
Army PFC. Markie T. Sims wasn't even 10 years old when agents from the CIA and Army special operators touched down in Northern Afghanistan.
The year was 2001.
Ostensibly the American units were there to oust the Taliban, and (primarily?) to hunt for bin Laden in the process. Notably though, Sims' death in Afghanistan, the last of 2012, comes almost a full two years following the storied raid on the Osama compound ... in Pakistan.
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My Comment: Fred Hiers' crushing post which chronicles the death notification process through the eyes of Sims' family is here. Our prayers are with the family and loved ones.
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