When three U.S. Marine reservists were killed in a roadside bomb attack last year in Afghanistan, they seemed like more tragic casualties of America’s …
When three U. S. Marine reservists were killed in a roadside bomb attack last year in Afghanistan, they seemed like more tragic casualties of America’s two-decade war against Islamic fundamentalists there. Now, however, the case has taken on an even more sinister twist: U. S. intelligence officials suspect that the attackers might have been motivated by Russian bounties on American troops.
Congress must demand any evidence that President Vladimir Putin has the blood of the three Americans, or other U. S. service members, on his hands — and whether President Donald Trump was told about the Russian payments and did nothing about them.
As the nation heads into the Independence Day weekend, it’s worth remembering the names of those who lost their lives on April 8,2019, in Afghanistan:
►Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman,43, of Newark, Delaware, was a firefighter for Ladder Company 27 in the Bronx, where he was decorated for valor after rescuing an unconscious woman from a burning building in 2014. He was the married father of three daughters.
►Sgt. Benjamin Hines,31, of York, Pennsylvania, was engaged to be married. His obituary said he «laid down his life for God, family and country.» His mother, Wendy, reflected at the time on her son’s infectious smile and his desire from age 2 to be a Marine.
