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911's Lasting Call to Serve | Yakima News
After 9/11, military enlistments surged by eight percent, with over 181,000 signing up in 2002—a peak we haven’t seen since. For families like Khris Beyer’s, whose three sons joined to serve during that uncertain time, it was personal. Her oldest son, stationed in Afghanistan in 2011, survived a deadly attack while on a Skype call with his mom—nine others didn’t. Over 800,000 Americans served in Afghanistan, with more than 20,000 wounded and over 2,400 killed. Today, Beyer supports disabled veterans through Friends of Disabled Veterans, helping them heal from invisible wounds and rebuild…
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