Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) was joined by Staff Sergeant Daniel Nicholson of the Pennsylvania National Guard to attend Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s address to Congress. Nicholson currently serves in the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 148th Air Support Operations Squadron. He deployed to Iraq in 2009 and Afghanistan in 2011. He was recognized by the VFW for his service in 2013.
“The American people should be very proud of the sacrifices made by our service members like Staff Sergeant Nicholson who have served in Afghanistan and of the progress that has been made in the region,” said Senator Casey. “As the transition continues, it is imperative that the Afghan Government implement a strategy to ensure the hard-fought gains of the last twelve years are not lost.”
"I feel very honored to be asked to join Senator Casey and be a part of this historic event. In 2011 I spent six months in Afghanistan,” said Staff Sergeant Nicholson. “While I very much missed my wife and friends back home, I feel like my [Pennsylvania Guard] unit really made a difference in the lives of the people we were there to support. I found the Afghan people to be very generous, helpful and eager to help us remove the Taliban from the area. Now four years later, I'm anxious to hear President Ghani's plans for the future."
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