“The troops are out and the president says the war is over,” Charlene Cakora, Frerichs’ younger sister — who lives in Lombard — “But my brother is still there and we want him home. The war isn’t over until my brother comes home.”
Frerichs, a civil engineer and contractor from Lombard, Ill., was kidnapped in January 2020 from the capital of Kabul. He is believed to be in the custody of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.
A new bill proposed in Congress would make it so veterans dealing will illnesses related to military burn pit exposure would no longer be turned away by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA) are backing the legislation that would provide those veterans with needed health care.
Moscow has rich cultural history ex-pats are able to enjoy while on assignment in the U.S. Embassy. The earliest historical references to the city appear in the mid-twelfth century, noting a town that rested on the Moskva River. Throughout its history, this political, cultural, and social capital has seen numerous changes and has grown to accommodate more than 11 million citizens.
Today, Moscow is situated in the Central Russian district, serving as the center of government and carrying on a rich tradition of political, social, and cultural wealth that is expressed through its many sites and citizens.
