Mg tony thomas biography wikipedia
Tony thomas.
Just three days after the September 11 terrorist attacks, in what became an iconic moment, former President George W. Bush made a promise that would soon unleash U.S. military might on al Qaeda and the Taliban.
"I can't hear you!" yelled a first responder at the site of Ground Zero.
"I can hear you!
The rest of the world hears you," replied Mr. Bush.
Mg tony thomas biography wikipedia
"And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon."
Less than a month after 9/11, the United States invaded Afghanistan, where al Qaeda planned the attacks. The war lasted nearly 20 years and became America's longest war.
Retired Four-Star General, and former head of special operations, Raymond "Tony" Thomas, has served in Afghanistan almost every year since the attacks.
"How did 9/11 change the course of your career? "asked CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge.
"Oh, dramatically," said Thomas.
When Thomas got to Afghanistan in December 2001, he and his team s