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Rob Mercuri: “My class of 2004 lost 14 service members in the wars in Iraq…”

Featuring: Rob Mercuri, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House Pennsylvania, District 17

On The Issues: Rob Mercuri (3/27/2024)

Published March 27, 2024 | Video Starts at 02:30

And looking back, there's much to think about, but I do know that the service rendered by myself and my classmates was honorable. And My class of 2004 lost 14 service members in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the most of any class since the Vietnam era. And so that timing of my service was really impactful in terms of the trajectory of everybody's service. (02:30–02:40)

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Asserts that the West Point class of 2004 lost 14 service members, the most since Vietnam.

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