Local veterans sound off on Iraq’s uncertain future

By Yun Tai
Local veterans sound off on Iraq’s uncertain future
Iraq War veteran Bobby Wise says he's sadly not surprised by the ongoing conflict there. Photo courtesy of Bobby Wise
Local veterans sound off on Iraq’s uncertain future
Iraq War veteran Bobby Wise says he's sadly not surprised by the ongoing conflict there. Photo courtesy of Bobby Wise

Local veterans sound off on Iraq’s uncertain future

By Yun Tai
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The U.S. military continues to to launch limited airstrikes in Iraq against the militant group calling itself the Islamic State. Nearly 3 years after they all left, how do veterans back home feel about the ongoing crisis?

WBEZ’s Yun Tai, who served in Iraq, spoke with two of them from Chicago — Bobby Wise is a veterans career coach at the National Able Network, and Thomas Day is a senior adviser at The Bunker Incubator.