WASHINGTON -- Erik Hendriks has largely avoided news reports since his son, Cpl. Robert A. Hendriks, was killed by a car bomb in Afghanistan in April 2019.But the news that several U.S. officials believe that a Russian military intelligence unit paid bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S.
A photo from the U.S. Marine Corps. of Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman, who was killed by a car bomb in Afghanistan in 2019 along with fellow Marines, Cpl. Robert Hendriks and Sgt. Benjamin Hines.
Despite the heartbreak of losing a son in combat, Hendriks said he never had doubts about the mission in Afghanistan. Felicia Arculeo, Robert Hendriks’ mother, and Erik Hendriks’ ex-wife, did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but Erik Hendriks described her as currently “living a nightmare.” She told CNBC Monday “that the parties who are responsible should be held accountable, if that’s even possible.”Lawmakers from both parties in the House and Senate have called for Congress to be briefed on the charges.
During his 2016 campaign, Trump repeatedly promised to end the foreign entanglements that had engulfed previous administrations over the course of two decades. The Secure Families Initiative, which advocates on behalf of military families on foreign policy matters, said in a statement: “These revelations should appall anyone. But as military families, we are particularly panicked and grief-stricken. Those are our loved ones living with a target on their back. Outrage does not even begin to cover it.”
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