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On the recordMarch 7, 2012
We have lost over 6,300 Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan and more than 46,000 have been wounded, since September 11, 2001.
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Silvestre Reyes
Texas

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Reyes emphasizes the human cost of military engagements since 9/11.

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