Army veteran draws Afghan refugees to his Pennsylvania hometown

2022-08-27 12:30:35 By : Ms. Nerissa Yang

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – When Matt Coburn retired from the U.S. Army in spring  2021, after six deployments to Afghanistan, the Green Beret was ready to leave the war behind.

He was haunted by memories of friends being killed or maimed, and he was mentally exhausted by the military's bureaucracy.