I lost my brother and my fiancé in the Iraq War. 20 years later, here's how I hope Americans will honor them - Fox News

Today, while most Americans have come home from Iraq, a small number of troops are still deployed in the country to fight terrorist organizations like ISIS that remain active in the region.

No doubt plenty of people will be writing articles and going on TV arguing about whether we should have gone to Iraq in the first place, whether the war was handled correctly, and whether we should still have any troops at all there today.

For Caleb, Rick and me, putting on the American uniform meant knowing that we would obey our oath and our orders, willingly fight for freedom and possibly pay the ultimate price.

TMF’s mission is to harness the strength of veterans and families of the fallen to make a difference in our communities and build a legacy bigger than ourselves.

In fact, Americans enjoy the freedom to argue about politics thanks to the dedicated men and women of our armed services.

Rosanna Powers is a United States Marine Corps veteran and mentor with the Travis Manion Foundation.