RUSSIA & UKRAINE: COLONEL ABRAHAM CONN SHARES AN EXPERT MILITARY PERSPECTIVE OF THE DEVELOPING INVASION

Abe Conn, who served three one-year deployments in Afghanistan as a lieutenant colonel and then a full colonel, worries his closest Afghan friends and interpreters will be killed by the Taliban for helping the United States. ABE CONN/Contributed

Colonel Abraham (Abe) Conn joins the Florida Keys Weekly Podcast to discuss his perspective on the current Russian invasion of Ukraine. To name just a handful of Colonel Conn’s accomplishments during his service in the United States Army, he received the Bronze Star Medal 2nd Award, Meritorious Service 2nd Award, Army Commendation Medal 2nd Award and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. As the youngest U.S. Army colonel in the history of Florida, Conn completed three, one-year deployments to Afghanistan under Operation Enduring Freedom. In addition, Conn retired as a Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration and resides in the Florida Keys with his wife Mindy and their children, Emily and Joshua. 

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