6pm hour – Afghan veterans

By News Staff

Posted Aug 19, 2011 03:21:35 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

We chat with Bob Butt about an Afghan veterans appreciation event. Cecil is by with his check on sports. SMU’s Peter Twohig checks back on this day in history and we chat with author of Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Steven Loffoley.

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