Don't know if anyone has seen or posted this but it was posted by Bruce Cromptom, yesterday from a American friend. Just thought it a good follow on from the earlier post about the American asking the British army to stop making them look bad....
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We’re all witnessing the harrowing stories coming out of the chaos happening in Afghanistan right now.
I have been passed on this message via a good friend of mine who is ex Para reg.
On reading this, I’ve felt compelled to share as its the type of thing that can be left out of from our regular news channels and it’s is important for people to know.
Please read below. And know all our hearts go out to the people stranded and fearing for your lives.
If anyone has any links to specific charities that are offering help to the humanitarian disaster happening out in Afghanistan right now, please feel free to share in the comments below-
‘I’m not on Facebook but my wife is. The following post was put up by John Hanson who was a US officer attached to 2 Para for two years and deployed to Iraq with us - and other places. He even has a Reg tattoo on his chest.
It’s worth a read.
“And through all the horror of what we have witnessed in Aghanistan these last few days, today we learn that our NATO allies were never notified of our withdrawal while their forces in country were over 8000 men and women to our 2500, which are now all in jeopardy and remain in jeopardy while our embassy was evacuated and theirs have not. How does a faithful ally leave 8000 allies hanging in the balance with a decision of this magnitude while we pull people out in advance namely most of our aviation technicians, intel specialists and our glorious embassy staff who left and now are being reconstructed to fix the mistake? How do we make a decision to run without telling our allies who frankly have more human capital at stake? What insanity or cowardice is that?
How do we allow my former battalion where I proudly served from 1999 to 2001, over two years in the UK, consisting of 600 brave men from 2d Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, bravely venture into Kabul to rescue the Queens subjects while our force of now 6000 soldiers and marines strong says it isn’t possible - watch the Pentagon press conference today for evidence on exactly that topic since everything seems to be questioned these days.
My brave friends from 2 Para are doing what I would both want to do and expect from my government. I know the paratroopers of 2 Para are scared and sky news reported last night that many of them cried themselves to sleep overnight at the airport because babies had been thrown up over the walls of the airport and those babies had caught up in the razor wire and could not be saved.
Those same British paratroopers took matters into their own hands today as I mentioned, venturing into Kabul to secure British subjects. While my Army secures the airport. I love my Army, my fellow Rangers and paratroopers, but tonight my pride stands with my at risk brothers in 2 Para and my brothers in the UK SAS and other special forces. Because while I will always be American, faithfully, I will always stand with action vs inaction when it comes to the political will to execute in a time of crisis.
Thank you to the few, the men of 2 Para for keeping my hopes alive and to the 6000 men and women of the US task force, we hope you inculcate this example as one you can live up to.
Just in case any of you were confused...”
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