Joshua Mast

Yeah, I say, Glenn, that we initially just advocated to elevate the priority of this child's life in the U.S. government's eyes. So when did you decide she needs to be with us?

Yeah, I say, Glenn, that we initially just advocated to elevate the priority of this child's life in the U.S. government's eyes. So when did you decide she needs to be with us?

Well, I think it was in the midst of pursuing all the administrative requirements to get a visa. They kept saying, oh, well, she needs a name. how do you get a name for a Jane Doe baby that got blown up on an objective? And that was what the problem was. And then there was like, well, how do you arrange medical care in the US, which was a requirement for the visa? How do you pay for that?

Well, I think it was in the midst of pursuing all the administrative requirements to get a visa. They kept saying, oh, well, she needs a name. how do you get a name for a Jane Doe baby that got blown up on an objective? And that was what the problem was. And then there was like, well, how do you arrange medical care in the US, which was a requirement for the visa? How do you pay for that?

Well, I think it was in the midst of pursuing all the administrative requirements to get a visa. They kept saying, oh, well, she needs a name. how do you get a name for a Jane Doe baby that got blown up on an objective? And that was what the problem was. And then there was like, well, how do you arrange medical care in the US, which was a requirement for the visa? How do you pay for that?

How do you authorize surgery on a child, a minor child? Well, you have to have some sort of legal rights. And so as this developed, we're like, okay, well, I'll volunteer to be the financial sponsor for the visa. I'll volunteer to try and get some sort of legal ability to order medical care. And so it really evolved pretty organically from that.

How do you authorize surgery on a child, a minor child? Well, you have to have some sort of legal rights. And so as this developed, we're like, okay, well, I'll volunteer to be the financial sponsor for the visa. I'll volunteer to try and get some sort of legal ability to order medical care. And so it really evolved pretty organically from that.

How do you authorize surgery on a child, a minor child? Well, you have to have some sort of legal rights. And so as this developed, we're like, okay, well, I'll volunteer to be the financial sponsor for the visa. I'll volunteer to try and get some sort of legal ability to order medical care. And so it really evolved pretty organically from that.

So I think initially there was a perspective that this is like as an Afghan problem, it's a distraction from operations. And they were trying to use our commands influence to force the Afghans who'd multiple times that we don't have the capacity to care for a child like this. Like I was in some of those meetings, but they're trying to force them to to to take them anyway.

So I think initially there was a perspective that this is like as an Afghan problem, it's a distraction from operations. And they were trying to use our commands influence to force the Afghans who'd multiple times that we don't have the capacity to care for a child like this. Like I was in some of those meetings, but they're trying to force them to to to take them anyway.

So I think initially there was a perspective that this is like as an Afghan problem, it's a distraction from operations. And they were trying to use our commands influence to force the Afghans who'd multiple times that we don't have the capacity to care for a child like this. Like I was in some of those meetings, but they're trying to force them to to to take them anyway.

And so that's when we did a little bit of advocacy trying to find. to elevate her, her status, her status. Yeah. Her priority of this life because we had options and, and that was successful. And then the, the administration, the first Trump administration reached out and directed us to act in her best interest and try to get her back to the U S which is pretty reasonable under the circumstances.

And so that's when we did a little bit of advocacy trying to find. to elevate her, her status, her status. Yeah. Her priority of this life because we had options and, and that was successful. And then the, the administration, the first Trump administration reached out and directed us to act in her best interest and try to get her back to the U S which is pretty reasonable under the circumstances.

And so that's when we did a little bit of advocacy trying to find. to elevate her, her status, her status. Yeah. Her priority of this life because we had options and, and that was successful. And then the, the administration, the first Trump administration reached out and directed us to act in her best interest and try to get her back to the U S which is pretty reasonable under the circumstances.

And so we were, we were thinking, Hey, that's good to go. She's going to be safe. And as we're working that new direction, that new U.S. policy as an office, and then I was volunteering with some of my skill sets in my free time to get a visa. That's when all of this kind of developed. And then I would report that back to my husband. Hey, great news. We got guardianship. Great news.

And so we were, we were thinking, Hey, that's good to go. She's going to be safe. And as we're working that new direction, that new U.S. policy as an office, and then I was volunteering with some of my skill sets in my free time to get a visa. That's when all of this kind of developed. And then I would report that back to my husband. Hey, great news. We got guardianship. Great news.

And so we were, we were thinking, Hey, that's good to go. She's going to be safe. And as we're working that new direction, that new U.S. policy as an office, and then I was volunteering with some of my skill sets in my free time to get a visa. That's when all of this kind of developed. And then I would report that back to my husband. Hey, great news. We got guardianship. Great news.

We got her added as a DOD dependent. Great news. She has a military ID. Like, we had everything lined up to get her home. And we just had some significant opposition at some point. Mm-hmm. And that was kind of the first from Department of State.

We got her added as a DOD dependent. Great news. She has a military ID. Like, we had everything lined up to get her home. And we just had some significant opposition at some point. Mm-hmm. And that was kind of the first from Department of State.

We got her added as a DOD dependent. Great news. She has a military ID. Like, we had everything lined up to get her home. And we just had some significant opposition at some point. Mm-hmm. And that was kind of the first from Department of State.