Major Joshua Mast

You're like, what baby? Exactly. I was like, what baby, sir? He's like, oh, well, some special operators hit an Al-Qaeda training camp, and it was really bad, and they recovered a baby. And we're supposed to figure out what to do with it. And I was like, jeez. And they're like, oh. Does that happen often? I don't think so. I mean, did they just kill everybody on target?

You're like, what baby? Exactly. I was like, what baby, sir? He's like, oh, well, some special operators hit an Al-Qaeda training camp, and it was really bad, and they recovered a baby. And we're supposed to figure out what to do with it. And I was like, jeez. And they're like, oh. Does that happen often? I don't think so. I mean, did they just kill everybody on target?

You're like, what baby? Exactly. I was like, what baby, sir? He's like, oh, well, some special operators hit an Al-Qaeda training camp, and it was really bad, and they recovered a baby. And we're supposed to figure out what to do with it. And I was like, jeez. And they're like, oh. Does that happen often? I don't think so. I mean, did they just kill everybody on target?

Well, I mean, it depends, like, I guess. We went through it. It was 100 plus dead. They did a very good job of making sure that no al-Qaeda leaders left those structures. It's not a hit on them. I'm not saying it was bad. Oh, no, no. I'm just telling you they were very thorough. And so it was kind of just by the by that we'd first heard about it.

Well, I mean, it depends, like, I guess. We went through it. It was 100 plus dead. They did a very good job of making sure that no al-Qaeda leaders left those structures. It's not a hit on them. I'm not saying it was bad. Oh, no, no. I'm just telling you they were very thorough. And so it was kind of just by the by that we'd first heard about it.

Well, I mean, it depends, like, I guess. We went through it. It was 100 plus dead. They did a very good job of making sure that no al-Qaeda leaders left those structures. It's not a hit on them. I'm not saying it was bad. Oh, no, no. I'm just telling you they were very thorough. And so it was kind of just by the by that we'd first heard about it.

And I remember at the time, because I was worried my wife would be upset, I was like, well, sir, like, What's the concern? And they're like, oh, well, it's foreign child. We've talked to some of the NGOs like ICRC and such, and they're saying that the situation in the Afghan system at the time wasn't safe for foreign children. And so we got to figure out something like a safe outcome.

And I remember at the time, because I was worried my wife would be upset, I was like, well, sir, like, What's the concern? And they're like, oh, well, it's foreign child. We've talked to some of the NGOs like ICRC and such, and they're saying that the situation in the Afghan system at the time wasn't safe for foreign children. And so we got to figure out something like a safe outcome.

And I remember at the time, because I was worried my wife would be upset, I was like, well, sir, like, What's the concern? And they're like, oh, well, it's foreign child. We've talked to some of the NGOs like ICRC and such, and they're saying that the situation in the Afghan system at the time wasn't safe for foreign children. And so we got to figure out something like a safe outcome.

So I was like, well, sir, like, if there's nothing else to be done, like, as a last resort, like, we'd volunteer. Like, I've got two kids. Like, what's one more? Like, don't leave a child here if there was an option. And he was like, oh, sure, we'll see. Like, you know, it was more just like a gut reaction.

So I was like, well, sir, like, if there's nothing else to be done, like, as a last resort, like, we'd volunteer. Like, I've got two kids. Like, what's one more? Like, don't leave a child here if there was an option. And he was like, oh, sure, we'll see. Like, you know, it was more just like a gut reaction.

So I was like, well, sir, like, if there's nothing else to be done, like, as a last resort, like, we'd volunteer. Like, I've got two kids. Like, what's one more? Like, don't leave a child here if there was an option. And he was like, oh, sure, we'll see. Like, you know, it was more just like a gut reaction.

And what I came to find out was everybody had that reaction from the Rangers on the objective to, like, the medical at the forward surgical team that treated them all when they first got off the golden hour, all the wounded and her. One of those guys had volunteered. One of the civil affairs officers had volunteered.

And what I came to find out was everybody had that reaction from the Rangers on the objective to, like, the medical at the forward surgical team that treated them all when they first got off the golden hour, all the wounded and her. One of those guys had volunteered. One of the civil affairs officers had volunteered.

And what I came to find out was everybody had that reaction from the Rangers on the objective to, like, the medical at the forward surgical team that treated them all when they first got off the golden hour, all the wounded and her. One of those guys had volunteered. One of the civil affairs officers had volunteered.

There was a list of Americans like, hey, we'll step in and take care of this child if there's no other option. How old is the baby? So we didn't know. We just were told. Baby. We didn't know the gender, nothing. Like it was just baby. Like weeks. Bad mission. Months. We came to find out that she was between six weeks and two months old, like somewhere in there.

There was a list of Americans like, hey, we'll step in and take care of this child if there's no other option. How old is the baby? So we didn't know. We just were told. Baby. We didn't know the gender, nothing. Like it was just baby. Like weeks. Bad mission. Months. We came to find out that she was between six weeks and two months old, like somewhere in there.

There was a list of Americans like, hey, we'll step in and take care of this child if there's no other option. How old is the baby? So we didn't know. We just were told. Baby. We didn't know the gender, nothing. Like it was just baby. Like weeks. Bad mission. Months. We came to find out that she was between six weeks and two months old, like somewhere in there.

She was malnourished, so it was hard to say the exact age.

She was malnourished, so it was hard to say the exact age.