Major Joshua Mast
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And then one of the underscored documents that I got released was... It says that structure was destroyed in accordance with JTFROE. That's, like, the understatement of the century. Like, they... deliberately made sure that no Al-Qaeda operatives were walking out of that structure when they rolled off the objective.
And then one of the underscored documents that I got released was... It says that structure was destroyed in accordance with JTFROE. That's, like, the understatement of the century. Like, they... deliberately made sure that no Al-Qaeda operatives were walking out of that structure when they rolled off the objective.
And then one of the underscored documents that I got released was... It says that structure was destroyed in accordance with JTFROE. That's, like, the understatement of the century. Like, they... deliberately made sure that no Al-Qaeda operatives were walking out of that structure when they rolled off the objective.
And so I am very confident based on like the ordinance and the assets they were dropping on that thing that no one was alive when they left. So they literally saved her life.
And so I am very confident based on like the ordinance and the assets they were dropping on that thing that no one was alive when they left. So they literally saved her life.
And so I am very confident based on like the ordinance and the assets they were dropping on that thing that no one was alive when they left. So they literally saved her life.
Oh, so he said, he was asked at one point in all this, like, what makes you remember that night? And he said, I think that's the first time I was able to put a face to what evil looks like, seeing what he saw that night. And that just struck me because when he, he didn't find out that Sparrow got out and was safe in America until years into this. Wow.
Oh, so he said, he was asked at one point in all this, like, what makes you remember that night? And he said, I think that's the first time I was able to put a face to what evil looks like, seeing what he saw that night. And that just struck me because when he, he didn't find out that Sparrow got out and was safe in America until years into this. Wow.
Oh, so he said, he was asked at one point in all this, like, what makes you remember that night? And he said, I think that's the first time I was able to put a face to what evil looks like, seeing what he saw that night. And that just struck me because when he, he didn't find out that Sparrow got out and was safe in America until years into this. Wow.
And it was actually with a Google photo drive that some of the doctors and nurses put up of all her photos from her time in the hospital with American forces. And he commented and he said, I have always wondered what happened to that baby. He goes, I am so happy that she got out.
And it was actually with a Google photo drive that some of the doctors and nurses put up of all her photos from her time in the hospital with American forces. And he commented and he said, I have always wondered what happened to that baby. He goes, I am so happy that she got out.
And it was actually with a Google photo drive that some of the doctors and nurses put up of all her photos from her time in the hospital with American forces. And he commented and he said, I have always wondered what happened to that baby. He goes, I am so happy that she got out.
And so it's just been such an honor to be able to share her life with these people whose decisions were probably instinct, right? But to honor that instinct for our guys, because how rare is it? That someone would bother, right? No one would have said boo if they left her. No one would have said boo if they let the Afghans do what they wanted to do and kill her.
And so it's just been such an honor to be able to share her life with these people whose decisions were probably instinct, right? But to honor that instinct for our guys, because how rare is it? That someone would bother, right? No one would have said boo if they left her. No one would have said boo if they let the Afghans do what they wanted to do and kill her.
And so it's just been such an honor to be able to share her life with these people whose decisions were probably instinct, right? But to honor that instinct for our guys, because how rare is it? That someone would bother, right? No one would have said boo if they left her. No one would have said boo if they let the Afghans do what they wanted to do and kill her.
But even in a gunfight where they're blood up and they're guys, you know, in the heat of the moment with their guys on stretchers, they still had the instinct to protect innocent life. And I mean, that is just... It's what it's all about for Americans, to be able to have that, a warrior who can still live out our values, like that's rare. And they displayed that that night.
But even in a gunfight where they're blood up and they're guys, you know, in the heat of the moment with their guys on stretchers, they still had the instinct to protect innocent life. And I mean, that is just... It's what it's all about for Americans, to be able to have that, a warrior who can still live out our values, like that's rare. And they displayed that that night.
But even in a gunfight where they're blood up and they're guys, you know, in the heat of the moment with their guys on stretchers, they still had the instinct to protect innocent life. And I mean, that is just... It's what it's all about for Americans, to be able to have that, a warrior who can still live out our values, like that's rare. And they displayed that that night.
They pushed through the objective, they achieved their mission. It's honestly heroic stuff. But I guess they actually got a little bit of flack for bringing her back because they're like, what are you doing, right? But when they explained the situation, like they got authorized to pull her off objective and she gets out. And so we didn't know a lot of the details until years later.
They pushed through the objective, they achieved their mission. It's honestly heroic stuff. But I guess they actually got a little bit of flack for bringing her back because they're like, what are you doing, right? But when they explained the situation, like they got authorized to pull her off objective and she gets out. And so we didn't know a lot of the details until years later.