Major Joshua Mast

And that's the case for a lot of the folks we helped in the withdrawal because I told Sylvia, I don't know why, but I feel like it's going to be okay. And what we've come to learn from our experience is that that was providential because I wouldn't have been – I wouldn't have had visa experience. I wouldn't know what USCIS was. I wouldn't know what a humanitarian parole was.

And that's the case for a lot of the folks we helped in the withdrawal because I told Sylvia, I don't know why, but I feel like it's going to be okay. And what we've come to learn from our experience is that that was providential because I wouldn't have been – I wouldn't have had visa experience. I wouldn't know what USCIS was. I wouldn't know what a humanitarian parole was.

And we used all of those skill sets to save as many Afghan interpreters and their families as we could. Marine Corps, folks who did in war with us, based on other Marines vouching, like this guy was with me in Sangan. This guy was with me in Marja. He was great.

And we used all of those skill sets to save as many Afghan interpreters and their families as we could. Marine Corps, folks who did in war with us, based on other Marines vouching, like this guy was with me in Sangan. This guy was with me in Marja. He was great.

And we used all of those skill sets to save as many Afghan interpreters and their families as we could. Marine Corps, folks who did in war with us, based on other Marines vouching, like this guy was with me in Sangan. This guy was with me in Marja. He was great.

And like during the evacuation, when we're just working our turps, like if I wasn't connected with Afghanistan and at the unit that I was at, there was like 30, like 30-plus people that would not have gotten out but for her getting handed off. So I know these people meant it for whatever their intent was, but it was part of the plan because it saved lives in the end.

And like during the evacuation, when we're just working our turps, like if I wasn't connected with Afghanistan and at the unit that I was at, there was like 30, like 30-plus people that would not have gotten out but for her getting handed off. So I know these people meant it for whatever their intent was, but it was part of the plan because it saved lives in the end.

And like during the evacuation, when we're just working our turps, like if I wasn't connected with Afghanistan and at the unit that I was at, there was like 30, like 30-plus people that would not have gotten out but for her getting handed off. So I know these people meant it for whatever their intent was, but it was part of the plan because it saved lives in the end.

Her life affected a lot more Afghan allies in the evacuation. Absolutely. And since even, because we got that other guy out with his wife and two kids. How long was she... MIA. Almost 18 months. She was gone for 18 months? Exactly. And we were dying every minute of it. And that kind of segues pretty nicely into the next portion of the story is she's gone.

Her life affected a lot more Afghan allies in the evacuation. Absolutely. And since even, because we got that other guy out with his wife and two kids. How long was she... MIA. Almost 18 months. She was gone for 18 months? Exactly. And we were dying every minute of it. And that kind of segues pretty nicely into the next portion of the story is she's gone.

Her life affected a lot more Afghan allies in the evacuation. Absolutely. And since even, because we got that other guy out with his wife and two kids. How long was she... MIA. Almost 18 months. She was gone for 18 months? Exactly. And we were dying every minute of it. And that kind of segues pretty nicely into the next portion of the story is she's gone.

Well, she was five months old at that point.

Well, she was five months old at that point.

Well, she was five months old at that point.

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

Some older guy, I believe. That wished to remain anonymous. That wanted to remain anonymous because we had offered to DNA test them. And there's email traffic with them saying, well, we understand that they want to remain anonymous and we'll keep them anonymous, but we need to DNA test them. Because that's what DOD was saying. Because that's a reasonable, sane policy, right?

Some older guy, I believe. That wished to remain anonymous. That wanted to remain anonymous because we had offered to DNA test them. And there's email traffic with them saying, well, we understand that they want to remain anonymous and we'll keep them anonymous, but we need to DNA test them. Because that's what DOD was saying. Because that's a reasonable, sane policy, right?

Some older guy, I believe. That wished to remain anonymous. That wanted to remain anonymous because we had offered to DNA test them. And there's email traffic with them saying, well, we understand that they want to remain anonymous and we'll keep them anonymous, but we need to DNA test them. Because that's what DOD was saying. Because that's a reasonable, sane policy, right?