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Responding to frantic calls for help from Afghan interpreters, known as \u201cterps\u201d in danger for their lives, US veterans are turning to as best as they can.<\/p>\n
The Vets forged lasting bonds with their terps, who worked and bunked alongside them and occasionally saved their lives. The stunning Taliban victory over Afghan forces has left tens of thousands of American allies stranded, and is prompting the frantic efforts by military Vets to get their former colleagues out.<\/p>\n
David sends.<\/p>\n
Corky Siemaszko<\/strong><\/p>\n The distress call came in over WhatsApp the same day that Kabul fell to the Taliban.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2019Gunny,\u2019\u201d the voice from far away said, according to the recently retired Marine who received the call Aug. 15. \u201cI need help. The Taliban are trying to hunt me.\u201d<\/p>\n The caller was an Afghan who served as an interpreter with his unit a decade ago, the retired Marine, who held the rank of gunnery sergeant at the time, told NBC News.<\/p>\n \u201cWe became friends and stayed in touch after I left Afghanistan,\u201d he said. NBC News is not identifying the retired Marine, who lives in California, to prevent the Taliban from connecting him to the interpreter. \u201cHe said he was already getting death threats and he was worried about his family.\u201d<\/p>\n Immediately, he said, \u201cI kicked into overdrive and started calling other members of my unit\u201d and quickly discovered they had heard from three other terrified \u201cterps\u201d who were also in danger.<\/p>\n \u201cWe formed a group and started asking ourselves, \u2018Who do we know on the ground in Kabul who could help us? How do we get the four “terps” and their families to the gates\u201d of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, he said.<\/p>\n Such veterans groups have popped up across the country since the shocking Taliban takeover two weeks ago.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n If the current administration allows our allies to swing in the wind, who in their right mind will help us in future conflicts? With so much wrong that is patently obvious to anyone with a basic military background, the incomprehensible actions of Biden and his handlers snowball into disaster.<\/p>\n Leave it to the NCOs to rally up to assist our friends.<\/p>\n Yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n Thanks, David.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"