On Saturday, December 16, 2023, three of the former Afghan Air Force pilots, now residing in the United States, were killed in a single engine plane crash in Independence, Oregon.
Major Mohammad Bashir Safari
Lieutenant Ali Jan Ferdowsi
Major Sayed Hussain Mussawi
Also pictured is my absent friend, Isaac Reyes. My best friend who welcomes his new Afghan co-pilots. Blue skies, brothers.
2 1/2 years ago, these brave pilots were forced to leave their families behind when the Taliban took over Afghanistan. They flew their planes out of the country to deny the enemy access to these deadly weapons.
Their swift departure also denied the enemy access to trained professional military pilots. Their skill in the air is matched by their selflessness.
I “manage” a lot of timelines in my humble little life. This timeline consists of thousands of shattered families who are separated by an ocean of indifference.
These brave pilots served the U.S. for 20 years and now deliver your food or wash your bathrooms while their wives are hunted by the Taliban. It’s reprehensible.
These three men died as a result of the U.S’s catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan. The conditions of fate caused this blessing of tragedy.
A blessing?
Though this tragedy is devastating for all and my heart breaks for the pain circulating in our group, the positive impact of this tragedy is yet to be felt.
I can feel the trees shudder because they know a revolution is on the way. It’s a blinking runway beacon in a future written by our charged words. It’s a battle against Darkness.
I can see the positive wave inbound. Focus your prayers like a laser beam of light, because I sure am.
“Separation no more. Reunification in ‘24”
By the way, I’m a quiet co-founder of the ‘Afghan American Development Group’ (AADG), an honest non-profit with pure intentions.
See the link here for an opportunity to help reunite these families. Or, continue to vote for the monsters who caused this humanitarian disaster.
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Scott “Longboard” Chapman served in 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment from 2001-2005. He deployed to Iraq during the 2003 invasion and then to the Afghan theatre 4 times. After the military, Scott worked in the executive protection space and then as an OGA security contractor. Providing security support to the Intelligence community where he deployed 17 times; mostly to the Forward Operating Bases (FOB). He provided security support for Intelligence personnel and operations. Scott continues to work in the contract security area. https://scottchapmanauthor.com/
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