Americans At Home Tap Every Resource To Help Colleagues Escape Afghanistan Exodus Gridlock - TRMS

[Rhiannon12866]

Rachel Maddow tells the harrowing story of Maj. Thomas Schueman's desperate efforts, drawing on a wide network, to help his Afghan interpreter "Zak" and his wife and four small children escape Afghanistan and certain retribution from the Taliban for his assistance to U.S. Marines. Aired on 08/18/2021.




'Every Second Is A Life Or Death': Marine Encourages Expediting Afghan Evacuations - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC

Maj. Thomas Schueman, U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer, talks with Rachel Maddow about how the daunting bureaucracy of getting a visa out of Afghanistan meant that he was only able to help his interpreter escape through "a series of Hail Marys," recommends a process of evacuating first and sorting out details later to save as many lives as possible. Aired on 08/18/2021.

[mopinko]

1. i'm not crying, rachel is crying.

yeah, no. i'm crying.

[leftieNanner]

2. That's only the second time I've ever seen her break down like that

This one was for a happy reason. "Wheels up!"

The previous time was at the end of her broadcast about the former administration putting babies into "tender age shelters". She could not say those three words. Lawrence came and rescued her.

Remarkable for a professional like her to express her emotion that way. That story brought tears to my eyes too.

[mopinko]

3. yeah, i cry about as easily as rachel.

at least rachel on the air. but....

[Rhiannon12866]

4. That was certainly a tearjerker of a story and kudos to Rachel for bringing us the whole story

What's equally emotional to contemplate is that there are countless other stories just like that which have yet to achieve "wheels up" endings...