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Ken Morgan

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This is what being allies is all about. Nationality means **** to the men and women on the ground, they see a friend hurt, and they respond. I have friends who have been to Afghanistan and children of friends. Thankfully not one has been physically hurt, some have "issues" they will have to deal with forever.
For what its worth I wanted to say thank you to the US for helping our wounded, specifically this young man.

Dear Michael Yon,

Today we were sent your story of February 14, 2010. The “unknown” Canadian is our son Danny. He is a 23-year-old soldier from Vancouver, Canada.

Your photographs were extraordinary and have impacted so many people here in Canada. There has been an outpouring of affection for the Americans who helped Danny in his moment of need. For that, we thank you for recording these acts of kindness into history.

Danny's injuries were the result of an explosion on February 12, 2010. Four Canadian soldiers were injured and tragically one Canadian soldier was killed. Within 20 minutes of the explosion, Danny was airlifted by helicopter to Kandahar. Upon arrival he received emergency surgery that saved his life and prepared him for the flight to Bagram that you were on.

After landing in Bagram, Danny was again airlifted by a US transport aircraft to the US Army run Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. There he underwent additional surgery that closed up his wounds. Once stabilized, the Canadian government dispatched a Challenger jet to bring him home. This afternoon in Vancouver, the shrapnel that did all the damage to him was finally removed. Danny is now recovering in hospital.

This was Danny's second tour of duty in Afghanistan and his platoon on this tour has had heavy causalities and injuries. Physically, Danny will overcome his injuries. He also has the support of his family, his friends and his community to deal with the emotional side of this war. Our hearts go out to those families who have had the loss of a soldier or who have had to deal with greater injuries.

Danny and his whole family are very grateful, and are actually overwhelmed, by the support he received while in US care. The Canadian military have also been wonderful. It is our intention to personally thank everyone who worked so hard to save Danny's life. We have already made contact with Major Deborah "Lucy" Lehker to thank her.

Sincerely,

Jim & Holly

This was the original story,
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/whispers.htm

 

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These are the parts of war that we sometimes never hear about. It's heart felt stories like this that once again reminds us that we are just human beings trying to get by in horrendous conditions. Thanks Ken for taking the time to share this letter. Also, a special thanks to Danny for his service, and a quick recovery to him. :asian:
 

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I do not doubt for a second that, if the situations were reversed, the support given by Canada would be equally impressive.
 

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Pray for Danny and all of them over there. They deserve 110 percent of our support. It does not matter if they are Canadian, British, Dutch, or any other nationality. They are on the sharp end of the stick fighting the terrorist.

And if any of you have followed Michael Yon you would know where he stands. He has written about many, and I do mean many, of the troops in Afghanistan as well as Iraq.
Unlike most of the so-called mainstream media, he goes where the real story is and writes about the men and women in the middle of it. If it was not for him, Danny's story would not be told.
Deaf
 

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