Thanks for posting this terrible reality.
American sailors didn’t just standby. They rescued over 250,000 people fleeing the terrible slaughter
USS_Litchfield_(DD-336)
Litchfield, a flush-decker, destroyer sailed to Bremerton, Washington, on her shakedown cruise but her initial tour on the west coast was brief. Before the end of 1921 she had departed San Diego, California and arrived in Charleston, South Carolina.
Following the annual fleet maneuvers, Litchfield steamed to Newport, Rhode Island, to join Division 39 for duty in the eastern Mediterranean, arriving Constantinople 28 June 1922.
The division served under the direct command of Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, U.S. High Commissioner for Turkey. The Allied Commissioners were attempting to end a war between this former ally of Germany and Greece.
Litchfield served in humanitarian causes and as an instrument of American foreign policy as Admiral Bristol’s destroyers evacuated 262,000 Greek and Armenian refugees from Smyrna, Turkey, 13 September, 1922.
The destroyers also assisted civilian relief agencies attempting to feed and evacuate additional thousands suffering from famine and war.
A suggestion: You might consider posting this post every 13 September as an example of man’s cruelity to others. to remind of how cruel s
Uzay was a Twitter friend of mine for several years. I liked her work, she knows the history of the Region. She grew up in Turkey.
She is no longer on Twitter, I’ve not had contact with her since she left Twitter. It is clear the her account, under her real name, was taken over by a Turkish front, all posts were hidden. I’m very confident she was threatened. About that time, I was approached by 2 accounts in the US that said they were Kurds, but I am now confident they were Turks. They wanted to meet with me here in the US. That did not happen.
Turkey follows all who write critical things about them. Anywhere in the world. They serve Great Evil. Never underestimate the lengths they will go to.
Uzay still writes for a number of publications, it may be that she is now in Israel, but I base that on nothing but a hunch.
