They were rescued yesterday when FL US Congressman, Cory Mills, using his own funds, contracting with an aviation company, used a helicopter with two pilots to bring the ten souls back to the USA. Cory was on-board for the rescue.
A total badass with intrepid character and integrity.
The Biden regime continues to display craven contempt for America.
From the WaPo...
* Mills has led similar evacuation missions in Afghanistan and Israel.
* Mills was working in tandem with Rep. Lisa C. McClain (R-Mich.). McClain told The Washington Post she found out about the stranded group from a constituent who called her Saturday. She soon asked Mills for help.
It was not immediately clear how Mills, who appeared to take part in the rescue mission, found two helicopters and a team to fly on such short notice.
“He runs with a different crowd than you and I,” McClain said, pointing to the congressman’s nearly decade-long military service, which included deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
“We knew, quite frankly, that we weren’t going to get out if we were waiting for the government to help us,” Albom said. Album runs an orphanage in Haiti and wrote “Tuesdays with Morrie” and “The Five People You Meet in Heaven.”
The State Department issued a statement: "[there is] no higher priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas. We are always relieved to learn that U.S. citizens are safe. That said, the security situation in Haiti is very uncertain and initiatives like this are risky and can put people in harm’s way.”
ONE experienced can-do guy, a Republican Congressman no less, decided to go rescue them instead of letting them stay there and probably die or be taken hostage.
>They were rescued yesterday when FL US Congressman, Cory Mills, using his own funds, contracting with an aviation company, used a helicopter with two pilots to bring the ten souls back to the USA. Cory was on-board for the rescue.<
On my way home from Cleveland this afternoon, I was listening to a Detroit radio station. They were talking about a helicopter rescue mission. I missed the beginning of it and didn’t know who was doing the talking until near the end a lady came on. She identified herself as Rep. Lisa C. McClain.
It was a wildly exciting story. Those people had quite an adventure.
Cory Mills is a hero.
Heard Cory say they loaded in 1 minute and seven seconds. 😲
We need 434 more just like him.