The Shepherd and the Seal

Posted By Blackfive • [July 12, 2005]

Hennesy sends the link to the Time article about the Afghan Shepherd who saved the wounded US Navy Seal that was evading capture by the Taliban and Al Qaeda:

How the Shepherd Saved the SEAL
Exclusive: The tale of an Afghan's amazing rescue of a wounded U.S. commando
By   TIM MCGIRK/KABUL                          

A crackle in the brush. That's the sound the Afghan herder recalls hearing as he walked alone through a pine forest last month. When he looked up, he saw an American commando, his legs and shoulder bloodied. The commando pointed his gun at the Afghan. "Maybe he thought I was a Taliban," says the shepherd, Gulab. "I remembered hearing that if an American sticks up his thumb, it is a friendly gesture. So that's what I did." To make sure the message was clear, Gulab lifted his tunic to show the American he wasn't hiding a weapon. He then propped up the wounded commando, and together the pair hobbled down the steep mountain trail to Sabari-Minah, a cluster of adobe-and-wood homes--crossing, for the time being, to safety...

Click on the title link to read the whole article.

---

Comments

The Shepherd and the Seal

Hennesy sends the link to the Time article about the Afghan Shepherd who saved the wounded US Navy Seal that was evading capture by the Taliban and Al Qaeda:

How the Shepherd Saved the SEAL
Exclusive: The tale of an Afghan's amazing rescue of a wounded U.S. commando
By   TIM MCGIRK/KABUL                          

A crackle in the brush. That's the sound the Afghan herder recalls hearing as he walked alone through a pine forest last month. When he looked up, he saw an American commando, his legs and shoulder bloodied. The commando pointed his gun at the Afghan. "Maybe he thought I was a Taliban," says the shepherd, Gulab. "I remembered hearing that if an American sticks up his thumb, it is a friendly gesture. So that's what I did." To make sure the message was clear, Gulab lifted his tunic to show the American he wasn't hiding a weapon. He then propped up the wounded commando, and together the pair hobbled down the steep mountain trail to Sabari-Minah, a cluster of adobe-and-wood homes--crossing, for the time being, to safety...

Click on the title link to read the whole article.

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d8341bfadb53ef00d8345a031e69e2

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference The Shepherd and the Seal:

» The Shepherd and the SEAL from Media Lies
Read the inspiring story of a Pashtun shepherd who sheltered the lone surviving SEAL from the Taliban and enlisted his village to keep him safe from harm.[Read More]