The eternal tribe and others related to the military are using tags#Digital Dunkirk Unite on social media and help thousands flee Taliban In Afghanistan.
The name of the operation comes from the famous British and British civilian aid retreats. Allied forces During the Second World War, the French army.
It provides help and expert advice, mainly to help Western allies and their families evacuate from Afghanistan, such as interpreters or military personnel.
Jen Wilson, 35, is the Chief Operating Officer of the US Army Weekly Association. New York As part of the mission, her team alone has coordinated 30 people to flee Kabul.
Dunkirk is every Tom, Dick and Harry’s boat…that’s what it means here
“Dunkirk is every Tom, Dick, and Harry carrying the boat… They all flooded these people,” she told PA News Agency.
“This is exactly the situation here… We had former SEALs with their own money… Until I sat as a civilian in my New York apartment.
“Everyone is on the deck, everyone is sending us contact information-I just received a contact this morning, he works with a brother who is a ground Apache (helicopter) pilot.”
Ms. Wilson said that “a mixed group of Royal Marines” stationed across the UK are ready to help international efforts, using their sources and contacts to provide intelligence.
Ms. Wilson said: “One of the biggest problems is that we need to keep getting the latest intelligence because it is always changing.”
“This group Royal Marines No matter what time of day it is… they always send me answers. “
Mike Jason, a retired U.S. Army colonel and defense adviser, said he believes the movement that started in the United States has helped thousands of people.
“We have individually helped hundreds of people we know, but we believe these efforts are having an impact on helping thousands of people,” Mr. Jason told PA.
“I even worked with my classmates from the Italian War College, and now we are having cross talk with our Canadian counterparts, and everything is done in real time with the support of social media.”
Mr. Jason started working on the project when he received a text message from a friend, he was a senior Afghan military officer hiding in Kabul with his family.
After helping to evacuate officials and his family, Mr. Jason said on Twitter that he was “how happy”, and then went viral in a post.
Mr. Jason, who retired from college in 2019, said: “This post went viral on the Internet, and I immediately established contact with many other veterans who tried to do the same thing.”
“We (since then) have been organizing contingents that use our military training-a CNN reporter called it Digital Dunkirk, and we have captured the spirit.”
When asked how those with no military experience can help the #DigitalDunkirk cause, Mr. Jason said: “Tell everyone loudly and clearly, tell everyone clearly, let our friends and allies leave and welcome in our community They are our moral obligation to open arms.
“The last flight is not over. When they arrive, their new life begins and we can all make a difference.”
