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Squaredeal

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2. He almost got left behind.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 07:05 AM

7 hrs ago

The chopper took off the embassy rooftop without him and had to circle back when the officer in charge of the evacuation realized that he had miscounted.

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He almost got left behind. Squaredeal 7 hrs ago #2