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CATEGORIES:College of Arts and Sciences,Lectures and Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Following the infamous 9/11 terrorist strikes on American targe
ts in 2001 the US launched “Operation Enduring Freedom,” beginning two
decades of military action in Afghanistan against Al Qaida and the Taliba
n. Recruits from the Afghan National Army were sent to America to train al
ongside US Special Forces; they then served for a decade alongside the eli
te Special Forces teams as commandos and interpreters. Amid the chaos of A
merica’s troop withdrawal during the 2021 collapse of the Afghan army an
d government, these Afghan comrades were left behind to face the wrath of
a vengeful Taliban. Green Beret veteran Lt. Col. Scott Mann will share his
remarkable account about how a group of retired US Special Forces operati
ves came together for one last mission to honor a promise made to their fo
rmer brothers-in-arms. "Operation Pineapple Express" ultimately succeeded
in extracting over five hundred abandoned Afghan soldiers, interpreters, a
nd at-risk family members. His book, Operation Pineapple Express, is a gr
ipping account of the heroism, service, and loyalty demonstrated in this f
inal, unsanctioned, rescue mission.\nEvent page: /ev
ents/cms/operation-pineapple-express-the-daring-rescue-of-stranded-afghan-
partners-at-the-close-of-americas-war-on-terror.php
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Following the infamous 9/11 ter
rorist strikes on American targets in 2001 the US launched “Operation En
during Freedom\,” beginning two decades of military action in Afghanista
n against Al Qaida and the Taliban. Recruits from the Afghan National Army
were sent to America to train alongside US Special Forces\; they then ser
ved for a decade alongside the elite Special Forces teams as commandos and
interpreters. Amid the chaos of America’s troop withdrawal during the 2
021 collapse of the Afghan army and government\, these Afghan comrades wer
e left behind to face the wrath of a vengeful Taliban.
\nGreen Beret
veteran Lt. Col. Scott Mann will share his remarkable account about how a
group of retired US Special Forces operatives came together for one last
mission to honor a promise made to their former brothers-in-arms. "Operati
on Pineapple Express" ultimately succeeded in extracting over five hundred
abandoned Afghan soldiers\, interpreters\, and at-risk family members. Hi
s book\, Operation Pineapple Express\, is a gripping account of
the heroism\, service\, and loyalty demonstrated in this final\, unsanctio
ned\, rescue mission.
Event page: https://www.umassd.ed
u/events/cms/operation-pineapple-express-the-daring-rescue-of-stranded-afg
han-partners-at-the-close-of-americas-war-on-terror.php
DTSTAMP:20260427T104638
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T153000
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LOCATION:CVPA 153
SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Operation Pineapple Express: The daring rescue of st
randed Afghan partners at the close of America's War on Terror
UID:9f1461bab5a5f483ecc137042afa8dfb@www.umassd.edu
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