WSNN – A group of volunteers working for Project DYNAMO, which is based out of Tampa, rescued 47 American citizens and lawful residents out of Afghanistan as of Saturday
Project DYNAMO, a group of both former and current military service members in Tampa went into the now Taliban-controlled country a week ago to help retrieve those left behind after the U.S. military made an immediate withdrawal following the collapse of the Afghan government.
According to Project DYNAMO, within 24 hours, 47 evacuees were rescued, the youngest being an 11-month-old American that waddled his way to safety.
“We are there, there are people who facilitate evacuations and rescues and then there are people who do evacuations and rescues, were more field oriented, that is kind of how it has always been from the beginning our articles of incorporation were actually signed on Docu-sign when we were at the airport to Uzbekistan,” said Co-Founder of Project Dynamo, Bryan Stern.
The evacuees were then escorted by three Project DYNAMO volunteers who took them on three separate flights to another country in the Middle East before getting to JFK International Airport in New York City, according to a Project DYNAMO release.
The final flight, which carried a volunteer and eight evacuees, was set to arrive in NYC Sunday morning.