Veteran Monument Dedication in NYC
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I reside in the Fayetteville/Ft. Bragg NC area and came to know some of the Special Forces team members who were the first response team into Afghanistan after 9/11 about three years ago. In that time, I have been in awe of their story of courage, bravery and dedication to their country in the mission that they carried out.
The courageous actions and unique experience of ODA-595 and these SF veterans were the inspiration for a “Horse Soldier” monument designed by equestrian sculptor Douwe Blumberg in 2002. Historians now credit Task Force Dagger and these few Special Forces teams and operators because of their exceptional deeds as allowing America to be seen by the Afghan people as liberators, a living example of the Special Forces motto, “De Oppresso Liber” meaning “to liberate the oppressed”. They would later be identified by President Bush as the “Horse Soldiers” which inspired a book by Doug Stanton as well as other publications including "The Last Warlord" by Brian Glynn Williams.
We need your support to help these original Special Forces team members who bravely fought in Afghanistan & their family travel to NYC to attend the dedication ceremony of the monument on Sept 13th. The donations received will be used to off-set transportation and lodging expenses and I will be responsible for dispersing those funds from the GoFundMe directly to the team members.
This is important so please take a minute to make a contribution on the link, or email me about donating air miles or hotel points. We need as many contributions as possible within the next two weeks and need your help to ensure that we can support as many team members and their families as possible to attend the dedication. Please also share this post and help get the word out for these brave heroes.
Thank-you!
The courageous actions and unique experience of ODA-595 and these SF veterans were the inspiration for a “Horse Soldier” monument designed by equestrian sculptor Douwe Blumberg in 2002. Historians now credit Task Force Dagger and these few Special Forces teams and operators because of their exceptional deeds as allowing America to be seen by the Afghan people as liberators, a living example of the Special Forces motto, “De Oppresso Liber” meaning “to liberate the oppressed”. They would later be identified by President Bush as the “Horse Soldiers” which inspired a book by Doug Stanton as well as other publications including "The Last Warlord" by Brian Glynn Williams.
We need your support to help these original Special Forces team members who bravely fought in Afghanistan & their family travel to NYC to attend the dedication ceremony of the monument on Sept 13th. The donations received will be used to off-set transportation and lodging expenses and I will be responsible for dispersing those funds from the GoFundMe directly to the team members.
This is important so please take a minute to make a contribution on the link, or email me about donating air miles or hotel points. We need as many contributions as possible within the next two weeks and need your help to ensure that we can support as many team members and their families as possible to attend the dedication. Please also share this post and help get the word out for these brave heroes.
Thank-you!
Organizer
Lisa Hemstreet
Organizer
Fort Bragg, NC
