SOA remains committed to assisting with transition, supporting the refugee camps, evacuating our allies, and supporting the troops with mental health and resilience. Will you join us? Please go to saveourallies.org to donate or share our mission!
#afghanistan#veterans
Our mission is far from over and we could not do it without the backing of those who have the same drive to help. Thank you @CheckersHockey 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
#taskforce59#saveourallies
“I called Sarah for help...”
So many stories involving government leadership, corporate partnerships and urgent situations have started with this story but most of them you'll never hear.
@BenjaminHallFNC@sarah_verardo@JenGriffinFNC
Tomorrow, August 26, is the day Send Me will debut on @amazon .
What started as a mission of thirteen friends to save one Afghan interpreter quickly turned into one of the largest civilian rescue operations in history. 1/3
After a year long journey to come to the US, Abdul Wasi Safi, an elite special forces commando who was trained by US Military, was picked up by border patrol for illegally entering the country.
On this day - August 26, 2021 - Thirteen service members were killed at the Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
We remember those lost on that tragic day.
@TimKennedyMMA@Ranger_Up@sarah_verardo
Save Our Allies has been on the ground in Ukraine since February 10. Born out of the collapse of Afghanistan and collective uprising from the Veteran community to do more - SOA continues to operate with a mission to rescue and aid Americans and Allies in contested areas 1/3
Two days until the release of Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself. Written by two of our founding Board Members, @timkennedymma and @Ranger_Up 1/3
Sarah Verardo, Co-Founder and Board Member of Save Our Allies joined Fox News this morning to share SOA’s role in the multinational operation to extract Fox correspondent Benji Hall from Ukraine. The Save Our Allies ground and medical teams extracted Ben from behind enemy lines
On this day – August 7, 2021 - A familiar pattern begins to emerge as the Taliban takes another capital, Shebergan, without any resistance, as Afghan troops flee.
Please join us in supporting our Allies – reshare our posts with the hashtag - #SOAFallOfKabul
A survey released from @welcomeus + @bluestarfamilies shows that 77% of the Veteran community believes we have an obligation to resettle Afghan evacuees, and 46% of the Veteran community have already taken action to help Afghan Allies. @Ranger_Up on @FoxNews with @JenGriffinFNC
Eleven months ago today, Kabul fell to the Taliban. As the year mark approaches, we are reflecting back on the day that changed everything for our Afghan Allies and their families. SOA has not forgotten or moved on from the absolute tragedy that unfolded in Afghanistan.
Thanks to Save Our Allies Ambassador and Medal of Honor recipient @Dakota_Meyer for embodying the “send me” spirit of our mission. Dakota just returned from two weeks with our team at the Poland Ukraine border & remains committed to working to free oppressed people from tyranny.
Amazing 🙏❤️
Because of your support, #SaveOurAllies was able to help evacuate this family. We couldn’t have done it without our community.
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“I called Sarah for help...”
So many stories involving government leadership, corporate partnerships and urgent situations have started with this story but most of them you'll never hear.
@BenjaminHallFNC@sarah_verardo@JenGriffinFNC
Thank you to everyone who came out to the showing at Alamo Drafthouse for the Q and A with @TimKennedyMMA ! We are fortunate to have such incredible supporters!
To Bill and the @AlamoDFW team, thank you for the hospitality and generosity! 🙏🏼
We can all help. Call your members of Congress. Demand answers. Why are all other pathways of illegal border crossings going unpunished but the one who fought, bled, and served with American troops is being sent back to his own death?
A must read from our Board Member @Ranger_Up - "here I am, halfway around the world, because there are scared children that need help, and if I don’t go, I just don’t know if anyone else will." washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
We are doing a raffle for the last two hats. 100% of money raised goes to @saveourallies in an effort to help the evacuation of our remaining Americans in Afghanistan and those that fought with us.
go.rallyup.com/saveourallies
As we reflect back on last Memorial day, the first Memorial Day for the 13 service members, we acknowledge that loss doesn’t end with a year of anniversary remembrance. For these 13, and for all service men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice,
around the globe and resettle them free of tyranny and terror. Thank you to SOA’s co-founder& Board Member @timkennedymma for always running toward the need. Tim has been volunteering on the ground in Ukraine, ensuring support for vulnerable populations in besieged areas 🇺🇸🇺🇦 2/
Exciting news to share! Zahra, Fatima and their mother have started their new jobs at a local super market! They also have moved into THEIR apartment and are getting well acquainted with life in America!
#afghanevac#newlife#resilience#lifeinamerica#saveourallies
He needs our help. Call your members of Congress. Demand answers. Why are all other pathways of illegal border crossings going unpunished but the one who fought, bled, and served with American troops is being sent back to his own death?
Save Our Allies will be revisiting the timeline of the Fall of Kabul and it's poignant moments.
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On This Day: July 2, 2021 - the United States announced that they had vacated Bagram Air Base. This move marked a major step in the drawdown.
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In August 2021, @ChadRobo@sarah_verardo@Ranger_Up and @TimKennedyMMA watched in horror as the Taliban seized control of the country that had impacted the trajectory of their lives in an unspeakable way, and their response was urgent and immediate -
On this day - August 16, 2021 - Save Our Allies begins to grow with amazing humans answering the call. Two of those people, @Ranger_Up and @TimKennedyMMA literally answered @sarah_verardo’s phone call for help, and within days they were on a plane.
SOA & @jaxbeachvfw , is hosting a Welcome to your New American Home event, to welcome former Afghan Combat Interpreter and Military Ally Kaihan, his wife and baby Dunya to the community! We encourage you to arrive at 6 PM!
What is the Safe Haven Campaign?
We continue to fund a Safe Haven for our allies and their families overseas, to provide supplies, an allowance, and additional resources to keep these families safe as they wait, protected, to begin a new life.
Our team is proud to work in concert with the US Gov for the evacuation of Allies in AFG, and the dignified resettlement of those in the US. This public private partnership will allow grateful Americans to embrace our wartime Allies. More here state.gov/launch-of-the-spon…
@TimKennedyMMA , Co-founder of Save Our Allies joined @Johnny_Joey on @foxandfriends to discuss the future of Taiwan, the US Military, and the new release of the twelve page report regarding the withdrawal of Afghanistan.
On this day – August 13, 2021 – Kandahar had fallen to the Taliban. As we watched the Taliban make their way closer and closer to Kabul, each one of our founders was steadfast in finding a way to save those interpreters who became family.
Two non-profits: Task Force Argo and @SaveOurAllies have proudly worked together this week to get 700 American Citizens, Green Card Holders, and SIV Afghans out of the country. #veterans
Our Safe Haven program continues to be instrumental in the protection and wellbeing of our Allies. Please consider supporting us today.
#safehaven#saveourallies#humanitariansupport
#GivingTuesday is one of the biggest giving days of the entire year so we’re setting a huge goal - $265,000. This dollar amount represents the estimated number of allies America left behind during the withdrawal from Afghanistan. #SaveOurAlliesgive.saveourallies.org/campa…
“Star Lord” himself stepping up and dropping #SaveOurAllies in his bio ☝🏼
Thank you Chris Pratt for always standing on principle and doing the right thing for people. We appreciate your support to #SaveOurAllies and your donation 🙏🏻
@SaveOurAllies@prattprattpratt
On March 14th, 2022 The FOX team was in crisis in Ukraine, with one gravely injured, and two missing. A call was made to our very own Sarah Verardo who enabled a multinational rescue behind enemy lines that resulted in the saving of Fox reporter Benjamin Hall.
“Our work isn’t done,” she wrote in a Feb. 15 social media post. “Afghanistan is where my husband was last whole. It’s sacred ground. Afghanistan is full of patriots for America — Afghans who bravely fought alongside American troops.
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Save Our Allies was recognized at the ceremony for NGOs and volunteers at Fort McCoy. This plaque was presented to SOA at the ceremony. The emblems on the flag were sewn by the Afghan women at the camp.
A chilly but cheery scene from the SOA team in UKR! As the harsh winter sets in they have been hard at work delivering wood burning stoves, firewood, food, and medical aid to so many in need. They also managed a stop with Santa at Chernobyl to bring gifts to the children of UKR!
Thanks to the outstanding work of the many brave individuals that ran toward the fire without hesitation.
Tomorrow, exactly one year after, Benjamin Hall’s book ‘SAVED’ is released. Detailing this epic coming together of helpers, and Benjamin’s continuing journey of recovery.
On this day - August 28, 2021 - Save Our Allies continued to work with supporting networks and evacuated as many Allies as we could. SOA began resettlement efforts in Allied countries.
If you feel compelled to donate, please go to saveourallies.org
"I volunteered with SOA because I was disappointed with how we as a nation handled our withdrawal from not just Afghanistan but Iraq. Coming here is a way to help those that helped us for so many years". - Michael Searcy, SOA volunteer at Ft. McCoy.
Save Our Allies is auctioning off an iconic Washburn guitar that was generously donated by renowned guitarist @petethorn . After recently touring with Five for Fighting and learning of SOA’s collaboration with @johnondrasik in the filming of “Can One Man Save the World” featuring
Save Our Allies is delivering aid where no other group will go. Amidst terror and shelling Save Our Allies is still working to help the most compromised populations in Ukraine. @sarah_verardo@ChadRobo@Ranger_Up@TimKennedyMMA@FoxNews
August 26, Send Me will be available on @amazon - 100% of proceeds will benefit Save Our Allies and our continued mission to to rescue and aid Americans and Allies in war-torn environments and resettle them in environments free of tyranny and terror.
We are very saddened to learn of the passing of Matt Stauffer. Matt was instrumental in running our resettlement camps during the fall of Kabul, and became an integral part of our Volunteer team. We know he took great pride in this role.
#SaveOurAllies is currently operating in support of Ukraine. With team members already on the ground, SOA is sending additional highly trained specialists to assist with medical support and supply distribution.
On this day – August 12, 2021 – The US Government announced, 3000 combat troops will be sent to help evacuate US citizens, diplomats, & Afghans who aided the US. America’s Veterans were hopeful that their Interpreters were going to get out before the Taliban completely took over.
Grunt Style has raised $190K for @SaveOurAllies These funds help them bring in special operations veterans and medical professionals to augment medical operations in Poland and assist with bringing medical supplies to Ukraine.
#gruntstyle#Ukraine️#saveourallies
6 more days!
August 26, Send Me will be available on @amazon -
Send Me is an emotional, brutal and honest account of what really occurred on the ground in the waiting hours of the war that defined a generation of Americans.
Our Afghan and Iraqi interpreters have risked their lives and their families and saved countless American lives and now it's time to save them. #SaveOurAllies#SIV
The Independence Fund, @n1leftbehind & @MightyOaksFDN, members of the @SaveOurAllies coalition, are working around the clock to save our Afghan and Iraqi Allies who served side-by-side with U.S. Armed Forces while ensuring our Veterans have the care they need. #SaveOurAllies#SIV
Save Our Allies is auctioning off an iconic Washburn guitar that was generously donated by renowned guitarist @petethorn . After recently touring with Five for Fighting and learning of SOA’s collaboration with @johnondrasik in the filming of “Can One Man Save the World”1/3
On this day - August 15, 2021 - The Fall of Kabul.
The Taliban force their way into Kabul after Afghanistan President Ghani fled the country stating the insurgents have “won.” It took just 9 days for the Taliban to take the entire country. 1/3
5 more days! Send Me will be available on @amazon on August 26 for viewing 🙌🏼
Send Me is an emotional, brutal and honest account of what really occurred on the ground in the waiting hours of the war that defined a generation of Americans.
100% of proceeds will benefit #SOA
Our mission is far from over and to date we have assisted thousands of our Afghan Allies get out of Afghanistan and transition to a new life outside of Afghanistan. To help us support them please go to saveourallies.org to donate or share our mission. #afghanistan
On this day – August 10, 2021 - As the Taliban seized 3 more cities, Biden states “I do not regret my decision.” US intelligence officials claim Kabul could fall as soon as a month. The capital fell five days later.
NEW 🚨: I spoke with great, selfless leaders at @SaveOurAllies. They shared with me live updates on the current situation for those left behind & where they see USAID's allocated $308m in "humanitarian assistance" to Afghanistan going.....
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"It made me realize that I had to do whatever I could to finish a fight that I knew was deeply important to him," Verardo said, "and that would be honoring the moral commitment to our wartime allies." - SOA Co-founder @sarah_verardo
“Kandahar was the place my husband was last whole.”
Please take a moment to read my friend @sarah_verardo’s words on the anniversary of a heartbreaking Taliban victory. @SaveOurAllies
Save Our Allie’s Nick Palmisciano spoke earlier this month at the American Legion conference. He shared the story of how Save Our Allies came into fruition. The mission was one that we all believed in. We had a moral obligation to uphold and took action to do something about it.
In addition to providing items needed to sustain living, Save Our Allies focuses on “the wounded in the last three hundred yards” by leveraging medical and rescue capabilities to improve immediate personnel survivability.