A New Book Recounts How the 'Baghdad Underground Railroad' Funneled Interpreters from Iraq to Jordan
(U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano) In the wake of American withdrawals from Iraq and now Afghanistan, one group of U.S. allies whose work constantly put them and their families in harm’s way face another deadly challenge: being left behind. American troops are worried that the interpreters who helped U.S. and NATO forces during the Global War on Terrorism will face mass reprisals when their primary means of protection head home for good. “My fear is they will hunt him down,” U.S. Army 1st Sgt. (ret.) Gerald Keen told Michigan’s WOODTV about a young interpreter he worked with i...
Source: military.com