This is a fellow Gambian worth saluting.
My condolence to the family, friends and fellow service men he left behind. My
prayers are with him.

Maila

Beran jeng wrote:

> Gambian in US Helicopter Crash Dies After Injuries in Afghanistan
>
> The Independent
>
> November 16, 2001
> Posted to the web November 16, 2001
>
> Banjul, the Gambia
>
> Abdourahman Sarr a Gambian serving in the US army has died in a hospital in
> the United States just days after he was flown out of Afghanistan where the
> military helicopter he was piloting crashed.
>
> He was the pilot of a helicopter crew on an operation in the North of
> war-ravaged Afghanistan, where US Special Forces were in action against the
> Taliban regime.
>
> US authorities had blamed bad weather instead of Taliban fire for the crash,
> which left the helicopter crew dead or injured. Sarr was said to have been
> mortally injured following the crash and was evacuated to the United States
> where he died in a military hospital of wounds he sustained when the
> helicopter went down.
>
> Abdourahman who is believed to be a native of Bakau, was in the naval
> reserve of the United States Army deployed in Afghanistan to prosecute war
> against the Taliban and Osama bin Laden, believed to be the mastermind
> behind the September 11 terrorist attack in New York and Washington.
>
> The late Sarr who lived in Washington State was married to an American and
> was said to have spent many years living and working in America. As we went
> to press it is not clear whether he has been buried.
>
> Sarr was also said to have carved a niche for himself in his service in the
> US Army, distinguishing himself as an efficient combat pilot. In 1986 he
> reportedly took part in the bombing of the residence of Libyan leader Moumar
> Ghadaffi consequent to the standoff between Libya and the United States.The
> September 11 attacks in America have saw the death of at least three
> Gambians trapped in the World Trade Centre at the time of the attack, which
> left more than 5, 000 people dead or missing.
>
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