My heartfelt condolences to Abdourahman's family. He has indeed been a gallant soldier and a valuable human. His death was not in vain for he was doing his part in the fight against evil. For that, Allah will grant him peace in Jannah. His death will serve as inspiration to all Gambians that the fight against evil is Allah's test to his beloved and the path to salvation.
Abdourahman, you died BI-Ismi Rabbak. Thank you.
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>Subject: FWD:Gambian in US Helicopter Crash Dies After Injuries in Afghanistan
>Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 09:26:13 -0500
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>Gambian in US Helicopter Crash Dies After Injuries in Afghanistan
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>
>
>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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