FNU_Mohammad

Thank you so much everyone. I never thought I would have so many people helping me and my family. Thank you for continuing to share and keeping the momentum going. There a lots of people like me and my family who need our help.

My big brother is the Marine I worked with in Afghanistan who became my sponsor.

You can support this Fundly campaign to help my family: https://fundly.com/help-mohammad-resettle-in-america-and-support-his-family We are trying to raise money so that we can pay for tickets and room and board.

You should also contact your local Congresspeople and tell them we need more Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) for Afghans. Write a letter to your local newspaper or reporter, because it really helps when things are talked about in the media. Don’t forget about Afghanistan (or Iraq) even if the government says the U.S.’s work there is done. There are also groups working to protect people like me. I got support from the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project - you can visit their website at www.refugeerights.org (twitter.com/Refugee_Rights) (facebook.com/IraqiRefugeeAssistanceProject)

Thank you so much for sharing my story online - it’s also helpful to keep doing that. I’ll continue to put up shareable posts on Facebook (facebook.com/LeaveNoOne) and Twitter (twitter.com/LeaveNoOne). Stay tuned for a new about-to-be-released interactive campaign. Your help pushing the conversation forward is deeply appreciated by me and my family.

Hey T_eo. I'm so sorry to hear about your sick family member. I hope they get better soon. A lot of bad things have happened to me. When my dad died I tried to go back to my family but the Marines told me that was a suicide mission and that instead I should move them to safety. I was really out of it for a long time, and filled with hate for the Taliban. The Marines I was working for took care of me and supported me, and this support continues to this day, not just from the Marines I served with but also all the people across America reaching out to help.

I would say please surround yourself with others who can help you and take care of you and your family. My family and I will pray for you.

There was an old man who came onto base one day, crying, saying that he had nothing left, that it was burned down by the Taliban. He was incredibly sad. I gave him all my cash so that he could move his family to a safer place. He became really happy and gave me a very long hug. I think of him often and hope he and his family is safe.

There were many stories like this. I tried to help the Afghans and the Coalition Forces as much as I could.

Another time I was able to divert a patrol from an IED waiting from them by interpreting for a villager who came out to warn us.