Thanks to the Washington Post
This viral night vision cam photo has caused a stir on social media for the past two years, but few people know who the soldier in the photo is.
Various photos and footage of the 20-year-long US military withdrawal from Afghanistan are going viral, one of which is this photo. Significantly, this picture is of the last soldier to leave Afghanistan, while the US Ambassador Rose Wilson was with the soldiers on this last flight.
In awe of our Sky Dragon Soldiers.
This was an incredibly tough, pressurized mission filled with multiple complexities, with active threats the entire time. Our troops displayed grit, discipline and empathy.
Below is a picture of the last Soldier to leave Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/LnhBGHUf0M
– XVIII Airborne Corps (@ 18airbornecorps) August 30, 2021
A statement from the US Airborne Corps’ official account said: “This was an incredibly stressful mission, with many difficulties. We are surrounded by dangers all the time. “Our soldiers showed the best of courage and discipline.” In the same tweet, the identity of the soldier who was traveling from the United States in a cloth was also unveiled.
The returning contingent also includes a picture of the American soldier, who is said to be the last American soldier to return from Afghan soil. This is actually Major General Chris Don. The brigade is said to be the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division.
The last American soldier to leave Afghanistan: Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commanding general of the 82ndABNDiv, 18airbornecorps boards an usairforce C-17 on August 30th, 2021, ending the US mission in Kabul. pic.twitter.com/j5fPx4iv6a
– Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (epDeptofDefense) August 30, 2021
US military officials say General Chris Dunn has been deployed 17 times in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, North Africa and Eastern Europe. General Chris Don Hoye recently joined the Special Joint Task Force on Afghanistan Operation Freedom Sentinel Also served.
Chris Don Hoe also trained Afghan National Defense and Security Forces for Operation Freedom Sentinel in the Department of Defense after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, while contributing to counterterrorism operations.
Chris Don Huye was commissioned from the US Military Academy at West Point in 1992 as a second lieutenant in the infantry branch at the beginning of his military career, while in Korea he served as platoon leader in Fort Pollock, Louisiana and the 3rd Battalion, Fort Banning. He was also associated with the 75th Ranger Regiment in Georgia.
Chris Dunn has also served as Special Assistant to the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff. He also held various positions in the Pentagon. He has also served in Washington as Deputy Director of Special Operations for Joint Staff and Counterterrorism, J-3.
His full name is Christopher Dodd Dunn, 2 Star General and he is 52 years old.
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