Everybody has seen the night-vision photo of Maj. Gen. Donahue leaving Afghanistan, portraying him as the 'last man out' to show his respect for his troops.
As it turns out, Donahue is a dishonorable jerk.
....During the last hours of the evacuation, according to troops under his command and as documented by photographs and witness statements, Donahue ordered all of the passengers aboard a C-17 transport plane to disembark so he could have a souvenir loaded onto the plane. That souvenir, or “war trophy,” was an inoperable Taliban-owned Toyota Hilux with a fully operational Russian ZU-23 anti-aircraft autocannon mounted in the bed. Once the Hilux was loaded passengers were allowed back on the plane, but, of course, there wasn’t room for all of them. According to troops on the scene, at least 50 people and perhaps as many as 100 people were left at Kabul to make room for the Hilux....
Read the linked article all the way to the bottom for some really good Army humor tweets on the actions of this Protected Member of the Elite.
Taking bets on a court-martial...........anyone? anyone??
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