After being shot down accidentally by friendly fire, a female American pilot was greeted and thanked by locals in Kuwait.
This had to be a harrowing moment for the pilot, but the reception she received was far friendlier than that of one of her fellow pilots, who initially had a tense exchange with locals.
The crews of all three planes that were taken out by Kuwait survived, but unfortunately, there have already been six casualties reported in this conflict.
Operation Epic Fury has gotten off to a near-flawless start, but there has been a loss of life and a few mistakes.
The most glaring being the three F-15 fighter jets taken out accidentally by Kuwait.
The planes were “mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses” during the third day of operations.
At the time the planes were shot down, there were also attacks taking place from Iranian ballistic missiles, drones, and Iranian aircraft, according to CBS News.
Right now, the only ground forces we have in this fight are these pilots who had to eject from their aircraft after being hit.
A female pilot was greeted by Kuwaiti locals, who assured her that she was okay, as well as thanking her for her service in trying to disarm Iran…
Another pilot, however, was initially greeted in a hostile manner by two men in Kuwait, one raising a pipe as though he was going to attack the pilot.
After the pilot identified himself as an American, the temperature went down rather quickly.
This being an armed conflict and a major military operation, there is bound to be loss of life, and that has already come true, with six of our finest making the ultimate sacrifice.
Late Monday afternoon, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated, “U.S. forces recently recovered the remains of two previously unaccounted for service members from a facility that was struck during Iran’s initial attacks in the region,” bringing the total to six fallen. There have also been 18 service members who have been seriously wounded.
Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth stated, “As the president warned, an effort of this scope will include casualties. War is hell and always will be.”
This is the sad reality of serving this country, but they all did this willingly. Every person wearing that uniform knows that at some point, their life could be taken for their chosen path. We can only hope those losses are minimal, and I say this as someone who has a nephew with skin in the game. Ideally, this would be the last loss of life that is reported, but the reality is that it will not be.
