“We were deeply touched by what he said. We were grateful that they didn’t mess around and went right in”
CTH: Kayla Mueller (pictured below) was an American aid worker who traveled to the Turkey/Syria border to work with the organization Support to Life which assisted families forced to flee their homes. Kayla was taken hostage by ISIS in Aleppo, Syria, in 2013; brutalized and confirmed murdered in 2015. Her body has never been recovered.
Earlier today, following the announcement of the military operation that successfully killed the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Donald Trump made calls to families of U.S. victims. The operation to kill/capture al-Baghdadi was named for Kayla: read more
Hope it allows them some true peace.
@Different Tim – with much respect – they will NEVER have peace, they may have some resolve, but peace, never, especially the father.
The human brain does not work that way, there is no ‘switch’, and I’m not suggesting you are saying this.
Again, with respecting your comments, not an easy thread.
This is a tough one for me.
2013,,,
Traveling to the Turkey/Syria border assisting families forced to flee their homes.
Sorry Hurricane Sandy was not enough for you in your own country.
“We were grateful that they didn’t mess around and went right in”
Maybe some others would have said the same about you in your own country.
No respect, glad for your happy selfish outcome,
No Offense meant, just why not at home first?
Unfortunately, parents have to let their children grow up and that means doing a high wire act without a net. Our daughter likes to travel a lot and has been in far flung (though very civilized) places around the world while on breaks from college. It is some reassurance that she prefers to travel with a friend or friends, but sometimes that’s even a little nerve-wracking. I have to keep reminding myself that tomorrow is promised to no one. I’ve already been through the unexpected loss of a young-ish husband and if it’s true that the loss of a child is worse than that, I’d probably go completely insane. I thank God every day that He gave me eternal rest from the world. There’s just no way to insure safety in this world for those we love.
They gave him a new name prior to being buried at sea.
They named him
Chum