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The Thai navy SEALs who stayed with the lost team until the rescue said Wednesday that they worked to keep the boys’ spirits up and ensure they were in good health. Wearing hats and sunglasses — Thai SEALs are not identified due to the nature of their work — they said they gave the boys high-protein rations and played chess with them to pass the time.
The SEALs used food as motivation, reminding the boys of all the treats that awaited them when they returned home....
“They were like my brothers, like my family,” Ekapol said of the SEALs. “We ate together, and we slept together.”
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I’m just glad there was a happy ending, despite the best efforts of Elon Musk.
Boys, if you get out of this alive, we promise you a ride on Elon Musk's submarine.
Elon Musk just said the SEALS are a bunch of pedos.
Hats and sunglasses?
Tim@6:06 -- There's a nonsense belief that time in the dark makes you hypersensitive to light for more than a few seconds.
I am often critical of WaPo coverage. But these (post-rescue) articles have been very well written and informative. I don't really know how the Pulitzer prize system works, but I do read a lot of newspaper articles, and this set of articles is the best I've seen this year.
(If only we could work "Trump = Hitler" into the articles. Alas.)
Ann, thanks for posting this great story and good news. If only you could supply your readers the same wide discretion you bring to cultural coverage to, well, other things. I like that all the kids and the coach are going to become ordained Buddhists. Well done.
Of course (before anybody else sees fit to point this out) the actual rescuers deserve something more important than a Pulitzer. And the guys who agreed to stay and comfort made such a contribution -- one that is not as dramatic as guiding through the tight spots -- but I'd say the "stay and comfort" role was the more challenging.
”There's a nonsense belief that time in the dark makes you hypersensitive to light for more than a few seconds.”
Not sure your meaning; I sure hate to be exposed to a bright light when I’m dark adapted. But from the article, apparently the Thai SEALS were wearing those to conceal their identity.
One of the all time great stories. I was hoping for a story on how they were.
@Bill, from Texas, Musk has apologized. Keeps alive a little longer.
But Bill, please tell me you’re from San Antonio or Laramie, not the ridiculous mental hospital that is Austin.
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Blogger Bill, Republic of Texas said...
Elon Musk just said the SEALS are a bunch of pedos
That's the kind of actionable libel that Musk's attorneys will be looking for.
Look up what he did say and to whom.
> going to become ordained Buddhists.
Temples (wat) are everywhere here - lots of "gold" color and ornate cornices and statues.
Monks do regular charity work.
He is sponsored by someone from the village.
Village throws a huge party when young man sets on the path to become a monk.
Values significantly different than US
which is following Europe in abandoning religion and families (birth rate).
"Hats and sunglasses?"
I had an ellipsis taking out what I thought could be skipped, but it made it weird, so I've replaced the material I'd taken out. Now, you can see, they were hiding their identity.
The best of humanity.
Oh hahahaha. I thought the hats and sunglasses were some lame attempt to keep the boys' spirits up.
Interesting the focus of the story
for this forum
is bringing down Elon Musk.
Genuine heroes. The Thais have been an interesting people for a long time.
The Thais take great pride in the fact that they, unlike their neighbors, have never been colonized.
With everything else, wearing sunglasses in a cave for that period of time.
"I am often critical of WaPo coverage. But these (post-rescue) articles have been very well written and informative. I don't really know how the Pulitzer prize system works, but I do read a lot of newspaper articles, and this set of articles is the best I've seen this year."
Both the Post and The New York Times still do amazing journalism on these sorts of subjects. It's their political news and op-ed pages that are nearly unreadable. Most of their culture stuff is tinged with progressive politics as well and is avoidable.
This was a great story, especially because they were estimating months to complete the rescue but did it in a relatively short time.
"Oh hahahaha. I thought the hats and sunglasses were some lame attempt to keep the boys' spirits up.f"
I know. That was hilarious. I'd created that impression. Accidental ellipsis humor.
Thanks Jim. I read it as they were wearing hats and sunglasses in the cave.
If taking scores of millions of dollars from Putin and then selling him a huge part of North American uranium supplies isn't called treason, but calling out Clapper, who has been undermining the sitting president for his whole presidency is, then I just don't get what treason means.
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