— He was 24 years old, he really wanted to serve. (…) On August 28, 2013, they hit a mine in Ghanzi province. The bomb left a hole in the building where they were stationed. Ten Taliban wearing suicide vests passed through the hole. He took a Polish soldier with him and they fought under heavy fire. At some point, shrapnel injured the Pole in the leg, he couldn't walk. The sergeant attacked the enemy with a vest. He shielded the Pole with his own body. His courage was amazing. (…) The last heartbeat allowed him to press the trigger. The sergeant was killed a few weeks before his 25th birthday. He saved the life of a Polish soldier who is famous here, Lieutenant Karol Cierpica – noted Donald Trump.
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A Pole saved by an American soldier. “Thank you Michael”
— Today, my commitment and my greatest gift is to commemorate the heroic act that I witnessed, which Michael performed. Please forgive me if my words did not express well what I feel today – emphasized the Polish soldier at the beginning.
Karol Cierpica emphasized that he is grateful to God for his service, family and home in Poland, but also for his second family and home in the United States. —May God bless you for your service. We will meet in the heavenly homeland. “Thank you, Michael, for your service,” he added.
Donald Trump pointed out that one of the Polish lieutenant's sons was named after the American soldier who saved his father's life.
Donald Trump about Karol Nawrocki. “I supported him and he won”
The US President also stated that a representative of the Chancellery of President Karol Nawrocki was at the ceremony. — Mr. President is a great man, I supported him, he won, although he was not ahead in the polls. A great story for all of Europe. He will be a great president, he is already a great president, he emphasized.
– We also have representatives of the Polish Ministry of National Defense, because Poland's partnership with America is strengthened by shed blood – said Donald Trump.
An American saved a Pole in Afghanistan
