In May, my colleague James R. Nault reported that a US soldier was seriously hurt in activities surrounding Biden’s failed Gaza Pier operations.
Sadly, the young man has now died of his injuries.
The soldier, 23-year-old Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley, was one of three US service members injured in non-combat incidents during the mission, though two were immediately returned to duty after suffering minor injuries. He was assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), out of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.Stanley was recently medically retired by his unit because his injuries meant he would be unable to continue military service, a defense official said. He died on October 31.“Stanley was injured while supporting the mission that delivered humanitarian aid to Gaza in May 2024 and was receiving treatment in long-term care medical center,” Capt. Shkeila Milford-Glover, a spokesman for the 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, said Monday.“Sgt Quandarius Stanley was an instrumental and well respected first line leader in the 7th Transportation Brigade Expeditionary (TBX), especially during the mission to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza,” Col. John “Eddie” Gray, commander of the 7th TBX, said Monday.
The exact nature of Stanley’s injuries has not been disclosed, except to say it was related to a “non-combat” incident.
Stanely and two other service members were injured during what the Pentagon has described as a non-combat incident while operating the staging platform of the pier in May, though the exact nature of the injuries was never made public. The other two suffered minor injuries, but Stanely’s were far more serious and required immediate emergency medical care.
However, one former ship captain has thoughts based on the nature of the constructed pier and the area’s geography.
Meanwhile, Biden’s military officials are declaring that the Gaza pier mission was a success.
It involved 1,000 U.S. troops, delivered only a fraction of the promised aid at a cost of nearly $230 million, and was from the start beset by bad luck and miscalculations, including fire, bad weather and dangers on shore from the fighting between Israel and Hamas.The U.S. military has said the mission was a success, delivering the largest amount of aid ever into the Middle East.More than 43,300 Palestinians have been killed in more than a year of war in Gaza, according to Gaza authorities, and much of the territory has been reduced to ruins.
Facts would indicate the mission was full of fail. Two Israeli soldiers deployed to secure the project were killed by Hamas terrorist in mid-June. The pier broke apart in heavy seas. The pier was under constant attack by Hamas, despite its purpose being the delivery of food and humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.
Our nation is probably fortunate that even more of its young men and women did not die in this project, which was projected to be the costly failure that it turned out to be by serious, experienced members of the military.
In a cruel twist of fate, this pier was created as a photo-op in the hopes that Biden would gain votes in Michigan.
Not only is Biden not running, but President Donald Trump has received the endorsement of many Muslim community leaders in Michigan.
Perhaps the best lesson is for Presidents to make the best choices for the American people, and to have a care for the men and women who are under their charge.
Prayers for the soul of Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley and the comfort of his family.
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