Nothing warms the heart more than when a mom can win a battle, this battle was for Jill Tahmooressi and freeing her son from a Mexican prison. After 214 days in a hellhole, the work of a handful of Republican congress members and the attorney, Fernando Benitez, the Judge Victor Octavio Luna Escobedo delivered a ruling on humanitarian grounds due to PTSD of which Andrew suffers from two tours in Afghanistan as a Marine.
While there were a handful of lawyers assigned early to the case, between the final lawyer Benitez, Greta Van Susteren and the devoted mom, Jill, the truth in this case prevailed, there were no slick legal fare that was applied and Mexico under public relations pressure finally dropped all charges against Andrew.
Jill kept a journal of her efforts to free her son. Jill made countless appearances in the media and went so far as to load a petition on the White House website which after 100,000 signatures, Barack Obama is by edict to respond, yet as of this writing never did.
Jill and Andrew’s story was fully explained by the Fox show host Greta Van Susteren which was designed to get to ALL the truths of the case. The Fox news channel was as tireless as was Jill to gain the attention and release of Andrew. The most compelling appearance was the day Jill, Montel Williams, Pete Hegseth and Marine teammate Robert Buchanan delivered compelling congressional testimony on behalf of Andrew’s release. The most aggressive argument was why release the Taliban 5 for the deserter Bowe Bergdahl and not Andrew, this defied logic and politics.
Absent from any real part of the mission to bring Andrew home was SecState John Kerry, President Barack Obama, VP Joe Biden, or even Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the congresswoman in the home district of Jill Tahmooressi. Yet, this should not detract from the fact that Andrew is home. Andrew received a priest daily while in La Mesa prison designed to keep dark thoughts away and to bridge his mental state until such time he can enroll in a PTSD program from his time in Afghanistan.
Welcome home Andrew and may all the blessings be with you and your mother at this time, we wish you a speedy recovery and a bright future. The country was praying and supporting you as you did for your country.
Semper Fi.
