A United Airlines captain who was in Amsterdam for a long time used his time there to help people in need in Poland and Ukraine.
CaptainBrett Anderson, who has spent 27 years as a United Airlines pilot, operated his regularly-scheduled service from Washington Dulles to Amsterdam after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Anderson did something much more epic than relax in his hotel room.
After arriving in Amsterdam, he hopped on a flight to Krakow and picked up a rental van and drove to a supply depot outside of town. He loaded his van with supplies and drove to a city near the Ukrainian border. The supplies that were used to serve the refugees gave them vital sustenance.
Mission accomplished?
Not quite.
There was a van that needed to be driven into Poland. The problem? All Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 60 are not allowed out of the country due to military draft requirements.
Even though he had promised his wife he wouldn't step into Ukraine, Anderson volunteered.
Anderson walked across the border by foot. He drove the van back into Poland after meeting with the refugees at the nearby refugee camp.
Anderson broke his fast with a mother and her two children after sleeping for a few hours at a farm housing refugees. She didn't know where her husband was.
It was time to go back to Krakow. Anderson took five Ukrainian refugees to the rail station in Krakow. After sleeping, he flew back to Washington Dulles the next day.
Captain Anderson sacrificed his time to help those in need. He has done more for the people of Ukraine than I can. May we all do the same.
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