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Afghan family names baby girl after U.S. military evacuation plane she was born on
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The parents of an Afghan baby who was born during an evacuation flight from on Saturday have named their daughter after the U.S. Military aircraft that carried them to safety in Europe. The baby was named Reach, after the C-17 aircraft's call sign, Reach 828.
General Tod Wolters, commander of the U.S. military's European Command, told reporters on Wednesday that officials had been in contact with Reach's parents. "They named the little girl Reach," Wolters said, "and they did so because the call sign of the C-17 aircraft that flew them from Qatar to Ramstein [Air Force base in Germany]."More Related News