Matt Zeller, Afghanistan Veteran and Co-Founder of No One Left Behind, has experienced hate in the form of a note that a coward left on the windshield of his vehicle. The message on the note told him that he should be "ashamed of himself" for his military service for this great nation. They also wished for death upon his child. Zeller’s reaction. “Seriously?!?”
No One Left Behind was founded when Zeller was finally able to help the man who saved his life gain entry into the country, along with his family. Janis Shinwari was serving as a translator for Zeller when Zeller was a hair’s breadth from being executed by Taliban. Shinwari shot and killed the two men who were threatening Zeller, saving him from certain death.
Zeller fought for five years to secure visas for Shinwari and his family. When Shinwari finally arrived in the U.S.. he refused the money Zeller had raised to give him a head start on a new life in America. He instead wished for that money to help resettle other Afghan and Iraqi translators
Though he is angry, Zeller refuses to allow that anger to hurt him. He instead chooses to channel it into something positive. He is going to work that much harder to help translators who play a vital role in the efforts of the U.S.. military actions in the Middle East. He said as much when he appeared on Fox News to challenge this nefarious note and promote his noble cause.
Here's another video of Zeller explaining how and why his organization was founded, as well as what they are doing to help.