The 2 British men who are leading the rescue operation are John Volanthen and Rick Stanton. They are universally regarded as the best cave divers in the world. They are the first port of call for governments around the world to lead rescue missions & do not seek fame, money or praise. Selfless heroes.Rick Stanton is a retired firefighter awarded honors for bravery in rescuing people from a burning building. John Volanthen has been recognized with honors by France, Mexico, UK and others for his bravery in cave rescue missions. The risk these men took to save these boys is nothing short of awe-inspiring. The support they received from international divers & Thai Navy Seals was beautiful. The best of humanity.
Saman Guran (ex Thai Navy SEAL) gave up his life so that the trapped kids and the coach could have enough supply of oxygen which had fallen to 15% in their part of the cave. Petty Officer Saman Gunan lost consciousness on his way out of the Tham Luang cave complex, where he had been delivering air tanks, and died shortly after.
The Coach! Ekapol Chanthawong lost his whole family as a kid. He trained as a monk & then devoted his life to helping kids. He kept these 12 children alive in a cave by teaching them meditation, giving all his food and most of his water to them for 9 days. He is only 25. Remember him!
This mission probably wouldn't have started without him. He's a British explorer who has discovered this cave before. He was the one who wrote the map for the rescue team and the one who wrote the letter asking for help from the 3 British divers (the world's best cave divers)
People are coming from hundreds of kilometers away on bikes or cycles just for cooking and delivering food for the rescue team for free for 2 weeks and counting.
She is the owner of the local washing machine store. She and her team of cleaners have been doing free-washing and dry cleaning of the rescue team's and divers' clothes everyday.
The farmers who sacrificed their fields so that the water could be pumped out from the caves. They have lost an year's worth of produce and yet they have absolutely no regrets. Rather they want to do more.
The hundreds of volunteers who have been working non-stop for the past two weeks. They come in all shapes and sizes.
The small business owner of diving gear and oxygen cylinders who gave it all for free to the Thai and international cave divers for the rescue mission. Remember these are not companies or corporations. They are SMEs at best.
She realized that the Muslim cave divers needed Halal food. She and her team has been cooking for them Halal food non-stop for the past two weeks...for free.
