Richmond Times Dispatch: Joe Harris to be honored for his participation in “Charlie Wilson’s War”

Fellow Richmonder, Joe Harris, will be honored at an upcoming Virginia Veterans event for his participation in Operation Cyclone, more commonly known as Charlie Wilson’s War. Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program to arm and finance the Jihadi warriors, mujahideen, in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989, prior to and during the military intervention by the USSR in support of its client, the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. In 1979 and 1980, then Specialist Joe Harris, U.S. Army, helped the Mujahideen defeat the Soviet Army. His unprecedented purchases of Hashish, 79 & 80, from Mujahideen freedom fighters, greatly enabled them to purchase more arms & ammunition, thus ultimately defeating the Soviet Army occupying Afghanistan :).