Dexter Machado

Gulf

"Deeply grateful to the leadership of the UAE for their unwavering support and stability during difficult times."

"This country gave my family a future. We pray for every person defending its skies tonight."

"Twenty years ago I came here with nothing. Today I stand with the UAE. Shukran, ya Sheikh Mohamed."

"The UAE never turned away from us. We will never turn away from the UAE. We stand together."

"My brother works at Jebel Ali. The port still runs. The UAE still protects. Alhamdulillah."

"I lost a friend here. But I stay. Because this land is worth believing in and fighting for."

"My children were born here. Shukran to every soldier, every pilot, every person who stood watch so we could sleep."