In February 2022, WNBA star Brittney Griner, detained in Moscow on drug charges, felt desperate. Facing a potential 10-year prison sentence, she reached out to President Biden for help, as revealed in her memoir “Coming Home” (Penguin Random House).
“I’m terrified I might be here forever,” she wrote in a handwritten letter. “I realize you are dealing with so much, but please don’t forget about me and the other detainees. Please do all you can to bring us home.”
Hand-delivered on Independence Day 2022, the letter also referenced her father’s service in the US Marine Corps with two tours in Vietnam.
“On the 4th of July, our family normally honors the service of those men who fought for our freedom, including my father who is a Vietnam War Veteran,” she continued.
“It hurts thinking about how I usually celebrate this day because freedom means something completely different to me this year.”
How Brittney Griner survived nearly a year in a Russian jail https://t.co/ica6pMNokL pic.twitter.com/tyYWPdLpb4
— New York Post (@nypost) May 4, 2024
