Rest in Peace. I assume Trump will not acknowledge. So, we must.

[DURHAM D]

Link to tweet

Reposar en Paz

[Stuart G]

1. Sad

[DENVERPOPS]

21. Sad also

is that he pardons a U.S. NAVY SEAL and honors him for being a convicted Murderer guilty of International War Crimes and that no one in his whole F***ing crowd of 50 million voters and the entire military command doesn't take any action agains't him......... Signifies the truly pathetic condition of OUR country................

WASF

[MFGsunny]

2. Amen.

Thank you for your service and your ultimate sacrifice.

[Iliyah]

3. Rest in Peace . . .

[BusyBeingBest]

4. God bless them and their families.

[kentuck]

5. I find that very sad.

Who are we really protecting in Afghanistan?

[denbot]

6. .

[Rural_Progressive]

7. Psst......in case you didn't notice they've got brown skin. Sadly , 'nuf said.

[George II]

8. Sad news. Two great Americans.

[Duppers]

9. ...

[handmade34]

10. Thank you

you are correct... the supposed Commander in Chief, as far as I know, has not acknowledged their sacrifice...

[True Blue Drew]

19. Their names end in -ez

Don't expect this POSUT (Piece Of Shit Underhanded Traitor) to honor them.

[Laelth]

11. Silent response. n/t

-Laelth

[irisblue]

12. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[mcar]

13. ....

[democrank]

14. So, so sad

Rest In Peace~

[Dem2theMax]

15. .

[IronLionZion]

16. RIP

Trump and his supporters don't consider people with names like Gutierrez and Rodriguez to be Americans regardless of where they were born or hold citizenship.

[pazzyanne]

17. God bless their service to our country!

[tosh]

18. RIP

[Glorfindel]

20. Requiescat in pace et lux perpetua luceat eis

[2naSalit]

22. ...

[littlemissmartypants]

23. ...

[wendyb-NC]

24. Very sad loss.

Thank you, for your service heroes. My heart breaks for them and the loss of their living presence and on going participation in their loved ones lives.

[James48]

25. Slow hand salute

Farewell, brothers.

[CherokeeDem]

26. RIP

[sarge43]

27. Peaceful passage, Soldiers.

Duty done.

[keithbvadu2]

28. Almost as much sacrifice as the Trump family.

Almost as much sacrifice as the Trump family.

Sarcasm or disgust about the Trumps?

The Trumps are not shy about proclaiming how much they have 'sacrificed'.

Visit to Arlington Cemetery reminded Donald Trump Jr. of all his family's 'sacrifices,' he writes

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/visit-to-arlington-cemetery-reminded-donald-trump-jr-of-all-his-family-s-sacrifices-he-writes-1.606501

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212910508

"I gave up my life to move to Washington to help Americans," Ivanka Trump says in Davos interview.

[Scarsdale]

59. Look at all those medals.

True heroes. tRump and his family? Useless. Deepest sympathy to the familes of the two heroes.

[Marie Marie]

29. RIP to these heroes and peace to their families.

[democratisphere]

30. Thank you for serving then giving your life for our country.

RIP, you will not be forgotten.

[MustLoveBeagles]

31. RIP

[MarianJack]

32. If they're married than...

...Dolt45 would tell the widows that they knew what they signed up for.

RESIST!

[Karadeniz]

33. Thank you...I thought Trump and media were being too casual.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

34. may their families find peace

[Evolve Dammit]

35. Acknowledges nothing, except when shamed into doing SOMETHING, and then he has no clue. Sad.

[dawn5651]

36. rest in peace sgts. thank you for your service

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

37. RIP

[Delphinus]

38. Such a waste ...

[Miigwech]

39. So sad for the loss, FUCK WAR FOREVER

[BigOleDummy]

40. I salute

Two brave brothers in arms. THIS veteran appreciates your sacrifice even if others do not.

[wisteria]

41. So tragic

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

42. ...

[Hekate]

43. Amen

[demigoddess]

44. sending honor and love to their mothers.

[UTUSN]

45. K&R

[Haggis for Breakfast]

46. Fair winds and a following seas, my Brothers.

[Ilsa]

47. America's best.

RIP.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

48. RIP and may their families find peace. Here's some background on them.

Two special forces soldiers from New Mexico, Texas killed during attack in Afghanistan
Daniel Borunda, El Paso Times Published 12:58 p.m. MT Feb. 9, 2020

Link: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/local/2020/02/09/las-cruces-soldier-antonio-rey-rodriguez-killed-afghanistan/4707996002/

(snips)

Rodriguez was born in Las Cruces and was a 2009 graduate of Mayfield High School. He joined the U.S. Army in October of 2009, according to a news release from U.S. Army Special Operations Command.

"Sgt. 1st Class Rodriguez was selfless and served honorably; he was certainly among the best in our unit," Col. John W. Sannes, 7th Special Forces Group Commander, said in a statement. "Here at the Red Empire, we take care of our own, and Sgt. 1st Class Rodriguez' family will forever be a part of us, we will assist them in any way we can to help them through these trying times."
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Gutierrez was born in Jacksonville, N.C., and joined the Army in 2009 first as an infrantryman before being selected for Special Forces.

Gutierrez deployed once to Iraq with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment and once to Afghanistan while assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), the Army said in a news release.

"Sgt. 1st Class Gutierrez was a warrior that exemplified selfless service and a commitment to the mission, both values that we embody here in the 7th Special Forces Group," Sannes said in a statement.

KY......... ........... ...........

[SergeStorms]

51. I can't access the article without allowing ads....

is there anything in the article about a Go Fund Me page for either or both? I'd like to say thank you somehow. Thanks.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

53. This should help.....

Nothing in that posted article, but.......

GoFundMe pages for both:

Sgt. 1st Class Antonio Rodriguez, 28, of Las Cruces, New Mexico:
Link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ssg-antonio-rodriguez

Sgt. 1st Class Javier J. Gutierrez, 28, of San Antonio, Texas:
Link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/javier-j-gutierrez039-family

Serge, I have no way to insure the validity of those GoFundMe efforts but they do both look legit.

Another good article on MIlitary Times:

Special Forces Soldiers Killed in Afghan Firefight ID'd, Given Bronze Stars and Promotions
9 Feb 2020
Military.com | By Hope Hodge Seck

Link: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/02/09/green-berets-killed-afghan-firefight-idd-given-bronze-stars-and-promotions.html

The Defense Department has awarded posthumous promotions to two Special Forces soldiers killed in a firefight in Nangarhar province Afghanistan on Saturday. Killed in the fight were Sgt. 1st Class Javier J. Gutierrez, 28, of San Antonio, Texas, and Sgt. 1st Class Antonio Rodriguez, 28, of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Both were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Six other U.S. troops, who were not identified, were wounded in the fight, which began when "an individual in an Afghan uniform opened fire on the combined U.S. and Afghan force with a machine gun," U.S. Forces-Afghanistan spokesman Col. Sonny Leggett said in an earlier statement.
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Rodriguez and Gutierrez were both posthumously promoted from the rank of staff sergeant and awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart, U.S. Army Special Operations Command Lt. Col. Loren Bymer said in a released statement.

Thanks for your compassion, SergeStorms......

[SergeStorms]

55. Thanks, EnviroGuy!

That's a huge help. I'll make a donation to each with sincere condolences and thanks.

[SergeStorms]

57. Go Fund Me update.

Sgt. 1st class Rodriguez is at $19,265 of a $25,000 goal.

Sgt. 1st class Guttierrez is at $265 of a $20,000 goal. His has only been up for two hours at this point.

[TheFourthMind]

49. Trump's treatment of Vindman provides insight into his feelings about U.S. soldiers, particularly

those that aren't worthless war criminals. So, anything he would say is a disgusting meaningless slap in the face to Javier Jaguar Gutierrez and Antonio Rey Rodriguez. The Trump tree is rotten through the roots. Nothing good will ever come from a single one of them. Nothing ever has. All that clown make-up hides the "Born to Lose" stamp on his forehead.

[SergeStorms]

50. But he'll dismiss charges on and pardon white murderers.

Those brown people have a lot of nerve protecting and defending the Constitution. White people like Trump won't.

May these gentlemen rest in peace.

[sheshe2]

52. ...

Antonio and Javier.

Rest in Peace.

[greytdemocrat]

54. I'm sure he knows of them

He is probably preparing a massive
response to their deaths.

[wnylib]

56. A response that will be all about himself.

[backtoblue]

58. ,,,

[lillypaddle]

60. Two lives lived too short

Peace to their families.

[smirkymonkey]

61. So incredibly sad.

And for what? RIP brave young men. My heart goes out to their families and loved ones.

[yonder]

62. RIP young soldiers.

tRump's reaction is likely along the lines of:

"I like warfighters who don't get themselves killed."

[flotsam]

63. As an aside to this, and meaning no disrespect to the young Americans who died

It occurs to me that the military death of a special forces soldier nearest to me was the adopted son of my first wife's third husband....He was Korean orphan and given the American name "Mike" and I only learned of him when my first wife was killed by cancer and I met her husband, who was a great guy. And Mike was special forces and killed well over a decade ago. Seems a disportionate part of our special forces are first generation immigrants and they bear a disproportionate share of the death and dying-I notice how few prominent families have losses now. In WW2 the Kennedys had 1 killed and one permanently disabled (JFK back injury). Bush 1 was an aviator, Reagan served stateside, even Nixon wore the uniform. The only "celebrity/famous" name killed in the nearly 20 years of war was Pat Tillman, an NFL player, killed in a "friendly fire" incident. I guess I'm just saying any war that is not for our survival, any war that is fought on the side are a lie and a fraud and the major outcome is a loss to minority families and a profit to majority shareholders in places like Raytheon and other merchants of death devices they sell both to us and others. It is time to kill the war machine.

[Brainfodder]

64. R.I.P. humble warriors!

Sgt No Class Bonespurs favors ignorance as bliss/fuel with no accounting for much?

I think Democrats should do some fake TV ads promoting DJT's stellar military service, in a deadpan style, but of course show videos of him molesting the flag, not saluting when he should, that walking in front of the Queen clip, mashed in with his verbal skills, end with the headaches comment and then show the brain injured folks, one after another..... you need to make these SOBs cry, after all we just love them whatever tears, uh no we don't, caz we don't think like themz there idiots, that shtick they can keep?

[mshasta]

65. Descanse en paz

Prayer for our heroes very proud of them.

[VOX]

66. RIP.