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Bradshaw3

(7,517 posts)
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 10:53 AM Jan 2021

Murdered officer was war vet and critic of the Iraq war

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"Sicknick was a former Air National Guardsman who, according to his brother, served in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Enduring Freedom before joining the police force. He then became a critic of the Iraq war and the treatment of military veterans"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/08/police-officer-dies-after-pro-trump-mob-attack-on-us-capitol

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Murdered officer was war vet and critic of the Iraq war (Original Post) Bradshaw3 Jan 2021 OP
ironically he was a big time Trump supporter RAB910 Jan 2021 #1
He was also a Trump supporter. Autumn Jan 2021 #2
RIP, Officer Sicknick, who gave his life defending the Capitol. Prayers for his family. Gothmog Jan 2021 #3
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