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Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts)
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 01:42 PM Sep 2024

Trump never attended any of the gravesites of the 65 service members who died on his watch



Alex Cole
1. The family that invited Trump doesn't get to exempt him from the law. They simply don’t have that power. They also don’t speak for all the other gold star families.

2. Trump didn’t go for the first or second anniversaries, just the one before an election.

3. Trump never attended any of the gravesites of the 65 service members who died on his watch.

4. In October 2020, Trump said he would have all the troops in Afghanistan home by Christmas. Didn't happen.

And let's not forget his comment to the mother of her son, KIA, "He knew what he signed up for."
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Trump never attended any of the gravesites of the 65 service members who died on his watch (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Sep 2024 OP
Gravestone that was shown in the picture of them with their thumbs up was from a guy who died in 2020 during his term Walleye Sep 2024 #1
On edit: the grave next to Darin Hoover's is of a soldier who died in 2020 Dennis Donovan Sep 2024 #2
I lost a FB "friend" over the third point. PAMod Sep 2024 #3
Good point. n/t Hugin Sep 2024 #4
To TFG there is nothing to honor localroger Sep 2024 #5
TFG has no concept of sacrifice and no concept of service to this nation. LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2024 #6

Walleye

(44,578 posts)
1. Gravestone that was shown in the picture of them with their thumbs up was from a guy who died in 2020 during his term
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 01:45 PM
Sep 2024

Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts)
2. On edit: the grave next to Darin Hoover's is of a soldier who died in 2020
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 01:56 PM
Sep 2024

On edit, I looked at the picture closer and the grave to the left of Darin Hoover's (who died in 2021) IS one of a soldier (Christopher Marckesano) who did die in 2020, under Trump's watch.

PAMod

(944 posts)
3. I lost a FB "friend" over the third point.
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 02:04 PM
Sep 2024

She didn’t like me pointing out the ‘bathing in the blood’ of the 13 murdered by the suicide bomber in 2021, but was particularly miffed that I pointed out Trump’s failure to attend vigils for the ones who died on his watch.

localroger

(3,782 posts)
5. To TFG there is nothing to honor
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 03:04 PM
Sep 2024

He almost certainly considers the whole honor thing a racket. As far as he is concerned they are suckers and losers, and he is probably afraid that if he hangs around them too much their loserness might rub off on him.

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