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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump never attended any of the gravesites of the 65 service members who died on his watch
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Alex Cole
1. The family that invited Trump doesn't get to exempt him from the law. They simply dont have that power. They also dont speak for all the other gold star families.
2. Trump didnt 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."
1. The family that invited Trump doesn't get to exempt him from the law. They simply dont have that power. They also dont speak for all the other gold star families.
2. Trump didnt 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
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
Dennis Donovan
(31,059 posts)2. On edit: the grave next to Darin Hoover's is of a soldier who died in 2020
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.
She didnt 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 Trumps failure to attend vigils for the ones who died on his watch.
Hugin
(37,797 posts)4. Good point. n/t
localroger
(3,782 posts)5. To TFG there is nothing to honor
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.
LetMyPeopleVote
(178,707 posts)6. TFG has no concept of sacrifice and no concept of service to this nation.