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In reply to the discussion: This is not okay. Airmen onboard the USS Wasp wearing patches with a likeness of Trump [View all]TomSlick
(11,034 posts)85. Stars and Stripes article link follows:
[link:https://www.stripes.com/navy-looking-into-make-aircrew-great-again-patches-sailors-wore-during-trump-visit-1.583498|
This seems a rather clear violation to me - by the crew members if they did not have command approval for the "morale patch" and by the commander if they did have approval.
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This is not okay. Airmen onboard the USS Wasp wearing patches with a likeness of Trump [View all]
octoberlib
May 2019
OP
I sent this tweet to Dems on the Armed Services committee : Jackie Spiers, Seth Moulton, Ro Khanna
octoberlib
May 2019
#2
Trump is going to this ship tomorrow. I hope they all have gotten the message from angry.
notdarkyet
May 2019
#86
Trash day on the USS Wasp? It makes those airmen look like trashmen or they should be thrown out.
TheBlackAdder
May 2019
#14
It's not simply about a patch. It's the message the photos of the patch wearers send.
Jake Stern
May 2019
#49