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Nevilledog

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Wed Aug 27, 2025, 10:57 PM Aug 2025

Air Force to provide funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt [View all]

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5474030-air-force-to-provide-funeral-honors-to-ashli-babbitt/


The U.S. Air Force will provide Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt with military funeral honors, reversing a Biden-era decision that denied her family’s request, according to a legal group that has represented her family.

Judicial Watch, the conservative legal group, on Wednesday made public a letter from Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Lohmeier, extending an offer to allow the special funeral procedures to take place.

“I understand that the family’s initial request was denied by Air Force leadership in a letter dated February 9, 2021,” Lohmeier wrote in the Aug. 15 letter shared by Judicial Watch. “However, after reviewing the circumstances of Ashli’s death, and considering the information that has come forward since then, I am persuaded that the previous determination was incorrect.”

He additionally extended an invitation to her mother and husband to meet him at the Pentagon, so he may offer his condolences.

The Hill requested comment from the Pentagon regarding the veracity of the letter.

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She was a fucking traitor.
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What's the new information about her that changes the decision? newdeal2 Aug 2025 #1
I have the answer: SouthBayDem Aug 2025 #11
She was a traitor and terrorist in the name of Trumpism. That makes her a hero in their eyes. Crunchy Frog Aug 2025 #14
Damn Solly Mack Aug 2025 #2
But not nearly as low as they've YET to go. B.See Aug 2025 #7
YEP ... Cosmocat Aug 2025 #21
True. Solly Mack Aug 2025 #36
It's such a gut punch. Nevilledog Aug 2025 #34
Yes. Sickeningly so. Solly Mack Aug 2025 #35
no UTUSN Aug 2025 #3
Hello???? This aint gettin better. johnnyfins Aug 2025 #4
You are not wrong Cosmocat Aug 2025 #23
Yes she was canetoad Aug 2025 #5
What's next? Osama Bin Laden day on 9/11? chowder66 Aug 2025 #6
Hope they pay close attention to their altitude... rubbersole Aug 2025 #9
Well, OBL's niece endorsed the orange demon in 2020, so PunkinPi Aug 2025 #17
We're sorry that your child was killed Mblaze Aug 2025 #8
REALLY? Jimvanhise Aug 2025 #10
What??!! Someone who was shot by a law officer in the middle of committing a traitorous crime??!! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2025 #12
Honoring a terrorist. Sick. Crunchy Frog Aug 2025 #13
He gets jolly being bad is his excuse for being a total asshole? Brainfodder Aug 2025 #15
Her remains were sent back to San Diego and were cremated. no_hypocrisy Aug 2025 #16
My parents are both interred at Arlington DFW Aug 2025 #22
That's probably next, followed by the inevitable statue and memorial garden. Xavier Breath Aug 2025 #26
G.O.P. traitors BoRaGard Aug 2025 #18
trump will probably put up a shrine to Babbit in the White House. Paladin Aug 2025 #19
The White House is traitorous territory. spanone Aug 2025 #20
I consider it national property currently under enemy occupation DFW Aug 2025 #24
Insulting jonstl08 Aug 2025 #25
Nazis did the same thing jonstl08 Aug 2025 #27
If she hadn't believed Trump's lie, she would not have been killed Walleye Aug 2025 #28
"That previous determination was incorrect..." Tommy Carcetti Aug 2025 #29
What next? A holiday named after John Wilkes Booth? surfered Aug 2025 #30
She was trying to break into Speaker Pelosi office or meeting room in order to look for her so they could.. Botany Aug 2025 #31
Might as well pardon and grant full military funeral honors to Timothy McVeigh at this point nt Bookreadingliberal53 Aug 2025 #32
Will a military band play "The Horst Wessel Song" at the cemetery? Efilroft Sul Aug 2025 #33
Anyone still believe soldiers won't shoot at civilian protesters? Arazi Aug 2025 #37
Contrast with a "fucking Mexican" Kid Berwyn Aug 2025 #38
The military will not help us. travelingthrulife Aug 2025 #39
MaddowBlog-Why the scheduled military funeral for Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt is indefensible LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #40
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