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pinboy3niner

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16. Comment from a former Army officer and former Pentagon official:

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #13)

Thu Feb 2, 2017, 12:20 AM

Feb 2017

That Trump chose this venue shows both his ignorance of the military (at end of fiscal year 2015, 109,321 troops had earned expedited citizenship since 9/11 through military service; more than 20 percent of Medal of Honor recipients have been immigrants) and his intent to corrupt the military in service of his political agenda. Just as Trump dishonored the CIA and its Memorial Wall by attacking the press there last week, so too did he defile the Hall of Heroes and the military with his political event on immigration.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/01/donald_trump_signaled_to_the_world_that_american_friendship_comes_with_an.html

Nailed it!

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Has any prior President had their own flag before? HopeAgain Feb 2017 #2

Has anyone noticed that big 2naSalit Feb 2017 #8

Is it this? leftstreet Feb 2017 #10

Oh fercrissakes... 2naSalit Feb 2017 #15

Air Force Medal of Honor Generic Other Feb 2017 #23

Disgusting. While he was dictating anti-immigrant crap, it was Lady Liberty's head UTUSN Feb 2017 #11

And the Medal of Honor, to boot! nt pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #14

Now that I know that... 2naSalit Feb 2017 #17

That is actually a very large replica of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Wounded Bear Feb 2017 #13

Comment from a former Army officer and former Pentagon official: pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #16

Well... 2naSalit Feb 2017 #19

Bingo...thank you for that info. n/t dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #30

Note that the 'This Venue" mentioned above is the 'Hall of Heroes' Stonepounder Feb 2017 #36

I've know some recipients of the Medal, including an Army roommate who was awarded it posthumously pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #39

I have been known to protest against military policy - Vietnam. Shock and Awe, etc. Stonepounder Feb 2017 #40

That big gold and green 'thing' is the Medal of Honor. SeattleVet Feb 2017 #22

Thank you. 2naSalit Feb 2017 #25

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2017 #26

That is the equivalent of declaring a military junta Generic Other Feb 2017 #3

+1 dalton99a Feb 2017 #12

Sure is! 2naSalit Feb 2017 #20

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2017 #27

KP duty for the troops is a thing of the past GP6971 Feb 2017 #32

Isn't that nice. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2017 #4

Trump thinks he owns them now. Maybe they do too. Girard442 Feb 2017 #5

Court martial time buckos elehhhhna Feb 2017 #6

and fascism creeps closer.... dhill926 Feb 2017 #7

Come on MSM ProudLib72 Feb 2017 #9

Was that before or after Trump killed one of their own? Barack_America Feb 2017 #18

Negligent Trashpot just got a SEAL killed...you still flying that flag asshole? TrekLuver Feb 2017 #21

What I was thinking.. Cha Feb 2017 #28

Yes someone just posted that in another thread! Who needs daily intel briefings anyway.....it's TrekLuver Feb 2017 #29

All he needs is putin.. putin screwed him over Cha Feb 2017 #31

Unacceptable. n/t moondust Feb 2017 #24

K&R burrowowl Feb 2017 #33

They can fly that fucking flag straight into the war that idiots starts. onecaliberal Feb 2017 #34

Did someone order them to? Rex Feb 2017 #35

Every time I hear of SEALS, I think of photos they took beating up handcuffed and blindfolded Iraqis Hoyt Feb 2017 #37

It's totally unacceptable. They should be highly reprimanded. They won't be. YOHABLO Feb 2017 #38