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Mr.Bill

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14. During the Iraq war,

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 23, 2017, 11:19 PM

Feb 2017

a Marine recruiting sergeant lived across the street from me. He said he tells recruiting prospects that they will get to "kill ragheads". He said they like to hear that.

He was arrested several months later for beating his wife. She left town, I don't know where he is now. What an asshole.

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Deplorable- 'Get out of my country!' White veteran 'shoots Indian immigrant Garmin engineer dead [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 OP

How utterly horrible. I don't just blame Trump and his administration. 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2017 #1

I hope he had a silencer, we must think of our gun nuts ears you know HAB911 Feb 2017 #32

As you said, deplorable. leanforward Feb 2017 #2

Thank you for your service. That Deplorable's military status just makes the incident all the ... DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 #3

If he deployed with the 5th fleet, he should be able to tell the difference. denbot Feb 2017 #12

Sometimes you gotta wonder what side some of vets served and/or their motivation. Hoyt Feb 2017 #4

During the Iraq war, Mr.Bill Feb 2017 #14

I don't doubt it. One advantage to a Draft. The Crusades continue. Hoyt Feb 2017 #25

Is that the wrong link? nt fun n serious Feb 2017 #5

FIXED DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 #6

Yeah - that's the wrong link - here is the correct one csziggy Feb 2017 #7

Olathe is right outside of Kansas City MrPurple Feb 2017 #8

Johnson County KS is about as winger as you can get though, its the same place where a white uponit7771 Feb 2017 #10

I think Hillary carried Overland Park MrPurple Feb 2017 #15

Overland Park appears to be extremely diverse Generic Brad Feb 2017 #19

Yes, OP is good but Olathe was something else when I lived there. Shawnee was OK also, more diverse uponit7771 Feb 2017 #20

- Bigredhunk Feb 2017 #9

Holy shit...I'm about to turn 53, and this cretin looks old enough to be my grandfather! bullwinkle428 Feb 2017 #11

MY stereotype of a trumpanzee right there. nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2017 #18

Booze, more likely. nt. Mariana Feb 2017 #24

Congratulations, Donald. neeksgeek Feb 2017 #13

When is Trump going to ban white racists from Kansas? workinclasszero Feb 2017 #16

Seems like terrorism to me ramapo Feb 2017 #17

If the same guy had been brown and shouted Alahu Akbar and shot 3 white people MrPurple Feb 2017 #21

Declaring martial law workinclasszero Feb 2017 #30

i guess doing his part to "made american great again" . JI7 Feb 2017 #22

Flame on for my saying this, but ProudLib72 Feb 2017 #23

I have a couple of Hindu buddies who kept getting threatened by pinheads, after 9/11. Mc Mike Feb 2017 #26

Sheereesh. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #27

I just love when people on DU tell me to stop calling Trump voters... 1965Comet Feb 2017 #28

this is a terror attack onethatcares Feb 2017 #29

I'm glad there are British news outlets keeping us informed. Vinca Feb 2017 #31