I wish he had run for Prez - would have gotten my vote all day long over the witch and the clown.
He's a general, which means he was smart enough to stay away.I wish he had run for Prez - would have gotten my vote all day long over the witch and the clown.
It will be the very first all female Honor flight. A fitting tribute to a pioneer.Navy to Honor First Female Fighter Pilot with Female-Piloted Flyover at Funeral.....
https://news.usni.org/2019/01/30/navy-honor-first-female-fighter-pilot-female-piloted-flyover-funeral
And while we're at it, how about granting the long promised citizenship to soldiers who volunteered serve our country, instead of deporting them?Judge Orders Pentagon To Stop Discriminating Against Naturalized Citizen Soldiers
https://www.npr.org/2019/02/02/690846720/judge-orders-pentagon-to-stop-discriminating-against-naturalized-citizen-soldier....
A federal judge in Seattle has ordered the Defense Department to stop discriminating against naturalized citizens who volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army under a program to attract certain immigrants with specialized skills.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly ruled Thursday that the Pentagon may not require soldiers who are naturalized citizensto undergo "continuous monitoring," or security checks every two years, when such scrutiny is not applied to U.S.-born soldiers
These people are casualties of an endless war, fought in the dark. They must be honored as such and we need to listen to what they're trying to tell us.US Special Ops suicides triple in 2018
Washington (CNN)Suicides among active duty military personnel assigned to US Special Operations Command tripled in 2018, in a disturbing and as yet unexplained spike, CNN has learned.
Special Operations units saw 22 deaths by suicide in 2018, almost triple the eight cases seen in 2017, according to figures provided to CNN by the command.
SOCOM, as it's known, is the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations component of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force that take on counterterrorism and other specialized missions.....
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/02/politics/socom-military-suicide-spike-2018/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/cnn_latest+(RSS:+CNN+-+Most+Recent)
so many actions like this went un-recognized in Vietnam. The war that nobody wants to remember.So why has it taken our country 51 years to recognize this mans actions?
That's pretty much UnSat in my book!
I remember. I was there.so many actions like this went un-recognized in Vietnam. The war that nobody wants to remember.
Career ending.Dang, she screwed the pooch hard for this to happen after only two weeks
“Col. Derek O’Malley, 20th Fighter Wing commander, relieved Capt. Zoe Kotnik from command Feb. 11 due to a loss of confidence in her ability to lead and command the Air Combat Command F-16 Viper demonstration team,” said Col. Allen Herritage, director of public affairs at ACC, in a statement.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2019/02/12/first-female-viper-demo-team-pilot-relieved-after-two-weeks/
https://theaviationist.com/2019/02/12/usafs-first-female-f-16-demo-pilot-relieved-of-command-after-only-two-weeks/
Too bad too. She (or a male with equal experience) was too inexperienced. That duty is akin to precision stunt/test pilot, not fighter pilot.Career ending.