Posted on 02/11/2015 6:10:24 PM PST by blueyon
U.S. Embassy Marines in Yemen handed over their M-9 pistols and M-4 carbines before evacuating the chaotic country with diplomatic personnel, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
The Marines also left behind several vehicles at the airport in the capital city of Sanaa before departing on a civilian flight, said Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman.
Warren said the Marines destroyed their machine guns and other crew-served weapons before leaving the Embassy for the airport. He also said that it was unclear who now had custody of the weapons and vehicles that were surrendered.
A Marine spokesman could not immediately say whether the surrender of weapons by Embassy Marines in an evacuation was unprecedented.
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This is huge!
I was handed a book when we arrived at my husbands first duty station and it informed me of many things and one was that (wrapping legs around your spouse) wasn't acceptable behavior.
They are changing things, one brick at a time. What we have thought and believed of the military is being dismantled and changed into something that the liberals desire.
>>My memories of San Francisco are of great people.
“The Streets of San Francisco” was one of my (cop) Dad’s favorite shows. Our family were regular watchers.
I grew up with the impression it wasn’t always the cesspool it became.
Nixon’s comments reinforce that impression. It had to start from somewhere before it....
NIXON: But it’s not just the ratty part of town. The
upper class in San Francisco is that way. The Bohemian
Grove, which I attend from time to time—it is the most
faggy goddamned thing you could ever imagine, with
that San Franciscon crowd. I can’t shake hands with
anybody from San Francisco.
My money is on Valerie.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3066779/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3239252/posts
I fully understand. This was a total disgrace, being ordered to surrender weapons. But our armed forces are already existing at a disgraced status, when they were forced to accept the degradation of open faggotry. This is no longer the same military of just a few short years ago.
Statement by the founder of Free Republic
Because it was posted before doesn't make it right.
DISCRACEFUL!!
It is not right— that’s the point. Not much is right any longer. We’re living in chaos.
Nice evening to you.
What the hell?!
This is outrageous.
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Oh...My...God. Did the jug-eared POS make the Marines do this? Please tell me this didn’t really happen.
Go to the military.com link. There’s a comment with a clarification about this.
Thanks. Is this it?
“CLARITY ON MARINE SECURITY FORCE DEPARTURE FROM YEMEN
February / 11 / 2015
HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS, WASHINGTON — The Marine Security Force left the American embassy in Yemen for the movement to the airfield as part of the “ordered departure” with only personal weapons. All crew served weapons were destroyed at the embassy prior to movement. None of them were ‘handed over’ in any way to anyone. The destruction of weapons at the embassy and the airport was carried out in accordance with an approved destruction plan.
Upon arrival at the airfield, all personal weapons were rendered inoperable in accordance with advance planning. Specifically, each bolt was removed from its weapons body and rendered inoperable by smashing with sledgehammers. The weapons bodies, minus the bolts, were then separately smashed with sledgehammers. All of these destroyed components were left at the airport — and components were scattered; no usable weapon was taken from any Marine at Sana’a airport.
To be clear: No Marine handed a weapon to a Houthi, or had one taken from him.
Office of U.S. Marine Corps Communication
Phone: 703-614-4309
Ontherecord@USMC.MIL“
That’s it.
Although, with THIS administration, it wouldn’t shock me in the least if they ordered this clarification after the main story came out.
I guess we’ll hopefully find out from those Marines themselves when they return home.
I could be snippy and say that at least Kerry (who served in Vietnam) didn’t have James Taylor singing at the airport but I think I’ll just say that that reinforces the fact that Kerry’s a SOB. As Rush says, “Symbolism over substance.” The rest of my thoughts are too graphic to type.
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