Posted on 07/31/2015 6:07:20 AM PDT by don-o
When Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez attacked the U.S. Naval and Marine Reserve Center on July 16 with a handgun and an assault rifle, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Tim White opened fire.
White used his personal weapon to try to fend off Abdulazeez, he confirmed to the Times Free Press on Thursday. Abdulazeez killed four Marines and a Navy specialist in the brazen daytime attack.
White, who has served in the Navy for 13 years, moved to Chattanooga in April with his wife and six kids — and a seventh on the way. As the commanding officer at the center, White is limited in what details he can release because of the ongoing investigation into the attack.
But his wife, Franicia White, said she supports her husband's actions that day.
"He values human life enough to protect his sailors and others," she said. "I am honored to be his wife and stand by him 100 percent."
(Excerpt) Read more at timesfreepress.com ...
I agree.
I am totally shocked they posted a family picture...
In my eyes, it's like painting a target on their backs...
Thanks for the spelling correction - I knew something didn’t look right in my post.
You know why they finally ordered the flags to half staff for this incident, don’t you?
Someone reminded Obama that Abdulazeez died in the attack.
I think it’s axiomatic to Obama that White = bad.
He ought to be promoted to Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
On Wednesday, a Florida resident named White in a petition that asks President Barack Obama to honor the men who fired their personal weapons at Abdulazeez. The petition, which had more than 700 signatures Thursday, asks Obama to give the men who fired medals of bravery for saving lives during the attack.(snip)
Filed on the White House website, the petition must reach at least 100,000 signatures by Aug. 28 in order to get a response from the White House.
4,400 signatures now.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/honor-our-service-members-who-used-their-personal-firearms-fight-back-against-terrorist-attacker-chattanooga
You know, it is entirely f***ing possible that Bammie lowered the flags just to honor his newly minted Shahid.
God help this nation of ours!
I just hope that whom ever is the next president that they do away with this online white house petition crap.
If the next president isn’t a Democrat, the White House petition will be used heavily against him.
Give the guy his bird.
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