Thanks for that post.
I would really like to get to the bottom of this. The public has the right to know.
In the meantime, I’ve advised my relatives not to get vaccinations unless absolutely necessary. And for kids, space them out a lot further.
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Bannister, Commander of the 10th Mountain Division, Dies 6 Days Before Retirement. He Was Completing A 34 Year Career.
The Pentagon has released a statement from Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett, Commanding General of U.S. Army Central, announcing the death of Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Bannister. Bannister, 56, stepped down last month as Commander of the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, NY, as part of the retirement transition.
He appeared to be in fine health on Saturday and the Pentagon said the death "was under investigation." The Lexington County Coroner's Office and the Pentagon did not release additional information on the circumstances surrounding Bannister's death
Since 2001, the 10th Mountain Division has been one of the most deployed divisions in the Army. Under his command during the past two years, units of the division deployed seven times to Afghanistan, Kuwait, Africa, Iraq and Korea. He died at what was to be his retirement home in Lake Murray, South Carolina.
Gen. Garrett described Bannister as "a legendary soldier and a good man who dedicated his life to his country. We are grieving with his family during this very difficult time.”
Prior to passage of the 2018/2019 defense budgets, Bannister had given several interviews warning about the military readiness crisis.
He said "It is an uncertain world that we're in. That's why it's so important we get the funding, training and equipment we need. We had seven very lean years. "If we get the current budget approved, we can repair the force and stop the 'death by a thousand cuts.' . . . "I like Fort Drum better than any other post because of the care factor. I think they really care for us here," he said.
It was his desire that Fort Drum become a new site for missile defense. In 2005, Bannister took command of the 4th Brigade Combat Team which he led into combat in Iraq, on what would be his third deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He went on to serve as the executive officer to the commanding general of Multi-National Forces-Iraq. Bannister also deployed multiple times to Afghanistan, including as the deputy commander of the 10th Mountain Division and again as the deputy chief of staff for operations for the International Security Assistance Force. Bannister spent 11 months in Afghanistan in 2016 and 2017.
The General was never political but he was not a fan of the Obama administrations policy of telling the Taliban in advance of U.S. plans.
He described Obama's Afghan troop draw down as "an ugly cliff."
Same here Re: vaccines. Doesn’t $10 million sound like a very low sum?