They are considered "amphibious" because they come under the department of the Navy. Marines can fly pretty well too.
Posted on 07/09/2013 8:22:46 AM PDT by InvisibleChurch
A wounded war veteran has described the moment security agents treated him like a 'terrorist' on a recent trip to California because he couldn't raise his injured right arm in a full-body scanner and his dress uniform contained 'too much metal.'
Cpl. Nathan Kemnitz was awarded a Purple Heart after he almost died in 2004 from an injury incurred from a roadside bomb in Fallujah, Iraq. The brave soldier recently traveled to Sacramento, California to receive another award as his district's veteran of the year.
But, what should have been a celebratory experience was tainted when suspicious security workers at both the Sacramento International Airport and the California State Capitol Buildings subjected him to intense screenings and even ordered him to take off his uniform.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
This picture tells you everything you need to know about America.
Yet another story of our wonderful TSA saving us from terrorists.
This whole organization is an astounding waste of taxpayer money.
They are considered "amphibious" because they come under the department of the Navy. Marines can fly pretty well too.
Why not??? He’s wearing the American terrorist uniform/s...
Surprising that the Marine wasn’t searched by a bearded muzzie TSA goon wearing a kufi cap.
I’m convinced that those TSA screws hate the military, especially the returning wounded heroes. Makes them look even more like the spiteful little wannabe dictators they are.
True, they are the Men's Department.
My dad was Navy UDT during WWII and left signs on the beaches “welcoming” the Marines ashore, you saying he wasn’t from a “Men’s Department”?
Not at all, if you had served in the Navy, you would have recognized the setup and the tee shot. It is a very common conversation between squids and jarheads. I doubt your father would have objected.
This story just pissed me off. It is time to revamp the TSA, fire the idiots (including Napalitano) and start using common-sense profiling. Marine Cpl Kemnitz deserves a formal apology and our thanks.
No he would not and would have joined in I’m sure. He had many stories about how they would ride the Marine contingent on the ships and call them “sea-going bell hops”. All in good nature I’m sure.
Dress blues are a liberty uniform designated for any occasion while off duty.
Thanks, a really good read.
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