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U.S. Space Force reveals members will be known as ‘guardians’
ktla ^ | Dec 18, 2020 / 04:25 PM PST

Posted on 12/18/2020 6:43:44 PM PST by BenLurkin

The Trump administration celebrated the first birthday of the U.S. Space Force on Friday by announcing that its members will be known as “guardians.”

Vice President Mike Pence made the announcement at a celebratory event tracing the development of the newest branch of the military over the past year.

“It is my honor, on behalf of the president of the United States, to announce that henceforth the men and women of the United States Space Force will be known as guardians,” Pence said. “Soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and guardians will be defending our nation for generations to come.”

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: guardians; usspaceforce
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1 posted on 12/18/2020 6:43:44 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Bleh.


2 posted on 12/18/2020 6:44:14 PM PST by Skywise
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To: SunkenCiv; All

3 posted on 12/18/2020 6:44:35 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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4 posted on 12/18/2020 6:44:39 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Skywise

Yeah. They should be called Space Cowboys.


5 posted on 12/18/2020 6:45:23 PM PST by HighSierra5
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To: BenLurkin

If they have to sign billion-year contracts, I’m outta here!


6 posted on 12/18/2020 6:49:27 PM PST by Retrofitted
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To: BenLurkin

“Starship Troopers”


7 posted on 12/18/2020 6:49:28 PM PST by dynachrome ( “The people have spoken . . . and they must be punished.” Ed Koch)
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To: BenLurkin

Guardians with X boxes to be precise


8 posted on 12/18/2020 6:49:38 PM PST by Track9 (English language instruction in china is sponsored by the CCP to facilitate espionage. )
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To: BenLurkin

https://www.quora.com/Why-are-soldiers-in-science-fiction-always-called-Marines


9 posted on 12/18/2020 6:49:39 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: BenLurkin

Of the galaxy?


10 posted on 12/18/2020 6:49:44 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: BenLurkin

Perhaps the trainees will be called Space Cadets.


11 posted on 12/18/2020 6:50:12 PM PST by mkmensinger
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To: BenLurkin
So I guess my suggestion of “space cowboys” was rejected. Oh, well. But think about how neat that would have been. Soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and space cowboys.


12 posted on 12/18/2020 6:50:37 PM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition,)
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To: BenLurkin

I don’t like that. Call them soldiers or sailors.


13 posted on 12/18/2020 6:51:08 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: BenLurkin

Is one of them a raccoon? I’m on board with this, as long as they have a raccoon with a Brooklyn accent and a bad attitude.


14 posted on 12/18/2020 6:52:22 PM PST by dangus
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To: Larry Lucido

Well, at least they didn’t name them after the Houston team....https://webmail.lerctr.org/~transit/healy/astros.wav


15 posted on 12/18/2020 6:53:07 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Spacemen? Airlessmen?


16 posted on 12/18/2020 6:53:34 PM PST by dangus
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To: BenLurkin

The Guardians will be transported in a fleet of Millennium Falcons :-)


17 posted on 12/18/2020 6:54:15 PM PST by MachIV
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To: Larry Lucido

Will they have a Rac(coon) Division?


18 posted on 12/18/2020 6:54:37 PM PST by rfp1234 (Caveat Emperor: Dominion delenda est.)
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To: BenLurkin

“Regulators”....


19 posted on 12/18/2020 6:57:19 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: BenLurkin

Maybe we need another group called “Patriots”.
Who is responsible for bringing to justice those who fraudulently steal elections!


20 posted on 12/18/2020 6:57:24 PM PST by 9422WMR (Lie, cheat, steal. It’s how the democRATS operate. )
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