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Chattanooga shooting: Springfield native Thomas Sullivan among Marines killed
masslive.com ^ | 7/17/15 | Conor Berry

Posted on 07/17/2015 9:32:36 AM PDT by BlatherNaut

He grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts, survived two tours of duty in Iraq, and earned a Purple Heart. But, according to his family, he died in a domestic terrorist attack on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at the hands of a madman in Chattanooga, Tennessee, who shot up a military base, killing four Marines and wounding three others.

His name is Thomas J. Sullivan, 40, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps, one of three kids of Jerry and Betty Sullivan. He grew up in the East Forest Park section of Springfield, graduated Cathedral High School and went on to serve his country in Iraq.

Just a few days ago, Sullivan was jogging along Mill Road in Hampden, Massachusetts, where his parents live. Now, he's the latest entry in a chapter of American history in which people who view the nation as a foe attack citizens on American soil in the name of such and such a cause and for such and such an alleged transgression, if the same motive for past incidents holds true.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts; US: Tennessee; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abdulazeez; chattanooga; fallen; marines; sullivan; usmc
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1 posted on 07/17/2015 9:32:36 AM PDT by BlatherNaut
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To: BlatherNaut

Heartbreaking.


2 posted on 07/17/2015 9:40:40 AM PDT by FES0844
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To: FES0844

I got nothin’. Been crying for the past two days.

Deport! Deport! Deport!

Impeach the current ‘leadership’ (ALL OF THEM!) for their TREASON against, ‘We The People.’


3 posted on 07/17/2015 9:43:45 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: BlatherNaut

RIP marine, thank you for your sacrifice.


4 posted on 07/17/2015 9:48:15 AM PDT by exnavy (Gun control is two hands, one shot, one kill.)
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To: BlatherNaut
But, according to his family, he died in a domestic terrorist attack on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at the hands of a madman in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Not a "madman". He died at the hands of an evil Muslim. Disgusting the way the media attempts to conceal reality.

5 posted on 07/17/2015 9:48:44 AM PDT by BlatherNaut
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To: BlatherNaut

Can we stop saying Islam is a peaceful religion yet?


6 posted on 07/17/2015 9:57:21 AM PDT by matt04
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To: BlatherNaut

Bush Doctrine: Bring the fight to the radical islamist.
BO Doctrine: Bring the radical islamist to the fight.


7 posted on 07/17/2015 9:59:24 AM PDT by TheDon (BO must be replaced immediately for the good of the nation and the world!)
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To: BlatherNaut

The Cream Of The Crop Of America.

We better start WINNING wars instead of killing and maming our best Sons.

Repubs & Duhms don’t try to win wars. This is suicidal.

Stop whining and start fighting. Not with words; with what it takes to win, with what the Left used to DEFEAT freedom, liberty & law: FORCE.


8 posted on 07/17/2015 10:05:23 AM PDT by Uversabound (Our Military past and present: Our Highest example of Brotherhood of Man & Doing God's Will)
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To: matt04

Can we stop saying Islam is a peaceful religion yet?

Me again:

DEATH CULT


9 posted on 07/17/2015 10:06:58 AM PDT by Uversabound (Our Military past and present: Our Highest example of Brotherhood of Man & Doing God's Will)
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To: BlatherNaut

Waiting for Ø to order flags at half-mast. 3-2-1....


10 posted on 07/17/2015 10:28:13 AM PDT by QT3.14 (California DMV: Department of Mexican Voting)
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To: BlatherNaut

As A, Coulter points out in her book, this is what happens when America allows entrance to immigrants who hate the United States of America. We have an insane immigration policy.
(There’s nothing wrong with our laws: they simply aren’t enforced by our irresponsible, malicious executive branch.)

Rest in peace, brave Marines.


11 posted on 07/17/2015 10:32:42 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: BlatherNaut

http://americanmilitarynews.com/2015/07/first-fallen-marine-identified-in-tn-meet-and-honor-him/


12 posted on 07/17/2015 11:45:29 AM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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