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Navy investigating unit's display of Trump flag
Stars & Stripes ^ | 2/3/17 | Peter Holley

Posted on 02/03/2017 5:10:41 AM PST by markomalley

Steve Thompson was on his way to pick up some feed for his goat farm Sunday morning when he noticed an impressive-looking military convoy and started filming. When he neared the lead vehicle in the convoy, the 32-year-old Shepherdsville, Ky., man noticed something else: A large blue and white Trump campaign flag.

"I just thought it was just a bunch of military vehicles," Thompson, who was driving near Louisville at the time, told the Lexington Herald Leader . "I was surprised because I figured you wouldn't be able to fly anything on a Humvee other than an American flag."

The Navy has since confirmed that the convoy was from a Virginia Beach-based special warfare unit.

Thompson's video is one of two that have been circulating on social media this week, drawing both praise and outrage, and prompting the Navy to open an investigation into the flag-flying display. One of the Facebook videos showing the convoy was viewed close to 80,000 times before it was taken down Thursday afternoon - but not before unleashing a flood of comments.

(Excerpt) Read more at stripes.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: convoy; flag; military; navy; trump
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To: markomalley

Now we have “flags” supporting our president instead of “#%&$”.


41 posted on 02/03/2017 6:15:30 AM PST by Proyecto Anonimo
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To: petercooper

I am deeply offended............................... Of course, after all he’s the new Hitler, his flag would offend many. There must have been a massive pile up on the opposite side of the road, where the snowflakes had to stop to vomit. If it was a Hillary flag the conservatives would just shrug their shoulders, and think, idiots.


42 posted on 02/03/2017 6:16:40 AM PST by Bringbackthedraft (???? My tag line dissappeared. ???)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Which totally contradicts yesterday’s statement ...


43 posted on 02/03/2017 6:27:13 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: Gaffer
The pendulum swings - I love it. I immediately thought of this picture, when John Kerry insulted our troops in Irak as beng stuck there and many of them illiterate. It's worth posting again -

 photo stuck_in_irak.jpg

44 posted on 02/03/2017 6:37:13 AM PST by MomwithHope (THE LIBERAL BUBBLE HAS BURST!!!)
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To: MomwithHope

thanks.....


45 posted on 02/03/2017 6:43:31 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: petercooper
So is Tom Daschel.
46 posted on 02/03/2017 6:49:37 AM PST by sport
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To: PIF
This post appeared yesterday and was determined by the DOD to not be any military unit but surplus vehicles flying some sort of flag which DOES NOT say ‘Trump’.

Did they have Inspector Clouseau leading the investigation? That flag very clearly is a TRUMP flag.

47 posted on 02/03/2017 6:57:25 AM PST by pepsi_junkie (ui)
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To: markomalley
I say hunt them down mercilessly.















Gotta know who to give the commendations to.
48 posted on 02/03/2017 6:58:25 AM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools. Go Trump!)
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To: GreenHornet

Flag Officers?


49 posted on 02/03/2017 6:59:08 AM PST by GOYAKLA (" The Russians made me vote, for Donald J. Trump"! NOT!)
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To: markomalley

I can assure everyone that the guy who complained about the flag is not in any way representative of how the vast majority of Kentuckians feel. Louisville is the liberal cesspool of Kentucky.


50 posted on 02/03/2017 7:01:20 AM PST by lakecumberlandvet (APPEASEMENT NEVER WORKS.)
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To: markomalley

I really like to click the source link to read more, but their website is just completely unreadable for me.


51 posted on 02/03/2017 7:10:17 AM PST by dila813 (Voting for Trump to Punish Trumpets!)
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To: GOYAKLA
Flag Officers?

You're right. Of course identifying Flag Officers should continue. I was thinking more along the lines of anything political. I understand loyalty to the Commander in Chief - that goes without saying. Senior military leaders should be free to express their concerns on policy matters directly affecting the military, however, the active military should remain neutral when it comes to partisan politics.

52 posted on 02/03/2017 7:12:25 AM PST by GreenHornet
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To: markomalley

And these are the military guys Sarah Silverman expects to rise up against Trump in a coup? Riiiight.

(Love the flag! The statement it makes is loud and clear.)


53 posted on 02/03/2017 7:18:09 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (If you think the party that freed the slaves are the racist ones, you probably are a liberal.)
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To: Old Teufel Hunden
"Okay unit, hold out your hands, I am going to officially slap them with this ruler Ice Cold Beer. Now get back to making America Great Again..."

Fixed it...

54 posted on 02/03/2017 7:21:31 AM PST by Aevery_Freeman (Patriotism TRUMPS prejudice.)
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To: GreenHornet

I agree. If it not GI, it does not belong there. Yes, he is CIC, but this is a very slippery slope. What next ISIS flag OK too?


55 posted on 02/03/2017 7:22:40 AM PST by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Video at post 16
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3520855/posts?page=16#16


56 posted on 02/03/2017 7:25:04 AM PST by Whenifhow
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To: markomalley

...And Sarah Silverman thinks the military will get behind fringe lunatic liberals for a coup???


57 posted on 02/03/2017 8:04:54 AM PST by Sasparilla ( I'm Not tired of Winning)
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To: PIF
Which totally contradicts yesterday’s statement ...

It was in the posted article had you taken the time to read it................

58 posted on 02/03/2017 3:32:41 PM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: PIF

In fact it was in the third paragraph in the above......


59 posted on 02/03/2017 3:35:10 PM PST by Hot Tabasco
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