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Credit: Drew68
Posted on 08/11/2024 7:11:30 PM PDT by Drew68
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And I think of all those emotions I went through when our country was attacked: 374 Minnesota in the Global War on Terrorism fear, anger, confusion, hope, pride, a desire for revenge, guilt. As for me, I was sitting in room 114 at Mankato West High School right before school started. And in a typical high school, there was the noise in the halls, and it was a new school year. But then kids started coming in and sitting in classrooms and the TV was on, and those events started to unfold, and that room got fuller and quieter and there were tears and fear and confusion.
In the years after that classroom, I had the privilege of serving in this state's national guard. I stood one night in the dark of night on the tarmac at Bagram Air Base in Iraq and watched a military ramp ceremony–a soldier’s body being loaded onto a plane to be returned home. And if you've seen it, you don't leave the same. It makes you wonder, what are we doing? What are we trying to get to? And then watching as all of you have been, the confusing last few weeks with the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
As we’ve been reminded today, it was this state that volunteered first when the nation was most in peril. From Gettysburg to Kabul, Minnesotans have been there and they've done what was asked of them. Ahead of this day of remembrance, I spoke with former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff George Casey, who served during this time. He and I reflected on the horrors of what happened. I think General Votel was right: It was more than the beginning or the end, it was the middle. It was the middle that mattered. It was the sacrifices that mattered.
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This guy is gonna be gone by the end of the week.
” I stood one night in the dark of night on the tarmac at Bagram Air Base in Iraq and watched a military ramp ceremony–a soldier’s body being loaded onto a plane”
Did he really say that?
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That’s Big, and will be removed by tomorrow.
BTT. He didn’t, of course, do any of that.
No. He's never deployed to either Iraq or Afghanistan.
Waltzing Matilda.
This is the 21st Century where we all got to define our own reality.
Was he in Afghanistan later as a Congressman ?
read the pdf...search for “ I stood one night” ...it’s there in black and white...
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I think that Server is being overwhelmed.
Wanna bet it’s removed by Noon Central?
You mean the quote will be scrubbed from the internet tomorrow. Stolen Valor Waltz ain't going nowhere.
It looks as though cute statements implying that he deployed eventually turned into outright lies.
I’m guessing people believed he had deployed, and since he was Gov., asked him to speak to a memorial event. At that point, he choice not to clarify that he hadn’t deployed. Instead, he went with full retard.
I thought the reference to Bagram Air Base, Iraq, was a reveal. A battalion command sergeant major would know what damn country he was in.
What am I missing? He watched a soldier’s body being put onto a plane...
Tomorrow’s Headline: Republicans Pounce; Seek to Discredit Vet with Longitudinal Perception Disability
Interesting idea, however one believes that he's staying.
Dems can more easily construct a wall of lies than do the right thing. (And, whomever they might select for a replacement might just have as many closeted skeletons for us to discover.)
Deceit.
It's the Dems' middle name.
did you find this ?
If so, who do you push it to ?
if not where did you find it ?
That should pretty much be the final nail. Maybe should have held off until after the convention with it...
I don’t know what the issue is here but if we actually have disqualifying msterial can we please shoe a little strategic thinking and drop it when he is officially nominated?
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Yes, the Document will be removed from the State of Minnesota Server.
The big media aren’t going to quote others that pick it up.
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