Posted on 05/25/2026 10:39:35 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
On a day when Americans traditionally pause to honor the brave service members who made the ultimate sacrifice, MS NOW opted for a different approach: publishing an opinion piece accusing the U.S. military of wrongdoing in the ongoing conflict with Iran.
In her Memorial Day article entitled "The Pentagon can honor our military dead this Memorial Day by committing to fight the right way," retired Air Force Lt. Col. and MS NOW contributor Rachel E. VanLandingham argues that the best way for the Pentagon to honor fallen troops is by “owning the mistakes” that have killed Iranian civilians, restoring the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response program allegedly dismantled under the Trump administration, and launching transparent investigations into U.S. strikes.
VanLandingham highlights incidents such as a U.S. strike that reportedly killed nearly 200 Iranian schoolgirls and teachers, along with damage to approximately 22 schools and medical facilities. She criticizes the lack of formal U.S. acknowledgment, explanation, or apology for certain events, while citing estimates of over 1,700 Iranian civilian casualties.
Notably absent is significant emphasis on American troops who have been killed and wounded in the Iran conflict.
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She has co-authored pieces protesting what she described as Trump’s “initial assault on the role and rule of law in the military,” including the firing of senior military officers. She has characterized Trump as employing "classic fascist strategy” to consolidate power through extreme nationalism by pitting the military against Americans.
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Leave it to MS NOW to “celebrate” Memorial Day by . . . attacking the US military.
Sick. How could an AWFUL have ever become a Lt. Col. in our military?
Scary!
Used up an Ugly Stick on that , maybe 2
Seeing that face on television is a war crime...
What did you expect? MS NOW’s USA Sports (Versant) is producing NASCAR broadcasts for The Washington BLEEP. People are noticing after 24 years of Fox, these past few years they’ve removed the emphasis on the soldiers (such as the memorial roll call of soldiers we’ve lost from 600 to 600 during the broadcast).
Of course you’d expect this from Versant.
No different than dozens of Tuckerrhoid Freepers posting here
The definition of ugly. If I had a dog with a face like that...
Is that Miss MISS NOW?
How are MS NOW ratings doing ? I haven’t heard much about that.
They aren’t really FReepers...They are dumocrat trolls...
Probably can’t even make a decent sandwich.
“retired Air Force Lt. Col. and MS NOW contributor Rachel E. VanLandingham” I’d like to give you a command Rachel.
Is that a man? I have said repeatedly that any military member or veteran who is a democrat suffers from a serious self hate complex.
she should get a mulligan
Retired Air Force Lt. Cols. like her are probably a big reason for having stupid rules of engagement that led to increased casualties of our troupes. Please recall her to duty for court marshal and strip her of her rank and retirement.
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