Posted on 08/02/2010 5:28:33 AM PDT by seekthetruth
LTC (ret) Allen West:
"Let me be perfectly clear - as a Battalion Commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom, my number one priority was the safety and lives of my men."
http://www.allenwestforcongress.com/
(Excerpt) Read more at allenwestforcongress.com ...
"While my service in Iraq has been well documented, I wanted to share this short video with you that further explains what I did, why I did it, and what happened as a result. You will clearly come to know who I am."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnrIppYp8y4
Not a good choice of words - the number one priority of a military unit ought to be the succeessful conclusion of the mission.
To know Allen West, is to love him!
I am truly blessed to know Allen.
One of the most enduring values my Parents instilled in me was a sense of duty through service to my Country, America. Leading by example, my Father served in WWII, my Mother served 25 years as a civilian with the 6th Marine Corps District Headquarters in Atlanta, my older Brother served in the Marine Corps and was wounded during the Battle of Khe Sanh in the Vietnam War, and my young Nephew currently serves as a Captain in the Army, already having served 2 tours in Afghanistan.
The 22 years of active duty service in which I proudly wore an Army uniform defined my life. My military service brought me to 13 countries, including 2 tours in Iraq (Operation Desert Storm & Operation Iraqi Freedom). After retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2004, my sense of duty and commitment to public service brought me to Deerfield Beach High School as a teacher, and later motivated me to return to the battelfield of Afghanistan, where I served as a Civilian Advisor to the Afghan Army for 2 ½ years. It is this commitment to serving my Country, and its citizens, that has motivated me to run for Congress.
As our campaign to restore honor, integrity and character to Washington, DC gains momentum, our incumbent opponent - Democratic Congressman Ron Klein - has made a series of moves that evidences he will do and say anything to win. As our campaign continues to address the issues affecting South Florida, Klein and his political cronies have all but announced that they will distort my proven record of honorable service in the name of retaining power.
During the next 3 months, this dishonorable opponent is going to try to distort and falsify my service in Iraq as a combat Battalion Commander in 2003. Let me be perfectly clear - as a Battalion Commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom, my number one priority was the safety and lives of my men. I am proud to have sacrificed my military career in order to carry out that solemn promise to each of them and their families.
While my service in Iraq has been well documented, I wanted to share this short video with you that further explains what I did, why I did it, and what happened as a result. You will clearly come to know who I am.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnrIppYp8y4
Steadfast and Loyal,
LTC (Ret) Allen B. West
Darn straight. Mission First.
I am thinking the successful conclusion of the mission would be rather hard to do without his men.
He sounds great! Have there been any recent polls?
Lt. Col. Allen West is ONE HELLUVA MAN! True PATRIOT! Thanks for posting.
I have not heard about any polls as yet. I am sure after Allen wins the Primary of August 24th there will be some mention of how Allen will win in November over Ron Klein.
Klein is desperate and his actions of late certainly prove that! Why poor Ron Klein didn;t want to even go to a gala dinner event where Allen & his wife would be in attendance. Guess Ron was afraid Allen would get more attention!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2556657/posts?page=139#139
Listening to statements from our wonderful soldiers who served with LTC Allen West certainly makes it crystal clear that they were proud and thankful to have served under Allen's leadership!
LTC West was thrown under the bus by the DIVARTY Commander and the West Point Protection Association.
Contrast his treatment with how Nate Sassman was handled.
LTC (ret) Allen West:
Man of Honor and integrity.
Accept no substitute.
Yes, but the truth always comes out. Allen is a hero and that is a fact! No matter who tries to bury that fact, it will NEVER work. Truth and honor wins!
DITTO THAT!! :)
California Freeper Ping!
Totally agree. Allen is very much the real deal. Am maxed out to him. Suggest everyone does.
Field Artillery motto:
Mission first,
People always
Of course.
But if your "number one priority is the safety and lives of your men", then pack them up and send them home - it's a heck of a lot safer here than out there with all that icky mud and noise and fighting and stuff.
That this subject matter has been brought up by the left, is a sign of how desperate they are getting.
Thanks.
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