Posted on 11/20/2016 8:52:03 AM PST by Iron Munro
When Corporal Ryan Stickney and 200 of his fellow Marines prepared to return to their families after Operation Desert Storm in 1991, a logistics error forced them to turn to a surprising source for a ride home: Donald J. Trump.
Today, Stickney would like to say "thank you."
Stickney (left), was a squad leader in a TOW company of a Marine reserve unit based in Miami, FL and spent approximately six months in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War between 1990 and 1991.
Upon his unit’s return to the United States, the former Marine says the group spent several weeks decompressing at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina before heading back to Miami.
Stickney recalls being told that a mistake had been made within the logistics unit and that an aircraft wasn’t available to take the Marines home on their scheduled departure date.
This—according to Stickney—is where Donald Trump comes in.
"The way the story was told to us was that Mr. Trump found out about it and sent the airline down to take care of us. And that’s all we knew….I remember asking 'Who is Donald Trump?' I truly didn't know anything about him," the former Marine said.
Corporal Stickney snapped a photo to remember the day by:
The Trump campaign has confirmed to Hannity.com that Mr. Trump did indeed send his plane to make two trips from North Carolina to Miami, Florida to transport over 200 Gulf War Marines back home. No further details were provided.
The Marine says he and his family are—to this day—grateful for Trump’s kind gesture. "It may not seem like much to most people, but it was very important to a bunch of jar heads and more importantly their families waiting for them on the hot tarmac."
Stickney says that his father—a Korean War veteran and former Eastern Airlines captain—claimed to have never seen a 727 turn around and refuel so quickly. His father was so appreciative of Mr. Trump's help; he said he would fly for Trump for free to thank him for what he did.
Stickney says that in his 28 years of public service, he has yet to see this kind of support for the troops from any of the other candidates running for president: "I have not seen a Clinton or Sanders plane, or anything else for that matter, sent to support the troops."
YouTube story here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIXevCyvT9c
Thanks
Bump
now that truly warms the cockles of this Desert Storm vets heart. Best Vote Ever Casted!
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God bless Mr. Trump. Finally we once again have a patriotic hero in the White House which has been God’s doing and God’s miracle against all odds. Thank you Jesus.
Nice story that never happened.
May I assume you have evidence this is false?
Tower Air
Hair Force One
Has this story been verified?
Yeah, I know it's Snopes. But point out where any of what they say is inaccurate.
HA
to do something and not want credit for your good deed is rare in our leftist dream world of today....
Here is a link to a story that identifies many Snopes political pronouncements as questionable or downright not accurate.
Trump lost control of his airline in Sept 1990
Trump Airlines, was an airline owned by Donald Trump from 1989 to 1992.
Note: 1992 is 2 years after 1990
And this is just one of the reasons Trump won
He has done more for this country as a private citizen than the entire DC political class in their entire lives
Yup. Snopes is nothing but a pair of Democrat Kali libtards trying to do their part in leftest social engineering.
Explain the picture and the story. This Marine has no reason to lie. Snopes on the other hand. Trumps campaign confirms the story. You got nada
If you look at the plane it was Trumps personal plane not his airline. The story says it made two trips to get the job done
The man has a picture plus the Trump campaign said it’s true. I’ll take that any msm source
Trumps personal plane would not be set up to carry that many people.
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