I was deployed to DC in 1969 with the 82d during Anti-War riots. We initially went to Bolling AFB and then to the Pentagon and then to the Justice Department Building. Paratroopers in starched fatigues, helmets, and fixed bayonets had an amazing effect on the crowd, who quickly decided that they had something else to do that night. As a Platoon Leader, I was armed with a Trench Shotgun with a M1918 bayonet attached to reinforce the line of Troopers. That bayonet was 18 inches long.
Any looters in DC will be like a fish in a barrel
Ellie Hall
@ellievhall
Oh my God. It’s not even curfew yet and law enforcement (who are stationed in a square around the White House) have started “clearing” peaceful protesters with flash bangs and tear gas. #dcprotest
All American...
It would be awesome if they did a night jump into the city.
Were you the first to announce this, or was it already announced through official channels?
Good. Soldiers in full battle gear armed with rifles affixed with bayonets, departing Humvees would make any civilian wet his pants, turn tail, and run.
These fine people can’t even defend themselves in an active warzone. Posse commitatus died with the right to everything else.
Just should have let the places burn until the people decide to defend themselves.
Wasting disarmed m8litary lives as target oractice. Never thought we would lose this many freedoms. Under an R.
Prayers,my Son just got off 24 hours fighting fire’s in Philly.Had an Hour and a Half sleep.They ran out of police escourts in philly so if the people threw bricks they left.They also tried to climb two firetrucks.Bad move.Glad my Son’s are home safe tonight from the Peaceful Protesters.
Was in G2 with the 82nd when MLK was killed. Set up at the War College. Worked 12 on 12 off. Every morning my driver and I would drive to the poost office an picked up intel reports from 18th Corp. Total lock down. No one on streets so took a different route there and back to sightsee. Also rode a chopper that got to close to White House. Got message as soon as we landed. It said do that again and will shoot you down. :>0 Still have photos of bruned out areas. Went for blocks.
A bunch of Blackhawk and chinooks helicopter just flew over my house headed to Raleigh.
https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/active-duty-military-police-sent-to-dc-response-to-protest
Nice. Now law enforcement in our nation’s capital is not in the hands of a corrupt democrat mayor.
Git ‘em, men! Harvest, and make ‘em fall like wheat!
“Section 8
1: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;...15: To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;...”
Congress should start providing funds for the President’s suppression of the insurrection now.
good, the leftist DC mayor requested help finally.
Prayers UP!!!