Political Science Major with concentrations in International Relations and Philosophy. 35 years of military Service, Airborne/Ranger/Pathfinder, E1 to 06.
Me not being Tim Walz, 5/2006, mobilized with the USAR, same time as his unit was. Saw many Red Bulls over there but no Walz, as he is a deployment dodging buddy fucking coward.
Just got of phone with sniper son, who had 28 months in Afghanistan: Dad, now I know how the Vietnam guys felt in 1975. This is so sad on so many levels.
On this date in 1976, I took my first oath into the service. Retired in 6/2011, over 35 years. The older I get, the better I was. This picture was taken in 3/1978, after I completed Pathfinder School.
40 years ago today, 7/7/1983, graduated from Ranger School. I am the second from the left. The five of us arrived at Infantry Officers Basic Course 1/7/1983. An intense six months.
Happy Veterans Day:
Three generations of Infantry at the age of 20;
Sniper son, 10th Mountain, Afghanistan, 2007;
Me, 101st, 1978;
Dad, 7th Infantry Division, Korea, holding the M1 Carbine, 3/1953.
79 years ago, my Father-in-Law's, uncle, PFC Beverly Janis, landed by glider, with 401st Glider Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, and was KIA D-Day +7. Hail Hero
@Partisangirl
Notice the secondary explosions, being the ordnance underneath the University going off. Making schools ammo supply points is a war crime.
45 years ago today, successfully completed Jump School. Eventually achieving 49 jumps on three continents with over 4 years on Airborne Status. All with the 101st.
@noonanjo
@ComfortablySmug
And anyone who has been around helicopter pilots in the Military, are not surprised. I worked four years as a Pathfinder and year in Iraq, they have nerves of steel.
@RepValDemings
You mean, like the 50 intell folks who claimed Hunter's Laptop was Russian Disinformation? Any cross-overs on that? They are on the Gravy Train, being the least affected by higher inflation.
@espiers
@LibertariaNYC
Miss Spiers: My degree in Political Science, with dual concentrations in International Relations and Philosophy. They obviously did not have you read the Federalist Papers, or you would know this:
@RepJasonCrow
Me too!! But my hunting rifles are all former military issue weapons: 30.06, 7.62 Nato, (.308), 8 mm, and .223 which are legal for hunting in ND. You are not the firearm expert you claim, if you don't understand that you are just squishy about the different platforms.
@ReichlinMelnick
@FoxNews
Sounds so cool. No one warms the border states when the illegals are coming either. I guess they are trying to make Martha's Vineyard feel like a border town. Delicious.
@DanCrenshawTX
And anyone who has been around helicopter pilots in the Military, are not surprised. I worked four years as a Pathfinder and year in Iraq, they have nerves of steel.
@KurtSchlichter
How come all the Colonels know this and Milley doesn't? What is up with that? Why give away all our stuff? I am heartsick, and pissed off.
@GenMhayden
Sir: Why didn't you urge this last summer when everything was burning in DC, Portland, Seattle, Kenosha, and Minneapolis? Kind of late to the game. BLM is a communist terrorist organization. What part of that have you missed? Sympathizing with commies is not a winning way.
@RashidaTlaib
One might argue an untrained and unqualified female was in the role as a police officer to fill a quota, and a black guy died. Only and untrained and unqualified individual would mistake their service pistol for a taser.
Happy Veterans Day:
My dad's family in Southwestern ND, the picture was taken in May of 1954. Dad was in the Army had been wounded a year earlier Korea. His oldest brother was in the Air Force, and the youngest was in the Navy. Only one stayed home to farm.
Folks and fellow travelers: Why women need to have and know firearms. Notice how the terrorist wannabe was getting in their faces, but the Wussie backed right down, when she got in his face and went eye ball to eye ball. Taking no shit. A word to the wise should be sufficient.
@RepColinAllred
Actually, a Mexican foreign national, military age male, with an illegally possessed AR-15, committed a hate crime against his Honduran neighbors, murdering most of them. Our unsupervised border, which you support contributed to this. There fixed it for you.
@USSOCOM
Well moving away from achievement and merit and putting people in position merely because of race, gender, or sexual confusion, is a recipe for failure.
Happy Veterans' Day: Dad 1SG in Vietnam 1969-1970, Squad Leader in Korea, 1952-1953, Sniper Son, Afghanistan, 2006 -2007 & 2009. 29 months total, and me. in 1978, before I got old.
@KurtSchlichter
Only one person died that day of unnatural causes, Ashley Babbitt. Her assailant has yet to be identified, due to either using an unauthorized weapon, or not supposed to have one. You got a better take?
@AVindman
You weren't punished. You came out on the Colonels' List and got a slot to the War College. You had to retire because you were overweight and could not pass a PT test.
@KurtSchlichter
Kurt: I did not wear our country's uniform for 35 years, to have Stalinist Show Trials and Kangaroo Courts. I no longer recommend military service to anyone, either.
@KurtSchlichter
She looks like a person who seems to be okay with rounding up people, and sending them to the Gulags or to the woods to be shot. Nothing tolerant about her.
Two of my three work horses: 1946 2N, with a 7ft Chisel Plow behind it; 1947 8N with Melroe Loader and a 60 inch box scraper. Ground all chewed up. Won't plant for another two weeks, weather in ND don't ya know?