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Mexican Prison Ordeal Saps Marine's Life Savings
military.com ^ | Jul 18, 2014 | Fox news

Posted on 07/29/2014 7:16:03 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda

Mexican Prison Ordeal Saps Marine's Life Savings

While Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi was living on a base and eating MREs in Afghanistan and earning a battlefield promotion, his paychecks from Uncle Sam were piling up in the bank. He dreamed of returning to Weston, Fla., when his second tour of duty ended and buying a new truck, maybe getting a place of his own. At 26, and with a modest nest egg waiting, he had a future back home. Now Tahmooressi languishes in a Mexican prison, plagued by Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. And the $65,000 he saved in the service of his nation is gone, according to his mother. "He has already lost all of his life savings," his mother, Jill Tahmooressi, said. "When this is all over he will have nothing and will be facing an enormous debt."

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KEYWORDS: marines; mexicomarine; tahmooressi

1 posted on 07/29/2014 7:16:03 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Welcome to the NWO being orchestrated by Obama and his employer, George Soros, who receives his orders directly from Satan. I personally believe 0 has done everything he can to break the middle class’ back to remove or diminish their stability and financial reserves.


2 posted on 07/29/2014 7:23:34 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
What an outrage! How about all those do-gooders who sympathized and gave big bucks for the ILLEGALS use their money and political influence for this?

Where's John McCain??

3 posted on 07/29/2014 7:23:42 AM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

From what I heard, he entered Mexico by mistake. The freeway to the Mexican border is confusing to people who haven’t been there before. I heard he made a wrong turn, and was not intending to go to Mexico. You pass a point of no return, and then will encounter Mexican border patrol, not American border patrol.

He had guns with him, that are legal in America, but are illegal to have in Mexico. So he got arrested.

I wish this can be resolved and get him out of there. He could be facing years in a Mexican prison.


4 posted on 07/29/2014 7:24:09 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (s)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
For the love of God...can someone somewhere do something?? Mercenaries? Retired special ops? Grunts? ANYONE??
5 posted on 07/29/2014 7:25:42 AM PDT by gimme1ibertee (When injustice becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Close the border.Seal it tighter than the Berlin Wall.Aim the machine guns toward *Mexico* and place the land mines on *our* side of the border.Let them keep their lice ridden,illiterate people.Let them keep their trashy television sets and cars.Let them starve.


6 posted on 07/29/2014 7:25:55 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Rat Party Policy:Lie,Deny,Refuse To Comply)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

This is ridiculous.


7 posted on 07/29/2014 7:27:58 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Amazing. The so-called Mexican border patrol obviously only works one way.

A trust fund for this guy would be nice.


8 posted on 07/29/2014 7:28:26 AM PDT by JudyinCanada
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

If he had deserted from the Marines, he would be free today and Mexico would have gotten five of their drug lords back.


9 posted on 07/29/2014 7:32:01 AM PDT by anoldafvet (Close the border!!!)
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Plus he could’ve potentially have been re-instated without any blemishes on his record.

This country dishonors it’s true hero’s and promotes evil traitors.


10 posted on 07/29/2014 7:39:50 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Bible Summary in a few verses: John 14:6, John 6:29, Romans 10:9-10)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

From the article ... pitch in for his defense fund at http://www.andrewfreedomfund.com


11 posted on 07/29/2014 7:48:01 AM PDT by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
Meanwhile the Taliban version of Bradley/Chelsea Manning is mincing around scot free.


12 posted on 07/29/2014 7:55:48 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Hitlery: Incarnation of evil.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
The on location report done by Greta showed the confusing roadways at the border. Once in the wrong lane, there is no place to turn back.

But she also reported that the minute he got up to the border check he told them he was in that lane by mistake, did not wish to enter Mexico and told them "if you search my car you will find weapons that I legally own". He was straight forward and cooperative. He is a good American being let down by not so good Americans.

This administration continues to disgust me.

13 posted on 07/29/2014 7:57:51 AM PDT by Baynative (How much longer will the media be able to prop up this administration?)
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To: JudyinCanada
A trust fund for this guy would be nice.

An excellent idea.I've read that there are websites where this nation's (and perhaps Canada's as well) spoiled brats beg money from perfect strangers to fund their honeymoons,pay their tuition or buy their BMWs.I'd surely give $20 to a fund for this guy.

And what you say about the border patrol is true.I get to Canada fairly frequently and your border guards are always polite yet thorough.Coming home,OTOH,I often get snide,rude questions from *our* border guards.I guess if I spoke Spanish they (the US Border Guards) would be more civil.

14 posted on 07/29/2014 7:58:33 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Rat Party Policy:Lie,Deny,Refuse To Comply)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
At this point, why haven't some rogue military gone in to get him?

This could be solved in a few minutes if the Mexico-US border were closed. Instead, Mexico is being rewarded because we allow the hordes to leave northern Mexico for the US.

I'm beyond disgusted.

15 posted on 07/29/2014 8:04:14 AM PDT by grania
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To: Gay State Conservative

I would happily kick in money for this poor guy stuck in a Mexican prison. I guess they have the space to house him, seeing as they don’t bother imprisoning their own criminals.


16 posted on 07/29/2014 8:23:24 AM PDT by JudyinCanada
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

There is a “Free Our Marine” petition and the Freedom Alliance just donated to his cause. Via Ollie North Facebook post.

www.freeourmarine.com


17 posted on 07/29/2014 8:39:15 AM PDT by huldah1776
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Hmmmm. Cheated and plundered by Mexicans. Why does that sound so familiar ?


18 posted on 07/29/2014 10:02:34 AM PDT by jimt (Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

This is preposterous!! FREE THIS MARINE!! Burn up our Rep’s lines!


19 posted on 07/29/2014 5:07:22 PM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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