[dynachrome]

Pfc. Tariqka Sheffey

Maybe if people gave their kids ordinary names.....?

[Beowulf9]

Send her to the front.

When she sees who’s coming at her she suddenly will find she wants that flag behind her.

Then saluting it will suddenly make sense.

[dhs12345]

I think that this is an old picture.

[OwenKellogg]

I don’t know the PFC, but I do know her mom.

I actually supervised her mom as we were working as civilians on a military base. The father is a career military guy, though I’ve never met him.

[SevenofNine]

WHOA what a b******

[Ronin]

In the early 80s, as a JO2 USN, I had the honor and privilege of serving as the editor for the NTC San Diego base newspaper, “The Hoist”.

Our office was in the Center Commander’s complex across from Preble Field. Often times, when Evening Colors rolled around, Service School Command kids, in and out of uniform, would wander down to that area. Officers and enlisted would take a break from their duties to line the various patios — to listen, pay respect, and share the experience.

Looking back now, I remember those as some of the most wonderful experiences of my Navy days, indeed my entire life. Those pure, haunting bugle notes — so clean and sweet — they still give me goosebumps.

[Cyber Liberty]

Little Miss Black will reap the whirlwind. It takes a lot to piss off the brass these days...God save you if you do.

[Riptides]

she sounds like a nappy-headed ho.

[paterfamilias]

I am very conflicted.

That an all-volunteer force attracts human detritus like this into the Army makes me actually want to agree with Rep. Charles the Tax Cheat Rangel (perish the thought!) that we should re-institute the draft.

Hopefully, the planned downsizing of the Army will result in the flushing of dreck like this one from the ranks.

[taxcontrol]

I’m reminded of the FLOTUS commenting “All this over a flag.” The rot starts at the top.

[freepersup]

I stopped reading at Tariqka.

However, I continued reading the comments at the article and some of them were absolutely hilarious.

I worked in Afghanistan, and one of the things you could do while there, was to buy a US flag at the PX, then take it to the unit that was responsible for the bases functions, security, etc., and have them fly your flag “in the face of the enemy”. Unfortunately, when I went to their HQs, they had a backlog of flags and no US service member to fly the flags. I asked if I could volunteer and they said I could assist the military member that raised the flags if they could come up with one. I got a day off a few weeks later, for the 4th of July, taking it as close to my birthday- as the 14 day window would allow, and reported for volunteer duties as advised.

I met a PFC and we began in earnest. We both followed protocol as he was squared away and I was prior service. There were close to a hundred flags stacked up in the orderly room awaiting raising, and when the dust cleared at the end of the PFC’s shift- we had sent about 40 flags skyward.

The law had not been passed yet, giving a veteran the right to salute the flag, so I would place my hand over my heart whenever the PFC raised or lowered the flag, and he would salute each time I handed him the folded flag. I earned the utmost respect from this PFC, and he earned mine that day.

As is protocol; whenever a flag is raised and military members are passing by on foot, they are to stop and render respect to the flag by coming to attention, then execute a crisp hand salute. A few did, but most didn’t. Those that didn’t, would look down or away from us, avoiding eye contact with the both of us. That PFC was one pissed of trooper by the end of the day.

I met him some time later in the chow hall, and got to congratulate him for his promotion to SPC 4. We both acted like long lost relatives when we met, and it made my day.

FU Tariqka! Get The F*** Out!

[Jabba the Nutt]

How did I know the soldier was Black before looking at the picture. This soldier has just earned herself the Michelle Obama Respect for American Award.

[dennisw]

Can a nation this stupid survive?

[Jet Jaguar]

Active Duty ping.

Same subject.

[ConorMacNessa]

How sad! Has she no idea what the American Flag stands for, or what has brought her to the point where she can say she is a member of the U.S. Army?

During my time on active duty, it was my Honor to stand the Chief of the Day watch at NNMC Bethesda - even though I was only an HM/2. I felt privileged to raise and lower the Colors on that watch. There is a little history here - my dad, an MSC officer in the Navy stood the OOD Watch at that command a few years before me. Had we served contemporaneously, he would have been standing to my left as the presiding Officer as I raised or lowered the Colors.

We both saw many a sunrise and sunset standing before that Flagpole.

Sorry - eyes getting all blurry now - he would be 87 years old today. God, how I miss him!

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[SkyPilot]

Since the Army is being forced by Obama and Hagel to terminate tens of thousands of soldiers, may I suggest here is first one to be forced out.

[Ironfocus]

I looked at her Instagram page. Almost all posts are black racism at its best. “F**k America”, “F*** this nation” etc, and some black militant liberation stuff. One picture shows a white person hanging from a tree, with a profanity laced commentary about slavery. There are also several pictures of the American flag burning.

If this is not a spoof account, then this person has some serious issues.

[VRWCmember]

"KEEP ALL YOUR 'THATS SO DISRESPECTFUL/HOWRUDE/ETC.' COMMENTS TO YOURSELF cuz, right now, IDGAFFFF," she added, under her handle sheffeynation.

If you don't give a FFFF - whatever the hhh that is - then why did you voluntarily join the army you POS? If you want to brag about your complete lack of respect for the service and its traditions, then take off the uniform and go do something else.