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Report: VA Secretary Lied About Serving in Special Forces
weekly standard ^ | february 23, 2015 | daniel halper

Posted on 02/23/2015 6:04:23 PM PST by lowbridge

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1 posted on 02/23/2015 6:04:23 PM PST by lowbridge
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Maybe he meant the special forces of the midnight shift at McDonalds.


2 posted on 02/23/2015 6:05:20 PM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: lowbridge

What an idiot, more Stolen Valor from the Regime.


3 posted on 02/23/2015 6:08:08 PM PST by PROCON (Always give 100%---unless you're donating blood.)
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Uh oh.

Maybe the “everybody lies about their military service” meme will work this time.


4 posted on 02/23/2015 6:08:50 PM PST by Steely Tom (Vote GOP for A Slower Handbasket)
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To: lowbridge

They all like to feel “Special” in one or another “Force”!


5 posted on 02/23/2015 6:09:00 PM PST by odds
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To: lowbridge

West Point, eh?

“We will not lie, cheat nor steal, nor tolerate those among us who do.”


6 posted on 02/23/2015 6:10:40 PM PST by onedoug
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Back in the 70s I believe Airborne was considered one of the ‘special forces’.


7 posted on 02/23/2015 6:10:53 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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To: lowbridge

He served under General Brian Williams.


8 posted on 02/23/2015 6:11:24 PM PST by SpaceBar
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I could see someone who served in the 82nd as thinking they were a member of an elite outfit. They are, aren’t they?

For some reason, my Father who was a combat veteran of WWII, hated the 82nd. On the other hand he just about worshiped Rangers.

One day I asked him about it and he just said they were trained to fight their own people. I knew that wasn’t really true but did not feel like pushing it.


9 posted on 02/23/2015 6:11:32 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: lowbridge

My MEU was SOC qualified. Does that make me an “operator”?


10 posted on 02/23/2015 6:12:38 PM PST by DirtyPigpen (Semper Fi)
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11 posted on 02/23/2015 6:13:38 PM PST by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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82nd Airborne is pretty prestigious unit, although I wouldn’t put it on the same level as Green Berets or Rangers.


12 posted on 02/23/2015 6:13:54 PM PST by Shadow44
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To: A CA Guy

he served with Brian Williams in the War of 1812.


13 posted on 02/23/2015 6:14:02 PM PST by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: lowbridge

I had the honor and privilege of supporting a training exercise that involved Delta Force. Very professional and damn deadly.


14 posted on 02/23/2015 6:14:19 PM PST by taxcontrol
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To: mrsmith

Back in the 70s I believe Airborne was considered one of the ‘special forces’.
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That’s what I was thinking. I hope someone here really knows if you are right and it applies here.


15 posted on 02/23/2015 6:14:31 PM PST by InterceptPoint
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Back in the 70s I believe Airborne was considered one of the ‘special forces’.

I agree. I How did he frame the phrase "special forces?" Was he saying he was part of the Army's Special Forces brigade, or was he referring to elite forces that included Airborne at the time?

16 posted on 02/23/2015 6:15:18 PM PST by Cry if I Wanna (.)
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To: A CA Guy; lowbridge

” Maybe he meant the special forces of the midnight shift at McDonalds.”

Big Mac Attack!!


17 posted on 02/23/2015 6:15:24 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: lowbridge

Not technically true but of all the lies about service and experience from this administration and its supporters in the media this is small potatoes. I’m more worried about his lie that he fired 60 people. Let’s keep our eye on the ball here.


18 posted on 02/23/2015 6:16:24 PM PST by hometoroost
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To: lowbridge

Borrowed valor.

I’ve (who has a CIB) has always said that one can exaggerate one’s war-time exploits by, about, 15%.

But, the trick is, one had to at least been there.


19 posted on 02/23/2015 6:21:54 PM PST by x1stcav (Why does Eleanor Clift always look like her private parts are causing her acute pain?)
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To: taxcontrol
I was stationed in Bamberg too, 76-79.

Did you ever eat at Paradisios? Great Italian food.

20 posted on 02/23/2015 6:23:59 PM PST by PROCON (Always give 100%---unless you're donating blood.)
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