Posted on 02/16/2016 1:58:59 PM PST by GodGunsGuts
Full Title: Medal of Honor Winner Dakota Meyer Endorses Ted Cruz Ahead of Military-Focused South Carolina Primary
Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer endorsed Ted Cruz for president today, the Cruz campaign announced.
The endorsement comes as Cruz seeks to beef up his military credentials in South Carolina - a state where 12 percent of the overall population is made up of veterans.
The Texas senator gave a detailed speech this morning on the deck of the U.S.S. Yorktown in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., outlining plans to reduce bureaucracy and focus on the tip of the spear rather than the support structures and personnel that he argues weigh the Pentagon down.
Meyer, a Marine, was awarded the highest possible U.S. military decoration in September 2011 for being injured by enemy shrapnel while saving the lives of fellow servicemembers in Afghanistan.
He'll join Cruz on the trail Tuesday for several events, the campaign announced.
"In these dangerous times we need a strong, principled conservative in the White House," Meyer said in a statement. "We need a Commander-in-Chief who works with our allies and makes it known that certain actions against the United States and its allies will not be tolerated. ... Ted is ready to led this country - and I look forward to [helping unite] conservatives and veterans behind this campaign."
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Just another GOPe Trump hating traitor!..... {SSSSSSSSSSSSS]
Let me get ahead of the pack. He’s obviously a globalist, elitist, GOPe plant who’s been paid by the Cruz campaign or one of their evil PACs to make The Donald look bad. /s/
Orange Glow to sue!
Cue The Donald... “I like Marines who didn’t let themselves get hit by enemy shrapnel.”
Oh yes, the fiance that ran out on a pregnant Bristol Palin. Nice guy./s
Orange Glow?
Isn’t that a soft drink?
(Maybe I’m confusing it with Orange Crush).
Sounds like the Palin family is splitting their ticket?
We’re up to two now. Maybe it isn’t the men who are the problem.
After all these years, the press still doesn’t understand the difference between a winner and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. It’s not something you actively compete for or win.
No fan of Trump here (see my tagline). But seriously, why is this guy’s opinion of any importance whatsoever? I bow to no one in my admiration for his courage and bravery, but in what way does this qualify him in matters of politics and state. My dentist’s opinion carries as much weight.
Makeup!
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with Marine Embedded Training Team 2-8, Regional Corps Advisory Command 3-7, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on 8 September 2009. Corporal Meyer maintained security at a patrol rally point while other members of his team moved on foot with two platoons of Afghan National Army and Border Police into the village of Ganjgal for a pre-dawn meeting with village elders. Moving into the village, the patrol was ambushed by more than 50 enemy fighters firing rocket propelled grenades, mortars, and machine guns from houses and fortified positions on the slopes above. Hearing over the radio that four U.S. team members were cut off, Corporal Meyer seized the initiative. With a fellow Marine driving, Corporal Meyer took the exposed gunner’s position in a gun-truck as they drove down the steeply terraced terrain in a daring attempt to disrupt the enemy attack and locate the trapped U.S. team. Disregarding intense enemy fire now concentrated on their lone vehicle, Corporal Meyer killed a number of enemy fighters with the mounted machine guns and his rifle, some at near point blank range, as he and his driver made three solo trips into the ambush area. During the first two trips, he and his driver evacuated two dozen Afghan soldiers, many of whom were wounded. When one machine gun became inoperable, he directed a return to the rally point to switch to another gun-truck for a third trip into the ambush area where his accurate fire directly supported the remaining U.S. personnel and Afghan soldiers fighting their way out of the ambush. Despite a shrapnel wound to his arm, Corporal Meyer made two more trips into the ambush area in a third gun-truck accompanied by four other Afghan vehicles to recover more wounded Afghan soldiers and search for the missing U.S. team members. Still under heavy enemy fire, he dismounted the vehicle on the fifth trip and moved on foot to locate and recover the bodies of his team members. Corporal Meyer’s daring initiative and bold fighting spirit throughout the 6-hour battle significantly disrupted the enemy’s attack and inspired the members of the combined force to fight on. His unwavering courage and steadfast devotion to his U.S. and Afghan comrades in the face of almost certain death reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
Or maybe the fiance who realized what a train wreck the Palin family has become.
Yup. Not qualified to “endorse”. Geez, my cat carries more weight (he’s FAT).
Yawn
Pussy.
So you think that sleeping with someone and then leaving them pregnant, child without a father is ok?
Shouldn’t you at least know someone before sleeping with them. Pitiful excuse.
Yeah ok. So now freepers think it’s ok to just sleep with whomever you want and figure out later if they are up to your standards. Even when another life is now involved? Whatever.
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