“You know when I was a kid growing up a lot of things were sacred in our country. Women were sacred, looked upon with great honor. That’s obviously not the case anymore as we see from recent cases. Life, the dignity of life, was sacred. Religion, that seems to be gone as well. Gold star families, I think that left in the convention over the summer. I just thought the selfless devotion that brings a man or a woman to die on the battlefield, I just thought that might be sacred.”
Kelly went on to say that he told the president what Kelly’s friend Marine Gen. Joe Dunford told him when Kelly’s own son died.
“He said, ‘Kel, he was doing exactly what he wanted to do when he was killed. He knew what he was getting into by joining… that 1 percent. He knew what the possibilities were, because we’re at war. And when he died… he was surrounded by the best men on this earth, his friends. That’s what the president tried to say to four families the other day.”
The President has nothing to apologize for.
That Wilson...woman, on the other hand...she could start by apologizing for those stupid hats if nothing else.
The stupid hat-wearing bi-otch is probably too stupid to realize the epic slapdown she just received.
One thing I want to get it off my chest -
You know WHY president Obama doesn’t make those kind of phone calls?
Because he is a deficient human being, he could not feel empathy towards those serving men and women, nor towards those Gold Star family members who’s experience the greatest grief.
At least Obama is smart enough (or his handlers) to know he won’t handle it well.
Wow. I really appreciate the way he delivered that message.
Just in case anyone does not already know, it's this trash, the one on the right.
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“He knew what he was signing up for.” That is a great tribute to anyone killed, wounded, MIA, or any other person volunteering for the military for that matter. The President meant it that way. Of course, everything he does is met with base, primal hatred.
Kelly also said that he spent an hour and a half walking among the finest people pon eart—you can find them—they are pover in Arlington Cemetery. Some of whom I put there—they were following my orders.
Kelly is solid gold for this.
Yet another manufactured scandal, no doubt created to try and distract from Billary’s Uranium problem.
Nothing is sacred to that vile cow.
Good advice from a good man.
Trump did a compassionate thing, doesn’t deserve this crap.
“Kelly, who lost his marine lieutenant son in Afghanistan, said he advised Trump not to make the calls because it was so difficult to deliver such a tragic message.”
Does anyone think that Franklin Roosevelt call the families of every American soldier that died on D-Day or that Lincoln wrote every family of those who were killed at Gettysburg ?
President Trump went far beyond the call of duty here by phoning Sgt. Johnson’s widow and tell her that her husband died protecting the freedom of Americans and the freedom of Nigeriens.
The US Army was screwed up on a lot of things, but they had some things right.
As an Officer, you had your normal duties.
You had to supervise maintenance on the tanks. You had to help train your people to use the weapons on a tank.
Those were normal duties.
We also had Extra Duties, as assigned.
We had to serve as Casualty Notification Officers. This was where you went to the deceased Soldier’s family and officially notified them of the death.
We had to serve as Casualty Assistance Officers. We were assigned to help the family. This help could go on for months as you worked on life insurance and a myriad of other things without taking over for the deceased Soldier.
We had to serve as Funeral Detail Officers at the funeral of a deceased Soldier. The Army is extremely serious about this. Any mistake, any, can end a career. I saw an Officer transferred to Korea in two days because his uniform wasn’t correct. Two days.
We also sometimes served as Escorts for the body of the deceased. If you’ve seen the movie Taking Chance, then you will know what that is about.
We had these duties to help the deceased Soldier and his family, but it was also to train us.
We learned the value of a Soldier’s life.
We saw the look of terror on parents faces as we stood on the front steps.
We screamed at insurance companies who only saw the Soldier as a monthly premium.
We looked into the widow’s lost eyes as we presented her with the folded Colors.
We learned the value and impact of a Soldier’s life.
The Soldiers that I helped bury weren’t rich or famous.
Their families have the troubles we all have.
But they no longer answer at Roll Call.
At least not the ones here on earth.
To knowingly and willingly take words of comfort from a Commander, THE Commander, and misuse them to try and score political points is the lowest, most dishonorable thing a person can do to a deceased Soldier.
May she rot in hell.
I’m sure Kelly was sitting in the Oval Office when the POTUS called all four Families.
The Nutty Congress critter just dissed Kelly for making his statement.
He also nailed her for her actions in Miami at a Memorial Building Dedication for two Officers killed in the line of duty.
Apparently she got up to say how she convinced Obama to hand over $20,000,000 to construct the Building and never mentioned the two fallen heroes it was named after...
Chief Kelly’s statement was powerful; and let’s not forget, he is also a Gold Star parent.
The Congresswoman’s behavior is shameful. I just tried to leave her a message, but, surprise, surprise...her mailbox is full.
I am guessing the voice mails are not positive.
"Those with less of a sense of service to the nation never understand
it when men and women of character step forward to look
danger and adversity straight in the eye, refusing to blink,
or give ground, even to their own deaths.
The protected can't begin to understand the price paid
so they and their families can sleep safe and free at night."Marine Major General John F. Kelly
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I have followed auto racing for over 60 years.
I have known drivers that died racing.
I have known drivers that died NOT racing.
The ones who died racing died DOING EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO THE MOST IN LIFE.
Dale Earnhardt was so special—and I will always remember the day he died at Daytona. However-—NO ONE who follows racing can ever say he wasn’t doing exactly what he wanted to-more than anything else in his life.
Good men join our military-—and many of them have died with their very best friends-—their military buddies.
