Gold Star Father Arrested

On March 7th, 2024 during the State of The Union, a gold star father stood and yelled “thirteen marines” over and over.  He was immediately arrested; he went without a struggle. I would like to share some of the facts so you fully understand this man’s heartbreak.

On the day the US pulled out of Afghanistan, American service members were station at the airport.  The United States Military was making a hasty withdrawal, not even informing our allies.  One of the service members at the airport was a sniper, positioned to protect his fellow soldiers.  He observed a known terrorist entering the area.  He knew the terrorist was carrying a bomb.  He had the terrorist in his sights.  He radioed for permission to take out the terrorist.  The radio fell silent.

I pray that the sniper has found peace with himself and does not wake up every night reliving the horror of what unfolded.  I realize the order came from the top; you see the Commander in Chief did not want to be responsible for another “fall of Saigon.”  He had given orders that no helicopters were to land on the embassy roof, the last thing he wanted was to look bad.

By interrupting the State of the Union, he was exercising his right to free speech or has that been outlawed on Capitol Hill?  This brave man had every right to address the man with his son’s blood on his hands.  How can any president deny our soldiers the right to defend themselves and each other?  More recently, this president sat on his hands, allowing our troops to be fired upon without taking steps necessary to protect them, waiting till until three more soldiers were killed.  Oh, that’s right, it’s an election year!  Priorities!  And our other Presidential candidate calls dead soldiers “suckers”.

In conclusion I ask, if our soldiers are not allowed to defend themselves, who is going to defend us?