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He's not a "brave young man" or any other kind of hero. He was (apparently) the unit scumbag who got pissed off at his lieutenant and so abandoned his post and ran away from the FOB. He probably has changed a lot since, and I hope he has grown up and become a better person. But this guy doesn't deserve any medals, he deserves to be formally charged.
Could care less what he did in the military. What he did now was amazing.
And what exactly is it that he did.
And the fact that you don't care what he did while serving his country is rather sad.
i seriously can't believe that anyone is making this political.
seriously. the guy was a POW for five years. just be happy that he's coming home.
Could care less what he did in the military. What he did now was amazing.
He was derelict in his duty. He endangered the lives of the rest of the members of his unit. And, you could care less?
Mostly I am happy for his family. They didn't do anything wrong and I can only imagine what they have been going through.
That said really don't care about this POS one way or the other. Dude walked off a US FOB unarmed because he was unhappy with America and thought he made friends with some Afghans. Can't say he didn't earn what he got.
I am just glad that none of my brothers in arms in the SOF community had to give their lives trying to rescue him. Now we just have to hope the guys we traded him for don't kill any other Americans or I would say it's not a worthwhile trade.
We should not be welcoming him home as some kind of hero. Turd should get a dishonorable and be done with it.
He got discharged after 5 months in training. You realize this right?
PFC Matthew Michael Martinek, Staff Sgt. Kurt Robert Curtiss, SSG Clayton Bowen, PFC Morris Walker, SSG Michael Murphrey, 2LT Darryn Andrews all died looking for this deserter.
Obama will probably give him a medal for pushing the VA scandal out of the headlines.
We'll call it "The Distracted Double Cross"
As cpwill has pointed out, this cat is the unit dud. We exchanged 5 Tals for him. Not sure he we should be all that thrilled about his return. Maybe, we should be more excited about him being brought up on charges.
You are justified in your outrage on this count.PFC Matthew Michael Martinek, Staff Sgt. Kurt Robert Curtiss, SSG Clayton Bowen, PFC Morris Walker, SSG Michael Murphrey, 2LT Darryn Andrews all died looking for this deserter.
You'll never be justified using the VA scandal in this way to dishonor those dead soldiers who you are trying to use to always get at YOUR C-in-C..Obama will probably give him a medal for pushing the VA scandal out of the headlines.
We'll call it "The Distracted Double Cross"
my full response to this post would break my resolution from a few years ago. i give exactly zero ****s about partisan nonsense. have a good one.
How is it, "partisan nonsense"?
Apparently we DO negotiate with terrorists. Of course we're glad to get this soldier back alive, but not at this cost. How many soldiers will these released Taliban kill? How many soldiers will now be hunted for ransom? What other unintended consequences will increase the threat to soldiers because we gave into terrorist demands.
State Dept:
You are justified in your outrage on this count.
You'll never be justified using the VA scandal in this way to dishonor those dead soldiers who you are trying to use to always get at YOUR C-in-C..
What is it about the GOP and its posters that makes them feel they can dance on the graves of anyone KIA during a DEM President?
Besides, those hundreds of thousands of Veterans from the Iraqi war, backed up with Veterans until WW2, all happened under Obama didn't they?
Wasn't it Shenseki who made Vietnam Veterans eligible for more VA benefits with new rules on Agent Orange in 2009?
And wasn't it your GOP House who refused to pay for the Veterans' care, including for my Father ?
I really don't need your permissionYou are justified in your outrage on this count.
He isn't mine I take no responsibility for his occupation in that officeYou'll never be justified using the VA scandal in this way to dishonor those dead soldiers who you are trying to use to always get at YOUR C-in-C..
You'll have to explain that one. I certainly hope you aren't referencing that distraction the dems put up recently that had no funding and violated the agreed upon limits Congress put on itself last year.And wasn't it your GOP House who refused to pay for the Veterans' care, including for my Father ?
PFC Matthew Michael Martinek, Staff Sgt. Kurt Robert Curtiss, SSG Clayton Bowen, PFC Morris Walker, SSG Michael Murphrey, 2LT Darryn Andrews all died looking for this deserter.
Obama will probably give him a medal for pushing the VA scandal out of the headlines.
We'll call it "The Distracted Double Cross"
I think this is wonderful news, especially of course for himself and also his family/parents. They must be over the moon and incredibly happy.
.I think he will need serious mental health support in the near future because he will have suffered physically but he will also have suffered mentally, 5 years of captivity is not easy for anyone
So many different stories.....any links on what he actually did?
No doubt that he'll need a lot of help.
Let's hope that he has better luck with the VA than many have had.
Sadly all US governments lately have been failing the brave men and women they have been sending into battle.
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