Who dedicated his life to honoring the sacrifices of so many by supporting those Gold Star families left behind. And who treated everyone he met like a long lost friend…
Thank you for your friendship, Sir. Your memory will forever be a blessing.
Semper Fidelis.
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Adam DeMarco
@AdamDeMarco
National Security Consultant, History Nerd, Army Football (Retired), and Dog Dad.
Washington, DCBorn October 19Joined April 2015
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Who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions on Iwo Jima but resented the official citation for not mentioning the Marines he served with. Who conquered his own personal battles and struggles and then turned to helping other veterans defeat theirs...
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Hershel Woodrow Williams, “Woody”, a 5’6” titan who faithfully served this country in war and peace. A boy from West Virginia who was told he was too short to join the Marines and hung around with that Italian DeMarco kid in Fairmont...
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Who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions on Iwo Jima but resented the official citation for not mentioning the Marines he served with. Who conquered his own personal battles and struggles and then turned to helping other veterans defeat theirs...
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Hershel Woodrow Williams, “Woody”, a 5’6” titan who faithfully served this country in war and peace. A boy from West Virginia who was told he was too short to join the Marines and hung around with that Italian DeMarco kid in Fairmont…
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Social media brings out the worst in humanity. Twitter is not a real place, and this is not real life.
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To all of those currently in harm’s way in #Ukraine, the collective prayers and support of the free world are with you.
And to the aggressors, in the words of 13 brave Soldiers…
“иди на хуй”
#StandWithUkraine
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In 2019 I started writing a book. But life got in the way. I lost focus and motivation. And ultimately, put this passion project aside.
Fast forward to 2021…
Congrats to and on this incredible book! Well done!!
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We have a moral imperative to keep the promises we made to our Afghan friends and allies who worked alongside the US through 20 years of war. We call on the administration to provide the necessary resources for these operations for as long as it takes.
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“America’s chaotic withdrawal from #Afghanistan added moral injury to military failure. But a group of soldiers, veterans, and ordinary citizens came together to try to save Afghan lives and salvage some American honor.”
#AfghanEvac #SaveOurAllies
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Took a trip down memory lane. 4 years ago today, I dropped the hottest piece of political campaign merch ever. Got destroyed in the primary but sure as hell had a good time doing it.
#HouseOfReps
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Outstanding work by ! Thanks to and for highlighting this harrowing mission and the bond that all graduates share.
“The Long Gray Line has never failed us…” - Gen. MacArthur
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Nearly five months after the United States military completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, @craigmelvin shares the incredible rescue story of Shabir Kabiri, an Afghan graduate of West Point who was helped by his former roommate and professor.
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“And some days, it don't come easy
And some days it don't come hard
Some days it don't come at all
And these are the days that never end”…
Thanks for the memories Meat Loaf.
This is Bailey. I rescued her in 2011, but really, she rescued me. And today she took off on her journey over the rainbow bridge.
Good night sweet Bailey…good girl.
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Location: Capitol Hill
Time: 1200 EST
Status: Approximately 7 in. since this morning, and already running low on Trader Joe’s cookie butter.
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6 hours left and I have so far successfully slipped, rolled, dodged, blocked, ducked, and parried every attempt at political discussions over Christmas.
4th quarter!
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#ColinPowell…the personification of modern day #leadership. A selfless servant of this nation, a true #Soldier and Statesman. Well done.
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In other news, my Great Grandfather is rolling over in his grave tonight because I ordered a pizza with cauliflower crust.
And honestly, couldn’t tell the difference.
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We used to be the good guys. We used to fight for those who can’t fight for themselves. I’m appalled that this is happening on our watch.
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9yo Parwana has been sold for US$2000 so that her family can avoid starvation in #Afghanistan. Child marriage isn't new but activists and #UN say they've seen a dramatic rise due to the humanitarian crisis. Watch @CNN exclusive report
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Shakespeare wrote, “What’s past is prologue”…and while we can’t change what has happened, with friends like and and teams…
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#SaveOurAllies #AfghanEvac #AlliedAirlift
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What does racism look like? This…
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Today I learned that 75 refugees from Afghanistan will be arriving in Montana. I strongly oppose the resettlement of these Afghan nationals in Montana.
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Launched a podcast about starting something: a business, a non profit, a book, whatever. First two episodes are live. Feedback welcome. anchor.fm/dieseljackmedia
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Kudos to , and the amazing volunteers at for their successful efforts to evacuate from Afghanistan the wife and 3 kids of a Long Island man. abc7ny.com/man-reunited-w via
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A lot of people are starting to tout the numbers of people that they were directly involved with getting out of Afghanistan.
For me, the only number that matters is the number of people that we still have stranded.
#SaveOurAllies #HonorThePromise #DigitalDunkirk #AfghanEvac
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But it just felt different. Call it providence, fate, or just dumb luck, but I still have chills thinking about how close they were, as a result of my call, to being there when attack occurred.
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Then at 0833 EST, for some reason, I made the call to scrap the operation and movement. I don’t know why, but I just didn’t feel like we had the right resources lined up…and something just didn’t feel right. I’ve run numerous ops in the past week bringing hundreds of people in…
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I knew of the security warnings that had been issued but also knew time was of the essence as the situation was only going to get more dire. As we finalized the operational airlift portion of the mission, I made the decision that we would attempt to move through Abbey Gate…
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This is my friend’s interpreter conducting this interview…
Unimaginable day.
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An Afghan interpreter who witnessed the Kabul airport blast tells his story to CBSN: "I saw a baby girl and I looked at her and I picked her up...I took her to the hospital, but she died on my hands. What's going on right now is heartbreaking. This whole country is falling apart"
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We can confirm that the explosion near the Abbey Gate of the Kabul airport has resulted in an unknown number of casualties. We will continue to update.
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The entire team at is proud to say that under the cover of darkness, due to the heroic efforts of members of the , Sandra and her family we successfully rescued and brought to safety…
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#SaveOurAllies #AfghanEvac
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“…there’s more work to be done, and more people deserve a chance—and the promise—of freedom.”
#AlliedAirlift #AfghanEvac #SaveOurAllies
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This nearly 3 year old kid has seen more trauma in her life that most adults ever world in2 lifetimes..
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Tonight she’ll be sleeping outside, amongst thousands of fellow Afghans praying for the opportunity to start a new life in the land of the free…
#AfghanEvac #Afghanistan
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This photo is from an #American citizen that I am in contact with.
1. No one from the has contacted her since this crisis started.
2. She is stuck outside the gate with an increasingly hostile crowd.
3. She is, still, absolutely terrified for her life.
#AghanEvac
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(3/3) And we are now having to tell a family, a father and mother, that they will have to explain to their daughter that her dreams of a bright future aren’t as important as political expediency, and that her life isn’t as valuable as the political capital needed to save it.
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