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@GrierMartin

Husband, dad, soldier, Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Raleigh, NC
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Joined July 2009
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  1. 54 minutes ago

    I feel better about doing a TV interview this way with & .

    Because of a record heatwave in England when we filmed the original , most of the pilots wore only the top-half of their costume, attacking the Death Star wearing shorts.
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  2. 19 hours ago

    “Acting funny but I don’t know why . . . . “

    A sort of purple haze over the Capitol tonight.
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    Jan 2

    Except, perhaps, a carpenter from Nazareth.

    Jerry Falwell, Jr.: "A poor person never gave anyone a job. A poor person never gave anybody charity, not of any real volume."
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  4. Jan 3

    For other connections between Mecklenburg, Germany and North Carolina, check out paratrooper ’s “The Search for Princess Charlotte” on .

    The Mecklenburg Bowl first came to the 82nd Airborne Division during the last days of WWII. The Division "liberated" it because it was associated with the German military. In 1962, a member of the Mecklenburg family donated it to the Division.
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    Jan 2

    Just met an amazing man in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield. Tony Foulds was an 8-yr-old playing in the park when a US plane crashed in Feb 1944. He has diligently maintained the memorial ever since. He was planting new flowers. Almost 75 yrs of service. What a man. I’m in bits 😢👏🏻

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    Jan 2

    The center is coming up this month in Greensboro. Please take advantage of this free service for all former members to get services and benefits you…

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  7. Jan 1

    Reluctantly retweeted by this UNC fan.

    Today’s is Veteran Mike Krzyewski. Mike served in South Korea after graduating from West Point and has had a successful career as head coach at Duke University.
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    Jan 1

    Happy 266th birthday to Betsy Ross, seamstress credited with designing the flag of the United States.

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    31 Dec 2018

    What better way to start the new year than w First Day hike in a beautiful NC State Park?! Get every park’s info

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    31 Dec 2018

    As the year draws to a close, we remember those killed in Afghanistan in 2018.

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  11. 29 Dec 2018

    Thanks for noticing , a lovely part of my district. Bill and Mary Joslin were wonderful people and the garden is a fitting part of their legacy. Ensuring fair elections would be a fitting tribute.

    We just discovered today, which led to learning about , which led to learning about - interesting time to be reading in his obituary about his life-long work to ensure fair elections in NC:
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    29 Dec 2018

    in 1812, the USS Constitution under command of Captain William Bainbridge captures HMS Java off the coast of Brazil after a three-hour battle.

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    28 Dec 2018

    : Trump makes false claim to troops about pay during Iraq visit: "You just got one of the biggest pay raises you ever received." By .

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  14. 28 Dec 2018

    One of the world’s truly great cities.

    London withstands worst of the Blitz, tomorrow night 1940:
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    27 Dec 2018

    BREAKING: Nation’s oldest World War II vet dies at age 112

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  16. 27 Dec 2018

    Rep. Michaux delivering his final speech on the House floor after decades of service. A true legend.

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    26 Dec 2018

    On December 26, 1985, NASCAR driver Robert Glen “Junior” Johnson (helmet featured here) received a full and unconditional pardon from President Ronald Reagan for his 1956 conviction in federal court for moonshining:

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  18. 26 Dec 2018

    This sums it all up.

    The good thing is that he has visited troops abroad, as presidents generally do. The bad thing is that he faked a disability to avoid serving our country in wartime. The important thing is that right now, no one can tell whether America has a foreign policy.
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    26 Dec 2018

    1776, GEN Washington leads a surprise night attack across the Delaware River during a winter storm. The Hessian garrison resists and there is some sharp fighting before MG Knox’s artillery convinces them to surrender.

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  20. 25 Dec 2018

    Santa has the watch.

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