Son at Wounded Warfighters gala in NYC (added pic w/Deputy Sec VA)
My eldest is attending this. He was a Navy corpsman who served with the Marines. Just told me the Sea, Air and Space Museum staff has barred all the vets because Trump will be giving a speech there. He said no doubt The Donald doesn't know and would be pissed. I agree!
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May 03, 2017, 08:35 PM
bald1
Here he is with his service dog Stark
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May 03, 2017, 10:17 PM
old rugged cross
Why would the vet's be barred? Great photo.
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May 04, 2017, 06:04 AM
SgtGold
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Originally posted by old rugged cross: Why would the vet's be barred? Great photo.
It's probably an issue with the security of the venue. SS requirememts and all.
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May 04, 2017, 11:39 AM
bald1
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Originally posted by SgtGold:
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Originally posted by old rugged cross: Why would the vet's be barred? Great photo.
It's probably an issue with the security of the venue. SS requirememts and all.
They heard from the Museum staff and not the SS which has the honorees thinking that this wasn't a SS call. If it were the thinking is that the vets could have been screened easily enough. Oh well....
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May 04, 2017, 09:54 PM
bald1
Here he is with his service dog Stark, and Scott R. Blackburn, Interim Deputy Secretary Department of Veteran Affairs at the gathering.
(https://www.va.gov/opa/bios/bio_blackburn.asp).
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May 04, 2017, 10:23 PM
patw
I thank him and others for their service.
May 05, 2017, 11:56 AM
rduckwor
Glad he got to go with his best friend. Sucks about the Intrepid. And yes, I bet DJT was not aware of this. He would have pitched a bitch!
Thank him for his service.
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May 05, 2017, 12:33 PM
bald1
Thanks patw and rduckwor, I'll pass it along.
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