Anonymous wrote:Can we keep the focus on the servicemen and women killed in action rather than on petty squabbles? There are other threads where you can discuss your feelings about the war.
Anonymous wrote:
This kind of thing repulses me. Don't use the dead to make political points. It's possible any of them died truly believing in this administration, or hating it. Or possibly would've changed their minds if they knew they were going to die. Or anything. They certainly don't deserve to have EPSTEIN graffiti scrawled next to their memories.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
This kind of thing repulses me. Don't use the dead to make political points. It's possible any of them died truly believing in this administration, or hating it. Or possibly would've changed their minds if they knew they were going to die. Or anything. They certainly don't deserve to have EPSTEIN graffiti scrawled next to their memories.
The people responsible for disrespecting their memory is your commander in cheif and anyone else involved in this war, not the person pointing out how disrespectful this has been of our servicemen and women.
You're like the people who get mad at someone for pointing out racism rather than getting mad at the racism.
This war is disrespectful to the lives of our servicemembers. They can't even define a reason or what success will look like. Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters. Dying because Trump needed a distraction, a power and money grab, is being blackmailed, is a foreign agent, or whatever tf reason they have for getting us into this mess.
Anonymous wrote:
This kind of thing repulses me. Don't use the dead to make political points. It's possible any of them died truly believing in this administration, or hating it. Or possibly would've changed their minds if they knew they were going to die. Or anything. They certainly don't deserve to have EPSTEIN graffiti scrawled next to their memories.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/us/names-of-us-soliders-killed-tanker-crash.html
U.S. Military Names 6 Service Members Killed in Crash of Refueling Tanker in Iraq
The crew members had been part of the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran, bringing the death toll of American service members in the conflict to at least 13.
The Pentagon on Saturday identified the six United States service members who died this week when a refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq.
The service members were Maj. John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Ala.; Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Wash.; Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Ky.; Capt. Seth R. Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Ind.; Capt. Curtis J. Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio; and Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio.
U.S. Central Command had stated that the aircraft crashed after an incident involving another plane, which landed safely. The crash, which happened Thursday in western Iraq, was not a result of hostile or friendly fire, the Central Command said.
Three of the service members — Major Klinner, Captain Savino and Sergeant Pruitt — were assigned to the Sixth Air Refueling Wing at the MacDill Air Force Base.
Major Klinner was a husband and father to 7 month-old-twins, a boy and a girl, and a 2-year-old son, according to Mr. Klinner’s brother-in-law, James Harrill. Mr. Harrill said Mr. Klinner had been deployed to the Middle East for less than a week before his death and was nearing the end of his military career.
Gah. Three kids under the age of 2 and about to end his military career when he was killed. These stories are heartwrenching.
Anonymous wrote:MAGA is staying classy as usual, using pictures of Trump wearing a baseball cap at dignified transfer as a fundraising prop.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/us/politics/fund-raising-email-trump-ritual.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TVA.cN8M.47MOzXFWl2yE&smid=url-share
Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/us/names-of-us-soliders-killed-tanker-crash.html
U.S. Military Names 6 Service Members Killed in Crash of Refueling Tanker in Iraq
The crew members had been part of the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran, bringing the death toll of American service members in the conflict to at least 13.
The Pentagon on Saturday identified the six United States service members who died this week when a refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq.
The service members were Maj. John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Ala.; Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Wash.; Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Ky.; Capt. Seth R. Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Ind.; Capt. Curtis J. Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio; and Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio.
U.S. Central Command had stated that the aircraft crashed after an incident involving another plane, which landed safely. The crash, which happened Thursday in western Iraq, was not a result of hostile or friendly fire, the Central Command said.
Three of the service members — Major Klinner, Captain Savino and Sergeant Pruitt — were assigned to the Sixth Air Refueling Wing at the MacDill Air Force Base.
Major Klinner was a husband and father to 7 month-old-twins, a boy and a girl, and a 2-year-old son, according to Mr. Klinner’s brother-in-law, James Harrill. Mr. Harrill said Mr. Klinner had been deployed to the Middle East for less than a week before his death and was nearing the end of his military career.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
This kind of thing repulses me. Don't use the dead to make political points. It's possible any of them died truly believing in this administration, or hating it. Or possibly would've changed their minds if they knew they were going to die. Or anything. They certainly don't deserve to have EPSTEIN graffiti scrawled next to their memories.
I disagree. My child is in ROTC so while he's not currently deployable, this hits home.
If he died I would have no issue with his image being used on posters like these.
Anonymous wrote:
This kind of thing repulses me. Don't use the dead to make political points. It's possible any of them died truly believing in this administration, or hating it. Or possibly would've changed their minds if they knew they were going to die. Or anything. They certainly don't deserve to have EPSTEIN graffiti scrawled next to their memories.