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Who's this AMERICAN Soldier at Kabul airport Afghanistan? He just won the Internet. (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 OP
This is who we are. Mopar151 Aug 2021 #1
This young man makes me proud of our armed forces LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #8
We need these little rays of sunshine! Hekate Aug 2021 #2
Rt TY Cha Aug 2021 #3
Wish the effing media would focus on the humanity instead of screeching CHAOS! sheshe2 Aug 2021 #4
Yea, but, kindness doesn't sell viewers & advertising like chaos does. You know that's their prime napi21 Aug 2021 #6
You're Right COL Mustard Aug 2021 #9
the "liberal" media doesn't have time for kindness and decency IronLionZion Aug 2021 #10
The media are owned by corporations. wnylib Aug 2021 #17
Oh, my god, he's a gem. nt Biophilic Aug 2021 #5
I am betting he is a young dad or someone YoshidaYui Aug 2021 #7
Look at how happy and excited even the adults are! What a great video, he deserves a medal! George II Aug 2021 #11
well done soldier! Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #12
Most American Soldiers are great people and we are lucky to have them JI7 Aug 2021 #13
Great Marine. ColinC Aug 2021 #14
I don't think so - the haircut gives him away jmowreader Aug 2021 #21
Uniform is a marine. I was army 6 years. I know our uniforms ;) ColinC Aug 2021 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author ColinC Aug 2021 #23
Just another American GI gladium et scutum Aug 2021 #15
I want to emphasize that this kid is OUR American ideal, not Loser-45's RVN VET71 Aug 2021 #16
Flying Monkey were honorable Dakota Flint Aug 2021 #20
I'm with you on that assessment! RVN VET71 Aug 2021 #25
Twitter replies: Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author Dakota Flint Aug 2021 #19
Makes me think of the GIs in WW2 as they liberated Europe. Grasswire2 Aug 2021 #24
In a Republican world this would be illegal randr Aug 2021 #26
Picture of emblematic AMERICAN values this soldier exemplifies is truly worth a million words. n/t MFGsunny Aug 2021 #27
Brilliant... diverdownjt Aug 2021 #28

sheshe2

(83,791 posts)
4. Wish the effing media would focus on the humanity instead of screeching CHAOS!
Sun Aug 22, 2021, 08:27 PM
Aug 2021

The media wants headlines and are refusing to show ALL that is happening on the ground.

This is one of many beautiful pictures of people helping and caring. The pictures of our troops carrying the little ones, snuggling babies and smiling into their faces as if they were their own.

napi21

(45,806 posts)
6. Yea, but, kindness doesn't sell viewers & advertising like chaos does. You know that's their prime
Sun Aug 22, 2021, 08:40 PM
Aug 2021

job! It keeps them employed.

wnylib

(21,487 posts)
17. The media are owned by corporations.
Sun Aug 22, 2021, 10:18 PM
Aug 2021

They are taking the side of the corporations that invested in the occupation of Afghanistan. They are angry at Joe for pulling the plug. They want to bring him down and promote corporate friendly Republicans against him.

They will continue to bad mouth him now, just like they hounded the Clintons when the Republicans wanted to promote their own foreign policy agenda in the Middle East.

jmowreader

(50,560 posts)
21. I don't think so - the haircut gives him away
Sun Aug 22, 2021, 10:32 PM
Aug 2021

Marines love the shaved-side look. This guy is probably either Army Psychological Operations Command or Special Forces - both of which have Pashto and Dari speakers.

Response to jmowreader (Reply #21)

gladium et scutum

(808 posts)
15. Just another American GI
Sun Aug 22, 2021, 09:35 PM
Aug 2021

Probably has a wife and kids at home. He knows the responsibility of an adult is to see to the welfare of children, where ever they may be.

RVN VET71

(2,692 posts)
16. I want to emphasize that this kid is OUR American ideal, not Loser-45's
Sun Aug 22, 2021, 10:01 PM
Aug 2021

and, especially, not Loser-45’s attending fiend and flying-monkey, Stephen Miller who helped craft a plan to keep Afghan refugees out of the U.S. by sabotaging efforts within the Loser-45 administration to address what was clearly seen by several within that administration to be a pressing need to expedite the process as America prepared to leave Afghanistan.

Loser-45, himself, of course, would not have been within 6,938 miles of the place -- and Miller, if that arrogant racist schmuck were on the scene with that soldier, would have attempted to grab the water bottle from him to slake his own thirst.

 

Dakota Flint

(219 posts)
20. Flying Monkey were honorable
Sun Aug 22, 2021, 10:28 PM
Aug 2021

compared to that filthy, almost human-looking piece of waste called Stephen Miller.

Response to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

MFGsunny

(2,356 posts)
27. Picture of emblematic AMERICAN values this soldier exemplifies is truly worth a million words. n/t
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 02:41 PM
Aug 2021

THANK YOU. SIR!!!!!!!

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