When I was preparing to emplace to Iraq in 2007, we demanded grenade training. Before we started, our Master Sergeant asked who would jump on the grenade to save the lives of others. further than half the Marines( substantially guys who had not stationed yet) raised their hands. When we finished the training, he asked the same question.
After seeing what grenades actually do, no raised their hand. Our Master Sergeant also told us that this is what separated Cpl. Jason Dunham from the rest of us Marines, and why Dunham won the order of Honor. We all make offerings in the service, but Jason's immolation is on a position indeed Marines might struggle to understand.
Before this week, Donald Trump, eager to protest off his crusade, decided to make a crusade stop at Arlington National Cemetery. This is hallowed ground Trump has avoided for the once three times, but now was a perfect occasion to engage in commodity he has learned better than utmost politicians. Practical nationalism.
still, there was commodity that hindered his pretensions and that was Arlington National Cemetery's original rules that enjoin political campaigning and photography for political purposes. Of course, that will not stop Trump and his platoon from getting what they want. A conflict replaced, and we were presented with a print of Trump smiling with a thumbs- up at the graves of the fallen.
Despite rules, decorum, decorum and tact, this pursuit of a photo op is the latest example of Trump treating fallen soldiers and their families as people and not people. And it plays to the feelings Americans have about a word that Trump knows how to manipulate. Sacrifice
This isn't the first time Trump has flouted his views on members of the military. We all remember what he said about the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), his chief of staff and Gold Star father, Gen. John Kelly, about his words about "suckers and losers." . And in his latest insult, he asserted that the nation's highest military award, the Congressional Medal of Honor, is no better than the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Despite rules, decorum, decorum and tact, this pursuit of a photo op is the latest example of Trump treating fallen soldiers and their families as people and not people. And it plays to the feelings Americans have about a word that Trump knows how to manipulate. Sacrifice
This isn't the first time Trump has flouted his views on members of the military. We all remember what he said about the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), his chief of staff and Gold Star father, Gen. John Kelly, about his words about "suckers and losers." . And in his latest insult, he asserted that the nation's highest military award, the Congressional Medal of Honor, is no better than the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
But there was one incident in 2016 that I want to touch on, because it speaks to how Trump views sacrifice.
After Khizr and Ghazala Khan shared the story of their son Humayun Khan, who died in Iraq in 2004, Trump decided to discuss the loss of his son in the context of his own personal sacrifices. "I think I've made a lot of sacrifices," Trump said in an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos. I work very, very hard."
Trump, talking about the buildings and jobs he created, put his business career on the same level as an officer who died trying to stop a suicide bomber from killing his men.
Of course, Trump (his writers) later offered a carefully worded apology. But since then, there have been many insults to our servicemen and their families. We are also treated to performance routines that Trump uses to rally some of his followers. From embracing flags to altering the Bible, Trump has made millions from his followers.
Now this performing patriotic routine will always appeal to certain people. Slap the flag on a beer can, truck, T-shirt sleeve, coffee bag, or underwear and people will pay for it, regardless of its quality. And you can't really blame them for that and Trump being a businessman, taking advantage of that.
But at a deeper level, we need to understand this as well. Trump seems to truly believe that the sacrifices Americans have made in war are on par with those he has made in his business and political career. And this is something that no true patriot should accept.
Of course, we all make sacrifices in one way or another. Parents make sacrifices for their children, immigrants give up their old lives to start a new one here, people give up time with their families to start new businesses, and young people struggle for college acceptance and success. Sacrifice fun time with friends to work. But most of us realize that what we give up pales in comparison to the sacrifices our service members make.
It's easy to hug the flag, sell "American" Bibles or take a picture in Arlington. But Trump has never been able to truly answer whether he really knows what it's like to sacrifice for his country. Does he think that everything he did is weak compared to those who died for us? And is he humble enough to admit it?
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