What The Hell Is Wrong With Some People

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I know what it means to grieve a fallen soldier... I wouldn't care what Trump was using it for as long as the hero's name was being spoken all over the country he died defending.

This is the sort of thing that always leaves me puzzled.
How was he defending the U.S.A. in Yemen?
Or are the U.S. military proponents of the god old fashioned "a good defense is an offense"?

As for the wife... I wonder how many other wives, children and husbands are out there grieving their family members who died while serving in the U.S. Military... And how many of those get such a presidential invitation.
If not all, then how was this case different to warrant such an invitation?

Poca that question infuriates me and I refuse to answer it again. Saying that a soldier didn't give his life for his country is the quickest way to get on my shit list. And no military family member thinks it's plausible to honor every fallen soldier like that yet we need to honor them in honoring the ones we can. This gentleman was not only a Navy Seal (arguably one of the best... Groups I reckon you could call them but I'm biased because my father was an Army Ranger and we joke that Navy Seals have heroes too and they are the Rangers but that's just inner military joking) but he has multiple bronze stars meaning that he earned a deceased hero's welcome home. No good soldier (or equivalent ie marine, air man, etc) would begrudge a fallen soldier that just because they didn't get one. My father wasn't honored by the president but I felt no less pride in everything he stood for and did in his life standing there next to his flag draped coffin.

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Of course, if Trump really wanted to honor her sacrifice, he could make sure she never has to worry about putting food on her table or even help fund one of the numerous organizations that help out veterans and their spouses in her name. But that wouldn't be as ostentatious and get him that sweet round of applause.

The government does support the family of those that have fallen... At least they helped us. My parents weren't married to each other anymore and yet every month a check came in my name to the care of my mother until I turned 18. My father himself didn't have a will so all of his personal stuff went to my step mom who didn't even look my direction. Luckily the government didn't look over the daughter of a deceased vet. Also I could have gone to college for free if I had wanted to under the Hazelwood Act but that was more of a Texas thing I don't know if all states have that.