Blaine Sweeter
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This is a letter to the editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer:::
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To the Editor:
This past Saturday, Joe Biden gave the commencement address to the West Point Class of 2024. Afterwards, he spent over an hour saluting and shaking the hands of each one of the 1,036 graduates.
Here’s what he didn’t do:
He didn’t stand at Arlington National Cemetery and ask aloud "what was in it for them?"
He didn’t call them "suckers" and "losers." (Courtesy of former C.O.S. General John Kelly)
He didn't order that visibly disabled soldiers be kept from public view.
He didn't cancel a visit to a World War cemetery because he didn't want to get his hair wet.
He didn’t insult Gold Star parents mourning fallen sons and daughters.
He didn’t equate his draft-exempt sexual escapades with combat in Vietnam.
Donald Trump has said and done all these things.
As a veteran, I cannot begin to understand how anyone who cares about honor and decency can even begin to think about voting for someone who has so often shown such contempt for those who serve their country. But there we are.""""
""""
To the Editor:
This past Saturday, Joe Biden gave the commencement address to the West Point Class of 2024. Afterwards, he spent over an hour saluting and shaking the hands of each one of the 1,036 graduates.
Here’s what he didn’t do:
He didn’t stand at Arlington National Cemetery and ask aloud "what was in it for them?"
He didn’t call them "suckers" and "losers." (Courtesy of former C.O.S. General John Kelly)
He didn't order that visibly disabled soldiers be kept from public view.
He didn't cancel a visit to a World War cemetery because he didn't want to get his hair wet.
He didn’t insult Gold Star parents mourning fallen sons and daughters.
He didn’t equate his draft-exempt sexual escapades with combat in Vietnam.
Donald Trump has said and done all these things.
As a veteran, I cannot begin to understand how anyone who cares about honor and decency can even begin to think about voting for someone who has so often shown such contempt for those who serve their country. But there we are.""""
