Rep. Dan Crenshaw has much to distinguish him and set him apart from the pack in Congress, from his eyepatch to his SNL moment to the fact...
Rep. Dan Crenshaw has much to distinguish him and set him apart from the pack in Congress, from his eyepatch to his SNL moment to the fact that he's a former Navy SEAL.
Another thing that sets him apart is his ability to connect personally with the things that people care about, and more importantly, with the topics he discusses.
There are many platitudes or perfunctory messages shared by politicians via social media on Memorial Day, but as in so many other ways, Crenshaw set himself apart with his own Twitter thread recounting the stories of fallen heroes who were a part of his own life and his own career of service. It is compelling, sad, brave, proud.. it is a memorial.
I encourage you to read the whole thing. Here are the first few tweets.
Enjoy your Memorial Day and let us remember why we celebrate. We celebrate the lives of the heroes we have lost. Never Forget.
Read entire thread please.#MemorialDay2019 #MemorialDay
Brendan Looney. Did our first deployment together at SEAL Team 3. One of the best and most respected leaders on the Team. Husband, son, and brother.
“Be Strong. Be accountable. Never complain.”
Pat Feeks. One of the best JTACs out there. Best story teller I ever met (those who knew him will understand!). Loyal friend, husband, brother, and son. He always showed up when you asked him to.
Dave Warsen. All American. Spent a lot of time together on our deployment to Afghanistan. When not on missions, we’d hit the volleyball court (half sand, half rocks). Strongest guy in the platoon, and also the happiest. Truly loved and missed.
If you are reading more than one thing, there are some other notable Twitter threads this Memorial Day.
NBC's Ryan Williams shared the amazing story of his great-great-grandfather, who lies in rest at Arlington. Here's a tweet from that thread.
Injured from flying shrapnel to the chest, Dorsey recovered at a Union Hospital in Philadelphia and later returned with his regiment ensuring an end to war and the freedom of the enslaved from the Carolinas through Texas.
This thread honors the military dogs who have been lost in battle. The bond they have with our military members cannot be overstated.
Today we all honor and remember those who gave everything for our country, and to their families that were forever changed because of it.
I hope on this #MemorialDay everyone thinks about those who lost their lives defending our country, and the families they left behind.
Here, Navy veteran Tom Sauer shares stories of those among the honored dead at Arlington.
This is Senior Chief Scott Dayton, USN.
While deployed with 5th Special Forces Group in northern Syria, Scotty was killed by an IED during a raid against ISIS.
Scotty was our first KIA in Syria. He died on Thanksgiving Day 2016.
There are many more tributes on social media today worth reading. It is one of those rare moments when the medium and message are benevolently matched in purpose.
If you want to share your own stories with other Blaze readers, do not hesitate to do so in the comments on this article at Facebook. Or use the hashtag #MemorialDay on Twitter. I know I'll be reading them.
lets remember all those innocent victims of usa aggression. that is more fitting than remembering the killers of those millions.
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