Citizens came together in various locations in the country to express their support for the three Navy SEALs who were accused of assault.
Despite the moving of the trial of Navy SEAL Matthew McCabe from January 19 to May 3, scheduled support rallies pushed through in Norfolk and Perrysburg. Rallies were also planned for Coronado and Albuquerque.
In Norfolk, supporters of Navy SEALs Matthew McCabe, Julio Huertas and Jonathan Keefe gathered outside Gate 5 of the Norfolk Naval Station on Hampton Blvd. A feature on hamptonroads.com shared how supporter Susan Lindsey held up a sign that read “Honk for SEALs troops”.
Passing motorists acknowledged the estimated 50 people who participated in the rally by honking. Lindsey, a resident of Norfolk, was quoted in the article: “I think it’s pretty much a travesty. Our military, our government and everyone is sending a bad message, to say the least, to the young men and women who are thinking about enlisting in the military.”
Former Navy SEAL Scott Taylor, who is reportedly seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Rep. Glenn Nye, called the court-martial of the Navy SEALs as a “complete overreaction” and said: “As a former SEAL, what’s killing me is seeing political correctness infused at the battlefield level. You know, these guys should be commended for what they did.”
The SEALs are charged with assaulting terror suspect Ahmed Hashim Abed, who is the suspect behind the killing of four Blackwater contractors in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004.
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January 23rd, 2010 - 8:16 am
These men are fighting for us & our freedom…leave them alone,. they gave up their lives for us . What is America coming to or our government
January 23rd, 2010 - 8:16 am
These men should be considered heros. They gave their lives for us!
January 23rd, 2010 - 1:34 pm
All of this is coming to a head and is INTOLERABLE. Look—we need some leadership and we sure as hell need to win the war on our terms and SOON! Where the hell is the leadership to take us to VICTORY?—-I DON”T SEE IT AND IM GETTING PISSED!!!
January 26th, 2010 - 7:56 am
This is pure unadulterated garbage! If the jerk can still perambulate it is too good. When our military leaders don’t support their troops and protect them from this travesty then there is no more trust, and frankly after the past year or so I don’t know if I trust anyone from the top down the tier for six rankings.
I’m tired of hearing about our losses and I’m tired of witnessing things such as this and of getting our asses whipped because we have such a sense of “collateral” damage, phooey, what about the european cities and towns during WWII.
Political correctness is ok but not at the expense of our honor and since Mogadishu our willingness to win, again from the top down, has been in question.
We seem very intent on fighting endless street wars without actually getting in there and doing some serious damage. Heck, they are willing to fill a car up with explosives and blow up their own civilians. Let’s put an end to this!
February 21st, 2010 - 6:58 am
this whole pile of crap is dumped on our real heros because of years of decline of any air of guts with the leadership with the navy in general. this could and should have been taken care of at the team level.navy chiefs
use to rule ,officers just get in the way.now you see admiral mullet kissing polictal ass while these great men are dragged throgh the mud. piss on all of you!
March 4th, 2010 - 10:12 am
USCG 1970-77 my first born and i were discussing this issue. usn seaks out train equip send with lawful orders they with pride risk life and limb family heartack do what most of us could not or would not due to fear and god only knows the danger he would face if caught he does what is ask of him GETS KICKED IN THE TEETH AS A REWARD FOR A JOB WELL DONE.if maybe he needs to pull his horns in a bit then his supervisor should maybe mention that or remind him a DEAD SOB tells no tales pat him on the back give him a big ol bear hug look him in the eye tell him he is proud of him and that he is loved slap his ass tell him to go get some MOREEEE! just a thought from a vet in east tex
May 2nd, 2010 - 7:41 am
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