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Trump lays a wreath at the National Cemetery in Virginia Aug. 26 in honor of the 13 military killed in Afghanistan at the Kabul airport attack. I remember the video screenshot of Afghan citizens rushing a U.S. Air Force carrier plane, hoping to flee the country. Seventeen-year-old soccer star, Anwari, was one of those who fell to their deaths trying to escape Aghanistan. American civilians or our Afghan and NATO allies — Biden removed troops, leaving tens of thousands stranded.

My question: Why wasn’t Biden removed? Today my question: Why were there no Democrats at the laying of the wreath at the National Cemetery? Trump and many Republicans were at the cemetery to give their respect.

The military men who served with Walz knew him. Here’s the truth: He indeed spent 24 years as an enlisted soldier in the Minnesota National Guard. He deployed once to Italy and once to Norway, but when it was finally his turn to deploy in the actual global war on terror, Walz, instead, chose his own aspirations over leadership. In a letter posted to Facebook in 2018, veterans from his unit said Walz retired from the National Guard after learning his battalion would be deployed to Iraq. So, he assured his troops he would join them later. He did not.

John Kerry’s only tour in Vietnam was four months as officer in charge of a swift boat in 1969. Question for Kerry: Members serving with Kerry have questions about his other medals and his truthfulness regarding the war. He had three Purple Hearts, none of them took him off duty.

Thomas Jefferson: If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed.”

Donald Trump fought against media’s fake news. His record is “promises made, promises kept.” He built the greatest economy in history, cut taxes, rebuilt our military, negotiated new trade deals, lowered prescription drug prices, reformed the criminal justice system, ensured our borders were secured. In December 2018, defeated ISIS in Syria, and in 2019 U.S. Forces hunted down al-Baghdadi, who was a brutal killer. His promise, “As long as I am president of the U.S., Iran will never be allowed to have nuclear weapons.” Are we headed to World War III?

Trump defended our Constitution for all people, saying, “In America, we don’t worship government, we worship God.”

Thank you for the police force and the military. The land of the free because of the brave.

Vote for Donald Trump to keep our country safe. He did it once; there was no war during his time in office.

Mavis Jacobs Hanson
Albert Lea