Eric Chandler
Veterans Day Post
I deployed to the Middle East seven times in 20 years. I flew and fought to the best of my ability. I went overseas to fight foreign enemies. I killed a Taliban dude by dropping all four of my bombs from the Viper in this picture, about two hours before it was taken. In a second fight on that same sortie, I emptied the gun on a dude that shot an RPG at me. I’ve been shot at and I’ve got blood on my hands.
In the E. Jean Carroll case, the judge ruled that the former president committed sexual abuse. The former president was convicted of 34 felonies. He also incited a violent mob to attack the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. 74 million of you voted to put this convicted felon, sexual abuser, insurrectionist back in the White House again. His own cabinet members called him a fascist. I mean, was “pussy-grabbing” not enough? What do you teach your children?
But hey, 100 million more of you couldn’t even be bothered to vote.
So, more than half of 330 million Americans helped put a wannabe tyrant back in power. There will never be an accounting for the three other criminal cases that were pending. He is above the law. He will pardon the people who attacked the US Capitol, something even all the confederate states were never able to do. Three of my ancestors died fighting that war to preserve the Union and abolish slavery.
You were supposed to help me with the “domestic enemies” part of my oath. You failed. You don’t know the difference between right and wrong. I don’t trust you. You have broken faith with me. I have never been so angry and so filled with grief. You have threatened our republic more than any foreign enemy ever could. My entire military career was a waste except for the work I did to help my fellow service members on the ground and in the air. Save for that, it was all for nothing. I am not okay. I speak only for myself.
“Shmo sure is dramatic. *eyeroll*” I hear you. I don’t care. I don’t give two shits about why you did it. You have proven there is no crime, no depravity, no bigotry too great for you. And that’s why I fear the worst. There is no bottom. You. Do. Not. Care.
I fought like hell for our country with everything I had. I killed for this country. My wife and children sacrificed for this country. My ancestors in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, WWI, and WWII all fought for this country. My family helped build this country since 1630 when Edmund Chandler arrived at the Plymouth Colony.
And you just gave it all away. Didn’t even throw a punch. Handed it right over.
So, if you are one of that group of 174 million people thinking about giving a knee-jerk “thank you for your service” to me or any other veteran, I think you should shove those thanks straight up your ass.
Happy Veterans Day.
