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Hero Marine who rescued baby from Kabul airport during Afghan airlift is now under investigation by his unit for appearing at Trump rally last weekend |
2021-10-01 |
[MAIL] The Marine pictured helping hoist a baby over the walls of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul last month is under investigation by the U.S. Military after he appeared on stage with Donald Trump at a rally in Georgia on Saturday. 'The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) has initiated a command investigation regarding LCpl Hunter Clark's attendance at the event last weekend to determine if any DoD policies were violated,' Captain Kelton Cochran, a spokesman for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, said, according to Task & Purpose. 'Any details pertaining to this incident are not releasable while the investigation is being conducted,' Cochran said. Lance Corporal Hunter Clark was helping guard the Kabul airport during the withdrawal from Afghanistan in August. A picture of him went viral as he helped save a baby being lifted up by an Afghan outside of the airport walls. On Saturday, Clark appeared with former President Trump on stage at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agriculture Center in Perry, Georgia for a massive rally. An emotional Clark introduced himself as the 'guy that pulled the baby over the wall' and choked up as the crowd chanted 'USA'. It is, however, against Defense Department rules for active-duty troops to 'speak before a partisan political gathering, including any gathering that promotes a partisan political party, candidate, or cause.' Clark did not wear his Marine uniform while on stage with Trump and he did not campaign for any political candidate — even though the former president was there to rally for three different Republican candidates in Georgia. The appearance, however, comes as the military is increasingly cracking down on servicemembers' behavior. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller was relieved of command after he posted a video to Facebook critical of higher up military leadership and demanding they take responsibility for Kabul falling to the Taliban in the withdrawal. He is currently being held at the Brig on Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps base in North Carolina. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#7 Where's his MoH? |
Posted by: Skidmark 2021-10-01 22:06 |
#6 Baby saved by Marine at Kabul Airport now living in Arizona The baby's father had been working for US military continuously for weeks and had not been able to see his daughter. While working with US forces, he was communicating with his wife to try to get them into the KIA (where he was) for evacuation. Father was inside the wall while his daughter was handed over. He says, He reached out to a Marine standing on a vehicle, along the barbed-wire fence, and pointed out his baby on the other side. "He told me the only thing he could do was lift her over the barbed wire, but he said she'd be hurt. I told him I'll take the chance. I'd rather her get hurt than die," he said. |
Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2021-10-01 20:25 |
#5 He got a tail as soon as that scene went iconic. Donahue, I suppose, will get a sprocket. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-10-01 18:45 |
#4 Candidates and/or former Presidents can express appreciation to service members. The left tried to purge the military of non-Biden service members and this is a part of that communist effort. |
Posted by: Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 2021-10-01 17:35 |
#3 ^ it used to. Looks like not any more |
Posted by: Deacon Blues 2021-10-01 12:49 |
#2 Not in uniform if that makes a difference. |
Posted by: Mercutio 2021-10-01 10:04 |
#1 Was he being tailed for doing something good or did he violate UCMJ at rally? |
Posted by: NN2N1 2021-10-01 08:41 |