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Emile

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11. My father lost two and half toes to frost bite fighting Nazis

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 05:39 AM

Oct 6

in Belgium and spent time in a VA hospital fighting off the horrors of war after his service and never earned a Purple Heart 💜.

This display with Trump is the most disrespectful thing I have ever seen. Beyond disgusting.

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Trump gives himself a purple heart in NC. Beyond disgusting............. [View all] riversedge Oct 6 OP

He is vermin oldtime dfl_er Oct 6 #1

That's gross. Solly Mack Oct 6 #2

My grandfather was a purple heart recipient. Initech Oct 6 #3

Something happened with my grandfather. We will never know the story because the records were destroyed in that LeftInTX Oct 6 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Oct 6 #16

My uncle got it when he was wounded in Italy during WWIi ananda Oct 6 #10

No matter what he pins on himself, Trump's heart is black... dchill Oct 6 #4

Black, or True Dough Oct 6 #14

"His" second, actually TommyT139 Oct 6 #6

He's a draft dodger who calls US soldiers "suckers and losers" BoRaGard Oct 6 #7

My father had two Purple Hearts ... Straw Man Oct 6 #8

and you know at the end of the day Conjuay Oct 6 #9

My father lost two and half toes to frost bite fighting Nazis Emile Oct 6 #11

Another antic designed The Unmitigated Gall Oct 6 #12

Both of them are deplorable malaise Oct 6 #13

Same as the previous staged Purple Heart event. pwb Oct 6 #15

Some idiot who earned a purple heart in combat gave it to trump? Stupid is as stupid does. Autumn Oct 6 #17

I'm sure JD Vance will get right on this example of stolen valor. yardwork Oct 6 #18