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The Blue Flower

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1. This former USMC spouse and student of history

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:35 PM

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Is very worried about our loved ones in uniform who are a part of this mission. The failure to provide adequate food onboard ships is one of several canaries in the coal mine. Firing the top ranking, experienced leadership is scary. All the advanced weaponry is useless under incompetent leadership.

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