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.@RealCandaceO First off, I understand your frustration. Many of us do. We’ve been lied to, used, and sent to die under false pretenses. And we’ve buried the cost in sand, silence, and folded flags. But there’s a difference between fixing the machine and burning the flag on your… pic.twitter.com/n2d8aspysv

— InfantryDort (@infantrydort) June 19, 2025

@RealCandaceO
First off, I understand your frustration. Many of us do. We’ve been lied to, used, and sent to die under false pretenses. And we’ve buried the cost in sand, silence, and folded flags. But there’s a difference between fixing the machine and burning the flag on your way out.

So let me make myself abundantly clear, madam.

We all want the perfect war, if we’re forced to fight one. A war of righteous cause, national unity, and moral clarity. God knows I do. But such wars are rare, if they exist at all. And yet men still answered the call. Not because the war was pure, but because they were.

You said, “Get dishonorably discharged—who cares?”

Do you know what that means to a warrior? Do you understand the poison you’ve just poured from your mouth? It means betrayal. It means turning your back on your oath, your brothers, your flag, and calling it wisdom.

We fight for each other. We fight for the people back home, including you. And yes, Candace, we’ve learned. That’s why we are doing everything in our power to make sure the failures of GWOT are never repeated.

But what you don’t do is tell a generation of warriors to throw away their honor.

I will NOT be lectured on sacrifice by someone who’s never paid a price. I will NOT be told to abandon my code by someone who’s never carried one. And I will NOT sit quietly while poison like that seeps into the ears of those still in the fight.

Your words are not righteous, they’re a curse. And I’ll meet that curse at the breach with fire in my eyes and every ounce of blood I’ve got left.

You do not get to romanticize betrayal as virtue. You do not get to cheapen honor because some politicians sold theirs. You do not get to whisper in the ears of Soldiers and call it courage when they walk away in disgrace.

There are still some of us... God help us... who truly believe that dishonor belongs to the liars in suits, not to the Soldier who stood fast in hell.

You do your job stirring public debate. We'll do ours making damn sure we don’t make the same mistakes again. But stay out of our lane with your insidious rhetoric. Unless you’re willing to don the uniform and stand beside us at the edge of the abyss.

Your words are not a warning, they are a malicious seduction. And I reject them with every fiber of my being.