@Gamboleer@MichaelKee26769@RapidResponse47@realjoshuareid I fail to see the malice in using his full name, after all, Hussain is a perfectly fine name. But since I'm a forever fan of the late great "MahaRushie" and I'd be ok with calling him "Barack the Magic Negro" too ๐
Luke Owen lost 90 pounds to earn the title Marine, all before graduating high school.
On May 21st, he walked across the graduation stage wearing Marine Corps Dress Blues. ๐บ๐ธ
If you want the title bad enough, thereโs a price of admission. He paid it.
Semper Fi
Last night, I made a simple request on X. I asked if anybody visiting Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day would stop by Alanโs grave and leave a photo for our family.
What happened next honestly caught me off guard.
By this afternoon, dozens of Americans from all walks of life had made the walk to Section 60 to visit SSG Alan W. Shaw. Veterans. Families. Complete strangers. People who had never met Alan, but chose to honor him anyway.
For one day on social media, people put aside the constant noise and negativity and came together for something bigger than themselves. My notifications filled with photos, kind messages, prayers, and stories from people honoring not just Alan, but so many of our fallen heroes.
I donโt think people fully understand what moments like this mean to Gold Star families. The fear is never just losing them. Itโs losing them slowly over time as the world moves on and fewer people remember their name.
But today showed me that Alan will never be forgotten.
After years of watching social media reward some of the worst parts of humanity, today gave me a reminder that the good is still out there too.
Thank you to every single person who stopped by to visit Alan today, said his name, shared his story, or took a moment to honor the fallen.
This right here is the America Alan knew and loved enough to fight and die for.
And today, yโall showed us all that itโs still here and itโs still worth fighting for. ๐บ๐ธ