Captain Murika

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[Captain Murika @CaptainMurika]

Well, that was fun while it lasted.
Permanently suspended from Bluesky.

[Captain Murika @CaptainMurika]

@AGHuff They have a survey as well.

https://t.co/LhQbzkK4sD

[SharrellAnne @SharrellAnne2]

To the Commission,

As a Gold Star spouse, I am grateful that our nation is finally building a memorial to honor those who served and sacrificed during the Global War on Terrorism. This generation answered the call after September 11th and carried the burden of nearly two decades of war. Their service deserves to be remembered.

That said, I have serious concerns about the proposed design.

When I look at the concept images, I see an abstract landscape. I see architecture, symbolism, and reflection spaces. What I do not see are the men and women who fought these wars or the names of those who never came home.

My husband, SSG Alan Shaw, was killed in Iraq in 2007. He was 31 years old. He had a name. He had a family. He had children who grew up without their father. Like thousands of others, his sacrifice was not abstract.

Nothing about the current design makes me want to take my grandchildren there to learn about their grandfather and the sacrifices made by him and thousands of others. A national memorial should do more than inspire reflection. It should teach. It should tell a story. It should ensure that future generations understand who served, who sacrificed, and what was lost.

The men and women we lost were not concepts. They were individuals with dreams, families, and futures that ended in service to this country. I believe names matter because names force us to confront the true cost of war. They transform statistics into people.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial remains one of the most powerful memorials in our nation because visitors are immediately confronted with the scale of the sacrifice through the names of the fallen. The names are not a design element. They are the memorial.

I am not opposed to symbolism or artistic expression, but I believe the Global War on Terrorism Memorial should provide direct recognition of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. If someone visits this memorial fifty years from now, they should not have to guess who it was built to honor. The memorial itself should tell that story clearly and unapologetically.

The combat fallen deserve more than an abstract representation of their sacrifice. They deserve to be remembered by name.

Respectfully,

Sharrell Shaw
Gold Star Spouse

[Captain Murika @CaptainMurika]

@infantrydort Everyone go take the survey. Tell them to restart. Taking kids soccer fields to make an art deco grass (which I rarely saw in CENTCOM) mound with more focus on lost equipment than people is disgusting.

https://t.co/LhQbzkK4sD

[XANDER GEOGRAPHIC 🏕️ @actionxander]

Hey @elonmusk congrats on becoming the world's first trillionaire! Wanna donate a couple bucks towards our American non-profit @xploristsociety? Currently we're just a two-man team producing grassroots independent projects in hopes of inspiring more to go outside and appreciate our American wilderness! I know we have the makings of the next NatGeo and I think we can do a lot of good if you gave us a chance! Thank you for your attention to this matter 🙇

[Captain Murika @CaptainMurika]

@Capt_Contractor @siegekuItur

[Captain Murika @CaptainMurika]

@chabranigdo @Gruntpa We have artists in the military.

[Captain Murika @CaptainMurika]

If you are frustrated with the @GWOTMF and the GWOT memorial (as I am) read this and take the survey:
https://t.co/LhQbzkK4sD

[Captain Murika @CaptainMurika]

@AverageSizeAndy Buy a lotto ticket

[Captain Murika @CaptainMurika]

@AverageSizeAndy Magical

[Docquistador @Docquistador]

In a proper country, the military would be used to enforce returning your shopping cart

[Captain Murika @CaptainMurika]

@BlastingThrough You're a good one. The cultural gap needs narrowing.

[squirrel ✝️ @siegekuItur]

The 3 hole balaclava reveals too much we’re all on 2 hole balaclavas now

[Happy Captain @EODHappyCaptain]

If “horseshoe around me” were a memorial:

[Captain Murika @CaptainMurika]

@TheNotoriousMMA Yessir

[Captain Murika @CaptainMurika]

@CynicalPublius World war I memorial funded by KC residents.
It is amazing, calm, intimidating thoughtful, respectful, has a museum. We get a grassy knoll skateboard ramp

[Captain Murika @CaptainMurika]

@FenixAmmoHR @TommyFaceOnFire

[Captain Murika @CaptainMurika]

@xbradtc

[Captain Murika @CaptainMurika]

@SecWar @DeptofWar @CENTCOM Tell @GWOTMF to lay off the crack and hire a real vet to redesign that garbage pile

[Jason Atwell @JasonAtwell14]

You want a GWOT memorial that makes sense?
1. Stone. Use stone from the various states that lost service members in Iraq and Afghanistan, the colors would also be evocative of the sand in Iraq and the mountains in Afghanistan. Use font and symbology that equates to Section 60.
2. Columns with the recognizable influence of the WTC in NY, Pentagons, and Keystones for Pennsylvania. Use numbers like 9, 11, and 21 to evoke the dates.
3. Center the service members who made the sacrifice. Like the Vietnam memorial, it should make it plain that the real legacy of the GWOT is the sacrifice born of tragedy. You cannot sugarcoat or sanitize that and have a memorial worthy of their memory.

[The Buddy CSM @TheBuddyCSM]

We are engaged in a struggle against the extraordinary exposure to detritus.