Frank's Daughter

Grandma. Retired. Crafter. Conservative. Christian. Happy! Back on Twitter again—see if I can be a kinder person this time.

[Frank's Daughter @DaughterFrank]

@VinnysCorner1 Ron Erhardt - New England

[Raise the Black @KTB_500]

Moments like this—watching **LTG Jonathan Braga** place the Medal of Honor around **CW5 Eric Slover**'s neck in the gallery during President Trump's State of the Union—hit deep in the chest. They remind every Soldier, every one of us who's ever laced up boots and stepped into the unknown, that **leadership has our backs**. Not just in words, but in actions that echo through the halls of power. This isn't politics; it's recognition of raw, selfless courage that saved lives and completed the mission under unimaginable fire.

For those who weren't there in the cockpit that night on January 3, 2026, during **Operation Absolute Resolve**—flying lead Chinook into Venezuelan darkness, taking multiple rounds to the legs and hips, bleeding out, yet holding that bird steady, landing it safely, and getting his Delta brothers in and out alive—it's hard to fully grasp. But we do. We feel it in our bones because we've lived versions of that trust: the guy next to you refusing to quit, the pilot who won't let the helo fall no matter the cost. Seeing Trump call it out, seeing Braga drape that blue ribbon, and watching Slover stand there (on a walker, still healing from wounds that would have broken most) brought a swell of pride mixed with quiet gratitude. It backs up every promise about valuing service, about never leaving our own behind. It makes the love we carry for this country—the one we've sworn to defend with our lives—burn even brighter.

And it's never lost on us that standing right beside him, through every deployment, every late-night worry, every scar, is his wife Amy and their family. They sacrifice in silence: the missed birthdays, the endless waiting, the fear that knocks at 0300 with every unknown call. Families like hers are the unseen backbone. They hold the home front so we can hold the line. Tonight, the nation saw a glimpse of that shared burden, and it mattered.

This moment isn't just history; it's a reaffirmation. Heroes exist among us—quiet professionals from the 160th who fly into hell and bring everyone home. And when the country pauses to honor them, it reminds us why we serve, why we endure, and why America is worth every drop of sweat and blood.

Thank you, CW5 Slover. Thank you to your family. Thank you to the leaders who made sure this wasn't forgotten.

🫡🇺🇸 NSDQ.
#Army
#stateoftheunion

[Frank's Daughter @DaughterFrank]

@mikeroweworks In the opening sequence when the theme song is being played and the plane bursts through the clouds like Jaws, we started laughing and laughed all. The way through. Went home and recited all the one liners we could remember. It’s beeen fun just reading the responses here!

[Frank's Daughter @DaughterFrank]

@Matt_Pinner Frazier has the best writers

[Frank's Daughter @DaughterFrank]

@Matt_Pinner Longmire and Person of Interest

[Frank's Daughter @DaughterFrank]

@SandPiper559 @PAVoterProtect He’s not supposed to work in the Dem’s best interest. He’s supposed to work in the country’s best interest. They all are!

[Frank's Daughter @DaughterFrank]

@TaraBull Is this for real? Did this girl not pay attention to life going on around her as she was growing up? Didn’t at least one of her parents have a full-time job?

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@Wisdom_HQ the couple so 2 people

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@ClownWorld Old B&W movie called Ball of Fire is incredibly funny and good.

[Frank's Daughter @DaughterFrank]

@Ross_Berry @RepMTG Ask yourself whether you wouldn’t do the same thing! Of course you would. Don’t be so self-righteous!

[Frank's Daughter @DaughterFrank]

@DerekNeverFails Show your sources please!

[Frank's Daughter @DaughterFrank]

@greta Longmire and/or Person of Interest

[Frank's Daughter @DaughterFrank]

@RBReich Proof please!

[Frank's Daughter @DaughterFrank]

@acnewsitics The flag is being lowered and folded. It is not on the ground.

[Frank's Daughter @DaughterFrank]

@jvnior You think you’re clever. There is no salvation without Jesus. God the Father/Jesus Christ, His Holy Son/and the Holy Spirit are all one entity. Don’t ask how that can be, faith tells us it is. So we believe in the Trinity. Christians will always choose Jesus.

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@RBReich This post is what shows you’ve never been a business owner.

[Frank's Daughter @DaughterFrank]

@marlene4719 Dan Rather was a putz who skewed news to his viewpoint all the time!

[Frank's Daughter @DaughterFrank]

@koolkaryn And you wear a tin-foil hat!

[Frank's Daughter @DaughterFrank]

@itsdeaann That is a Democrat spiel, not republicans! You weren’t debating anyone and you know it!

[Frank's Daughter @DaughterFrank]

@allenanalysis Where was he during Biden’s term in office? Nowhere to be found working on a plan to fix the Obamacare monstrosity! Stop being self righteous!