Chris Grimmett

Father/Husband/Photographer. trying to be a good Christian (wip). Proud to be an Army dad. Hog fan! #WPS #REDfriday

[Chris Grimmett @X_HOG]

@Natstrange73 Great smile from a great Hog Fan!

[Chris Grimmett @X_HOG]

@theAUSLofficial Way to go Bri!! #WPS

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

To date, I have never read another Medal Of Honor citation like this.
What a human. Read this and tell me if you ever have?

Donald Gilbert Cook, serving with the Naval Advisor Group, U.S. Military Assistance Command, USMC, was interned as a Prisoner of War by the Viet Cong in the Republic of Vietnam during the period from 31 December 1964 to 8 December 1967.

Despite the fact that by so doing he would bring about harsher treatment for himself, Colonel (then Captain) Cook established himself as the senior prisoner, even though in actuality he was not.

Repeatedly assuming more than his share of the manual labor in order that the other Prisoners of War could improve the state of their health, Col. Cook willingly and unselfishly put the interests of his comrades before that of his own well-being and, eventually, his life.

Giving more needy men his medicine and drug allowance while constantly nursing them, he risked infection from contagious diseases while in a rapidly deteriorating state of health.

This unselfish and exemplary conduct, coupled with his refusal to stray even the slightest from the U.S. Military Code of Conduct, earned him the deepest respect from not only his fellow prisoners, but some of his captors as well.

Rather than negotiate for his own release or better treatment, Col. Cook steadfastly frustrated attempts by the Viet Cong to break his indomitable spirit, and passed this same resolve on to the men with whose well-being he so closely associated himself.

Knowing his refusals would prevent his release prior to the end of the war, and also knowing his chances for prolonged survival would be small in the event of continued refusal, he chose nevertheless to adhere to the U.S. Military Code of Conduct - far above that which could be expected.

Colonel Cook, a son of Brooklyn, died on December 8, 1967 in a jungle Viet Cong Prisoner of War camp in the Republic of Vietnam.

His remains were never recovered.

For his enduring personal valor and exceptional spirit of loyalty in the face of almost certain death, Donald Gilbert Cook, a son of Brooklyn, was posthumously awarded the Medal Of Honor. He is the only Marine in history to receive it as a Prisoner of War.

Donald, we honor you.
Please honor this amazing Man by reposting so he is not forgotten
Thank you

[M2 @Amer1can_Barbie]

Good morning 🇺🇸

[Chris Grimmett @X_HOG]

@Natstrange73 Sorry to hear that. I’ll keep you all in my prayers.

[Chris Grimmett @X_HOG]

@Natstrange73 Very nice. Great smile.

[Chris Grimmett @X_HOG]

@kaseywood511 @GopherSoftball Thanks for being a Hog, and good luck as a Gopher.

[Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius]

Dear LGBTQ+ Americans:

We support your right to do anything you want to yourself or with consenting adults.

We have long been tolerant and accepting of that.

But somewhere along the way our tolerance and acceptance turned into YOUR hatemongering intolerance and bigotry against our deeply held religious beliefs.

The SF Giants hat controversy is just the tip of the iceberg. If you don't start tolerating us, the tolerance and acceptance we currently show you will vanish.

That reality is getting closer and closer.

You have been advised. Wise up.

Love,
The Rest of America

[Chris Grimmett @X_HOG]

@GuntherEagleman Dale Murphy

[Chris Grimmett @X_HOG]

@Natstrange73 @thatJasmineRice @kathy_tolbert2 I know you two did! Go ladies!

[Chris Grimmett @X_HOG]

@Natstrange73 Looking good!

[Chris Grimmett @X_HOG]

@Holy_Elle Raining a lot. 😝

[Chris Grimmett @X_HOG]

@Holy_Elle Warm sunny days. Been racing a lot lately. 😊

[Chris Grimmett @X_HOG]

@RazorbackSB Well deserved ladies! Go get ‘em in OKC! #WPS

[Chris Grimmett @X_HOG]

@Natstrange73 Dang! Rock it girl!

[Chris Grimmett @X_HOG]

@GuntherEagleman @PattyMurray @grok I’m happy to pay $740 more in gas to know Iran won’t have a nuke any time soon. (Plus all your other points!)

[Buzz Patterson @BuzzPatterson]

Women in Iran are taking off their burkas and Democrats are criticizing Trump. Remember this November.

[Yogi @Houseofyogi]

Unrealized gains tax for Gen-Z:

You buy a Pokémon card for $50.

Someone offers you $500 for it. You say no. You love that card. You're keeping it.

The government says: "Cool, but that card is worth $500 now. You owe us $100 in taxes."
You: "…I didn't sell it."

Government: "Don't care. Pay up."

You don't have $100 lying around. So you're forced to sell the card you love just to pay a tax on money you never received.

Next month? That card drops back to $50.

Your card is gone. Your money is gone. And the government shrugs.

That's a wealth tax on unrealized gains. They don't pay you back the tax...

Now picture this.

Your mom calls you crying. She has to sell the house she raised you in. Not because she can't afford it. She's lived there 30 years. It's paid off.

But some website says it's worth more now and the government says she owes $15,000 she doesn't have.

So she sells your childhood home. The kitchen where she made you breakfast. The doorframe where she marked your height every birthday.

Gone.

To pay a tax on money that was never real.

Now picture the opposite.

Your dad put everything into his small business. For 20 years he built it from nothing. One year the business is "valued" at $2 million on paper. He owes a massive tax bill. He empties his savings. Sells his truck. Borrows money. Pays it.

Next year the market crashes. His business is worth $200,000.

He lost everything to pay a tax on a number that doesn't exist anymore.

Does the government give him his money back?
No.

Does the government give him his truck back?
No.

Does the government care?
No.

They sold this idea as "taxing billionaires." But billionaires have armies of lawyers, offshore accounts, and trusts. They'll be fine.

You know who won't be fine? Your mom. Your dad. Your neighbor with a small business. The farmer down the road who's had the same land for four generations and now has to sell it because dirt got expensive.

You're not taxing wealth. You're taxing people for owning things.

It's like getting a parking ticket for a car you might drive somewhere someday.

They want you to own nothing and be happy. To fund the fraud, waste and abuse of the welfare state they created.

There is enough money. More tax isn't needed. It's all a lie. But you've been gaslit into believing this is a rich vs poor debate.

I hope you understand what's at stake.

[John @MagaGrunt1]

🇺🇸Well said Sir. She had nothing further, when you really think about what you have, your blessed.🇺�