Jim Lechner

War correspondent, combat veteran, author, historian

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Our piece on Newsmax covering the largest post war reunion of Iraq veterans. Honored to highlight heroes from Ramadi in 2006 who at great sacrifice turned the tide and win the war.

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Covering ICE operations and protests in Minneapolis/St Paul. Vocal but relatively small group of agitators protesting the removal of illegal alien felons from this sanctuary city. ICE agents are heroes. Found three Jimmy Johns discriminating against ICE agents. Boycott

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Honored to be interviewed about my book With My Shield and other related topics by the National Infantry Museum at Fort Benning GA. Yes, they will be changing their signs soon

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When in Rome (or DC) visit ur daughter at the competition network

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@SpartaJustice Absolutely ignorant of the facts. Stick w conservative issues and stop drinking Russian kool aid

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Second episode on the Jocko podcast 466 we wrap up talking about With My Shield and move on to the other five wars I have served in

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My first episode on the Jocko podcast where we discuss Somalia and my book With My Shield.

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@MTGrepp 100%

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@wakeupusa He is correct

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@MTGrepp Y

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@GigaBeers Ur an idiot but still got one right

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@Liz_Cheney Says the traitor

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A very sad day for America but President Trump is walking tall, head held high! Everyone should pray for him and his family, while praying for our Democracy that is under attack by the Radical Left. @EricTrump @realDonaldTrump @NEWSMAX

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Spent the 1st anniversary of the war in Konstantinivka just northwest of Bahkmut. As the Russians continue to push in all directions around Bahkmut, Konstantinivka is now on the front line. 500lb bomb crater at entrance if cultural center.

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More heroic Ukrainians holding the line in south Donbas. Under blizzard conditions, Git and Vloda showed me their town - Toretsk. less than a mile from the Russians. Within machine gun range of the Russians Olga continued to run the town hall and administration.

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A sea of memorial flags greets visitors to Maidan Square in Kyiv. In small clusters among the yellow and blue of are flags representing international volunteers killed fighting here over the past 10 months. Among them, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Sweden, the UK, Canada and the US.

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In Kherson in the square where Russian troops fired on protestors 10 mos ago and now fire artillery into the city. Next to the apartment we stayed in, a former Russian barracks destroyed by a precision strike courtesy of US HIMARS. The rest of the neighborhood was untouched.

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Visited the recently liberated city of Kherson in South Ukraine. Listened to harrowing tales of the occupation and with some Ukrainian volunteers looked at the Russians just across the river as they fired artillery into the city every five minutes as the people tried to rebuild.

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Three air raid alerts and two barrages of missiles on the city center in Kyiv over past 72 hours. Residents of Kyiv still came out on New Years to show their spirit and resolve.

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This week was about two flags. My US flag which is now on its 5th war, seen here on the frontline just south of Bahkmut with some heroic Ukrainians and the flag we helped prep, presented to President Z in the besieged city and 24 hours later presented to Congress