The humiliation is the point. He laughs at them behind closed doors. Little tests to see how much they're willing to embarrass themselves for him.

Joseph Rudolph Julian of Sturbridge, Massachusetts, a Platoon Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary actions during World War II on March 9, 1945 on Iwo Jima.

Julian enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve

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In 1993, Earl Fillmore walked into Mogadishu knowing he might not come back. He went anyway.
Earl R. Fillmore was an Army Ranger who believed in loyalty above everything. He trusted his team.
They trusted him. In battle, that trust was life.
On October 3, 1993, Rangers

Hegseth is as bad as expected, and Trump is also a completely known quantity, appointing sycophants. The shame falls principally on the Republican Senators who confirmed him and the other similarly unqualified and dangerous members of Trump’s admin.

I do not believe for a second that our military targeted an elementary school. But if an errant American missile accidentally killed a building filled with children, we should take responsibility for it, not sweep it under the rug.
via @NYTimes