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The ceremony represented the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from Lt. Col. John M. Hunt to Lt. Col. Brad E. Whited, the incoming commanding The ceremony represented the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from Lt. Col. John M. Hunt, the outgoing commanding officer, to Lt. Col. Brad E. Whited, the incoming
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First guest speaker was Captain Joseph Mulholland, 7th Special Forces Group, Eglin AFB, Florida, who presented a statement from his father, Lt Gen John Mulholland (retired), a former Associate Director for Military Affairs at the CIA.The second guest speaker was Col Kurt Buller, USAF (retired), a former Special Tactics Officer, who provided an insight into the operations in Afghanistan after 911.The third guest speaker was Col Alison Black, USAF, Commander, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, also know as the voice of the Angel of Death during the initial operations in Afghanistan.The featured guest speaker was Lt General Marshall Brad Webb, USAF (retired), former Commander, USAF Special Operations CommandThe final presentation was provided by Lt Col Rich Cole, USAF (retired), Former USAF Pilot, Son of Dolittle Raiders’ Lt Col Dick Cole. He provided some background and noted the similarities between the mission of ODA 595 and the Dolittle Raiders, as well as recognize several key personal from both operations who are no longer with us today.In 2022, special commemorative canteen cup were created by the Bohlin Company and presented to each member of ODA 595 in honor and recognition of their heroic actions in America’s first response against the Taliban after the 911 attack. A representative from each event sponsor was given the honor to present the personalized cup to each member of the ODA 595 Horse Soldier team.If you are interested in learning more about ODA 595 as well as other stories about America’s 1st response to the The ceremony represented the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from Lt. Col. John M. Hunt to Lt. Col. Brad E. Whited, the incoming commanding A lawyer, attended the briefing by request to support the family with legal and military expertise, and confirmed the briefing contents to the DCNF. They told the DCNF that they understood the families of the remaining deceased received similar briefings around the same time. (RELATED: ‘Bullsh*t’: Ex-Ambassador Accuses Biden Admin Of Engaging In Coverup Of Afghanistan Disaster) “There was nothing about knowing who the guy was — who the terrorist was —nothing about having eyes on [him], nothing about the battalion commander being requested permission to fire — nothing about any of that,” Schlichter told the DCNF. However, at a House hearing on March 8, Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews said he, Sgt. Charles Schilling and an unnamed individual spotted the suicide bomber from their perch in the sniper tower, located near the sewage canal and the gate itself, sometime just before 1 p.m. on the day of the blast, according to a transcript. The unnamed individual had previously provided descriptions of the man who Vargas-Andrews believed to be the suicide bomber. Vargas-Andrews requested permission to engage with the suspect and presented evidence to the battalion commander, LT. Col. Brad Whited, Vargas-Andrews testified. “We asked if we could shoot. Our battalion commander said, ‘I don’t know,'” Vargas-Andrews told Congress. “If it was classified, and they withheld it for that reason, the briefing that the families gave was entirely misleading and you don’t have to mislead to not reveal classified info,” Schlichter said. The Marine Corps officials provided detailed descriptions and diagrams of the events leading up to, during and immediately following the suicide bombing to address “rumors” and uncertainties that had arisen, Schlichter told the DCNF. They demonstrated, for example, that through the interview process they gathered no conclusive evidence of small arms fire during the blast, and that even though no officers were killed, each leader was in an appropriate position at the time attending to his or her duties, both lawyers separately said. The DCNF viewed the spiral-bound book Chappell received and confirmed that it corresponded to the CENTCOM report. A Marine machine gunner who was not in the sniper tower said that it wasn’t until Vargas-Andrews’ testimony that he heard there was an opportunity for a potential shot at the bomber. “I had knowledge that the bomber was identified and found out that he was identified when we were there. I assumed they had taken care of it,” Tadeo Guerra, who was a Lance Corporal at the time, told the DCNF. “Not too recently that I found out that they hadn’t done anything about it.” Briefers did not discuss rules for taking lethal action against suspected attackers with the family, Goldberg told the DCNF. “Naturally that isn’tComments
First guest speaker was Captain Joseph Mulholland, 7th Special Forces Group, Eglin AFB, Florida, who presented a statement from his father, Lt Gen John Mulholland (retired), a former Associate Director for Military Affairs at the CIA.The second guest speaker was Col Kurt Buller, USAF (retired), a former Special Tactics Officer, who provided an insight into the operations in Afghanistan after 911.The third guest speaker was Col Alison Black, USAF, Commander, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, also know as the voice of the Angel of Death during the initial operations in Afghanistan.The featured guest speaker was Lt General Marshall Brad Webb, USAF (retired), former Commander, USAF Special Operations CommandThe final presentation was provided by Lt Col Rich Cole, USAF (retired), Former USAF Pilot, Son of Dolittle Raiders’ Lt Col Dick Cole. He provided some background and noted the similarities between the mission of ODA 595 and the Dolittle Raiders, as well as recognize several key personal from both operations who are no longer with us today.In 2022, special commemorative canteen cup were created by the Bohlin Company and presented to each member of ODA 595 in honor and recognition of their heroic actions in America’s first response against the Taliban after the 911 attack. A representative from each event sponsor was given the honor to present the personalized cup to each member of the ODA 595 Horse Soldier team.If you are interested in learning more about ODA 595 as well as other stories about America’s 1st response to the
2025-04-08A lawyer, attended the briefing by request to support the family with legal and military expertise, and confirmed the briefing contents to the DCNF. They told the DCNF that they understood the families of the remaining deceased received similar briefings around the same time. (RELATED: ‘Bullsh*t’: Ex-Ambassador Accuses Biden Admin Of Engaging In Coverup Of Afghanistan Disaster) “There was nothing about knowing who the guy was — who the terrorist was —nothing about having eyes on [him], nothing about the battalion commander being requested permission to fire — nothing about any of that,” Schlichter told the DCNF. However, at a House hearing on March 8, Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews said he, Sgt. Charles Schilling and an unnamed individual spotted the suicide bomber from their perch in the sniper tower, located near the sewage canal and the gate itself, sometime just before 1 p.m. on the day of the blast, according to a transcript. The unnamed individual had previously provided descriptions of the man who Vargas-Andrews believed to be the suicide bomber. Vargas-Andrews requested permission to engage with the suspect and presented evidence to the battalion commander, LT. Col. Brad Whited, Vargas-Andrews testified. “We asked if we could shoot. Our battalion commander said, ‘I don’t know,'” Vargas-Andrews told Congress. “If it was classified, and they withheld it for that reason, the briefing that the families gave was entirely misleading and you don’t have to mislead to not reveal classified info,” Schlichter said. The Marine Corps officials provided detailed descriptions and diagrams of the events leading up to, during and immediately following the suicide bombing to address “rumors” and uncertainties that had arisen, Schlichter told the DCNF. They demonstrated, for example, that through the interview process they gathered no conclusive evidence of small arms fire during the blast, and that even though no officers were killed, each leader was in an appropriate position at the time attending to his or her duties, both lawyers separately said. The DCNF viewed the spiral-bound book Chappell received and confirmed that it corresponded to the CENTCOM report. A Marine machine gunner who was not in the sniper tower said that it wasn’t until Vargas-Andrews’ testimony that he heard there was an opportunity for a potential shot at the bomber. “I had knowledge that the bomber was identified and found out that he was identified when we were there. I assumed they had taken care of it,” Tadeo Guerra, who was a Lance Corporal at the time, told the DCNF. “Not too recently that I found out that they hadn’t done anything about it.” Briefers did not discuss rules for taking lethal action against suspected attackers with the family, Goldberg told the DCNF. “Naturally that isn’t
2025-04-09Testified at a bipartisan House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing about what they want to see — with justice and accountability emerging as two of the main themes. Darin Hoover, Staff Sergeant Taylor Hoover’s father, told me he left feeling heartened.“Between Congress and Trump, it turned into a really good week,” he said. “Lots of emotion and good times.” Throughout the hearing, the committee’s chair, Michael McCaul, emphasized that the White House would be watching. As if to prove him right, General Mark Milley submitted a letter that McCaul read at the onset.“We owe them accountability,” Milley wrote. For many, those words rang hollow. Representative Darrell Issa, who first brought the Gold Star families together with a visit to Washington before hosting them in the hearing, said that “Milley wouldn’t know the meaning of the word if he Googled it.”Hoover, too, was unimpressed. During his testimony, he called for Milley, Lieutenant Colonel Brad Whited and Major Geoff Ball to resign. “I want General Milley’s stars, I want Colonel Whited’s birds, I want Major Ball’s oak clusters in my hand, now. You can no longer lead. None of you have the respect of your men and women any more.” In an upcoming, closed-door hearing, committee members will be interviewing Whited about the decisions he did and did not make.Another tangible demand made by Steve Nikoui, Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui’s father, and seconded by McCaul, is that Biden should honor their kids with a Rose Garden ceremony. On multiple occasions, parents like Hunter
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