do you think LTC Vindman was treated disrespectfully?

William Barry — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 15:04:54 -0500

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Nov 25 at 2019 3:07 PM

SFC Michael Hasbun — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 15:07:43 -0500

Clearly... He was ordered to report to the hearings to testify, so he did, and somehow people thought he was horrible for it, as if Soldiers decline congressionally mandated hearing appearances all the time...

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 25 at 2019 4:43 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 16:43:29 -0500

Don't know that he was mistreated, explicitly. Did Rep Nunes not address him by his rank? Sure. Is that a reason to throw the whole investigatory hearing out? No.
Everyone is crapping their pants over one sentence. He was there for an inquiry over whether or not something occurred that would lead to possible crimes that could lead to impeachment. From what I saw, when he was cross-examined, it was shown that he was the one that went and talked to Ciaramella, who then filed the complaint.

Response by MSG Danny Mathers made Nov 25 at 2019 5:57 PM

MSG Danny Mathers — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 17:57:50 -0500

I could give a rat's ass if LTC Vindman was disrespected. He is not loyal to the Commander in Chief. His loyalty was to the State Department and Ukraine. I hope he is reduced in rank and goes to work for Ukraine. He is what we called Rupert when I was in SOF.

Response by LCDR Joshua Gillespie made Nov 27 at 2019 8:10 AM

LCDR Joshua Gillespie — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 08:10:36 -0500

Yes and no. "Yes" in the sense that if the man felt he had something important to say, and went through the proper channels to do it... no point in criticizing his integrity for doing so. "No" in the sense that I (personally) think he and the Democrats tried to use his uniform, rank, and accomplishments to needlessly add "weight" to his testimony. In that regard, I am of the opinion his statements were largely based on his own opinions and feelings. I'm also of the opinion that it isn't "disrespect" to challenge those opinions on feelings during the course of their evaluation.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 5 at 2020 9:50 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 21:50:20 -0500

Was the LTC the “wistleblower” that started the how partisan impeachment? I heard that somewhere.

Response by PO2 Roy Koch made Aug 12 at 2021 12:10 AM

PO2 Roy Koch — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:10:43 -0400

Yes!