Veteran Ryan Douglas' viral post: does his description of a different time in 2001 resonate with you?

CPO Andy Carrillo, MS — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:11:32 -0500

Ryan Douglas did not mince words — he says 14 years ago, he had a president. In a viral Facebook post, the former soldier shared a few photos of former President George W. Bush visiting with injured veterans and bringing a turkey meal to active duty soldiers. And although he made mistakes, Douglas said, he owned up to those errors. “[Fourteen] years ago, I had a President who was proud to be an American and who shared that pride with the people,” the veteran wrote. “Today, I have an eloquent but petulant schoolchild pretending to be a leader. On the worst day in American history since Pearl Harbor, I had a President who told the world that America will not bow down. Today, I have a charlatan snake oil salesman who bows to my enemies.” “But 14 years ago, I had a President,” he continued.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIHz5tevLAw

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/12/15/veterans-facebook-post-comparing-president-george-w-bush-to-president-obama-is-going-viral/

Different Presidents, A Different Corps

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Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 17 at 2015 10:01 AM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 10:01:43 -0500

The older I get, the less easily I'm convinced anyone at "the top" is really as "good" or "bad" as we think they are...

...but I do recall how a young LTJG in the Indian Ocean felt when word came that our Commander in Chief was coming out to the Fleet; not on Marine One in a suit...but in the cockpit of an S3-B wearing a flight suit.

Hell yes...he was "My President" that day.