CubitOomMarine Corps Veteran McGinnis reacts to his broken arm after a forced removal for protesting
MyDogLovesMeWhat’s his medal? Anyone know?
They have a few metals (The ribbons above the pocket). The pocket decoration that looks like a cross is most likely a rifle/pistol qualification which is a badge.
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Dozzi92So the badge is sharpshooter for pew pew.
Top ribbon is a NAM, Navy Achievment Medal. And like you’d read a book, there’s a CAR (Combat Action Ribbon), a PUC (presidential unit citation).
sp3ctr4lHey there devil dog, you did a better job than I could, that’s for sure. Way to really tie your buckle.
Hah!
If I remember right, you set me straight a few weeks back, trying to timeframe match camo patterns.
Just makes sense to defer to people with more relevant knowledge.
ballotpedia.org/Brian_McGinnis_(North_Carolina)
Graduated from Quincy Senior High on a Saturday in early June 2000, and went to Marine boot camp the following Monday. Mama was not ready.
Did my one enlistment as a Light Armored Vehicle Crewman, an infantry MOS in the Corps, until June 2004.
Highlights:
-Six months on a Med Float on the USS Wasp in 2002, established a training ground in Djibouti, Africa. -Deployed for the initial invasion of Iraq in 2003 and traveled extensively across the country. -Made the All-Marine boxing team later in 2003 until the end of enlistment, tried out the year prior, but broke my hand in the tryouts.
Upon my honorable discharge from the USMC, I attended John Wood Community College in Quincy, IL and earned an associate’s degree in education from 2004 to 2006.
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www.military-ranks.org/decorations/…/marines
I can’t find high enough resolution images to confidently make out most of the ribbons, but my best guess for the medal is the Navy Service Cross.
He doesn’t mention being a pilot, so its unlikely it would be the Distiguinshed Flying Cross.
With emphasis that these are guesses and I almost certainly made some mistakes, I have no actual military background or experience, there may some formal rules of displaying ribbons and medals that my guesses may violate…
Best guesses for ribbons (from our POV):
Row 1 = Joint Service Achievement Medal
Row 2, Left = Navy and Marine Corp Medal
Row 2, Center = Navy and Marine Corp Presidential Unit Citation
Row 2, Right = Bronze Star
Row 3, Left = General Service Medal
Row 3, Center = Iraq Campaign Medal
Row 3, Right = Uncertain
Row 4, Left = Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Row 4, Center = Humanitarian Service Medal
Row 4, Right = Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
cabillaudI shall value this silly image 1000x more than any reddit gold.
In response, I share lemmy beans:
… and also some old ingots of questionable quality.
… and also some old ingots of questionable quality.
Get out of here Ea-nāṣir!
Theres a couple of mistakes there. For example, a Bronze star would be above the Navy Marine Corps Achivement ribbon since its a much more prestigious medal. I cant tell what the devices are but this is the stack.
Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
Row 4
Source: Eaten a couple crayons.
I appreciate the sentiment, people being nice to eachother should always be encouraged. But thanking people always seemed odd to me. I drank a lot. :(
But Granny Smith Apple.
Thankfully, I’m doing better now :)
If it makes you feel better, I’m thanking you for this specific service, here.
That being said, as others have said in other threads about this…
… hard not to respect someone who has been through the shit, and came out with a conscience still intact.
While likely not for the same reasons (or, maybe, for some of the same reasons), I’ve also struggled with addiction, managed to pare it down to just nicotine… different kind of battle, still quite a fight.
Glad you’re doing better now.
And I will keep your recommendation in mind for my next fondue, lol.
Thanks for the solid response!
I appreciate it
Tempus FugitHe looks a lot like Picard here.
THERE ARE THREE SHIFTS!!
How DARE you Stupid Libruls NOT injure our Marine Veterans!
-Republicans LITERALLY!
UnderpantsWeevilDamn. Maybe next time bring your gun
I just saw the video and its like. Why is he getting involved? There are like 2 police on him that while he is getting a bit out of control have really not lost control and third one is coming up. There is no reason for a civilian to help in this situation.
yeah its hard to say if he should be removed as they started the video when it was already active so there is no way to see if he was aggressive to a level to having to be removed and if he was given any warnings or anything.
bcgm3
😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈STFU, you boot licking Twatwaffle.
starman2112We simply don’t know if breaking this man’s arm in response to him expressing his disinterest in dying for Israel was justified or not
How do you type with the boot lodged so far down your throat?
Politicians aren’t like regular people, they have a finely attuned sense of when they’re in the presence of a potential photo op.
Why is he getting involved?
I hate to defend a chud Senator, but it kinda looks like the marine has his hand trapped in the door and he’s trying to get him loose before the cops do further harm. Really hard to say from the shakey camera angle. But it looks like the security goons were going to happily tear his arm straight off if someone hadn’t stepped in.
There is no reason for a civilian to help in this situation.
To help the cops? No. To help the marine? Absolutely.
From Tim Sheehy’s post on the X formerly known as Twitter, dated March 4th, 2026:
Capitol Police were attempting to remove an unhinged protestor from the Armed Services hearing. He was fighting back. I decided to help out and deescalate the situation. This gentleman came to the Capitol looking for a confrontation, and he got one.
Straight from the horse’s ass, as it were.
Rewatching the video(s), I’d posit that Tim’s “help” was 100% ineffectual in every possible way here, save for stalwortly upholding the GOP’s demonstrably false claim of “supporting the troops.”
Sheehy wasn’t helping anyone other than his own undeserved ego.
Motherfucker cosplayed as a hero and broke someone’s arm in the process. He ought to be charged with assault.
And then he went on Twitter and bragged about it, as if attacking a man who’s already been mobbed by three shitty cops isn’t punk bitch behavior.
Republicans do sure love killing soldiers and treating the ones who come home like absolute dogshit.
𝔄 𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔭𝔦𝔢𝔠𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔢𝔰𝔢They love the concept of the soldier.
Same as they like the concept of the child.
It’ll be a cold day in hell before they actually care for those people.
Yup, even more proof that the greatest threat to the US Armed Forces is the US Government.