When
Corporal Ryan Stickney and 200 of his fellow Marines prepared to return
to their families after Operation Desert Storm in 1991, a logistics
error forced them to turn to a surprising source for a ride home: Donald
J. Trump.
Today, Stickney would like to say "thank you."
Stickney
(left), was a squad leader in a TOW company of a Marine reserve unit
based in Miami, FL and spent approximately six months in Saudi Arabia
during the Gulf War between 1990 and 1991.
Upon his unit’s return
to the United States, the former Marine says the group spent several
weeks decompressing at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina before heading
back to Miami.
Stickney recalls being told that a mistake had
been made within the logistics unit and that an aircraft wasn’t
available to take the Marines home on their scheduled departure date.
This—according to Stickney—is where Donald Trump comes in.
"The
way the story was told to us was that Mr. Trump found out about it and
sent the airline down to take care of us. And that’s all we knew….I
remember asking 'Who is Donald Trump?' I truly didn't know anything
about him," the former Marine said.
Corporal Stickney snapped a photo to remember the day by:
U.S. Marines prepare to board Donald Trump's jet.
The
Trump campaign has confirmed to Hannity.com that Mr. Trump did indeed
send his plane to make two trips from North Carolina to Miami, Florida
to transport over 200 Gulf War Marines back home. No further details
were provided.
The Marine says he and his family are—to this
day—grateful for Trump’s kind gesture. "It may not seem like much to
most people, but it was very important to a bunch of jar heads and more
importantly their families waiting for them on the hot tarmac."
Stickney
says that his father—a Korean War veteran and former Eastern Airlines
captain—claimed to have never seen a 727 turn around and refuel so
quickly. His father was so appreciative of Mr. Trump's help; he said he
would fly for Trump for free to thank him for what he did.
Stickney
says that in his 28 years of public service, he has yet to see this
kind of support for the troops from any of the other candidates running
for president: "I have not seen a Clinton or Sanders plane, or anything
else for that matter, sent to support the troops."
http://www.hannity.com/articles/hanpr-election-493995/200-stranded-marines-needed-a-plane-14727522/
Friday, May 20, 2016
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In 1991 Trump owned a 727- which he had to sell off because he was bankrupt, not a DC-10 like the one pictured here "saving" these guys. If you're going to falsify a story at least do the homework so the supporting documentation is plausible. I wonder how much Stickney was paid to use his name...
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