Marine Spends 214 Days In Mexican Prison… Then Gets Paper With Donald Trump’s Signature On It

Remember Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, the former Mexican prison inmate who spent 214 days in custody after accidentally crossing the border into Mexico with several legal firearms in his possession?

Though President Barack Obama made zero efforts to aid Tahmooressi, who eventually earned his release due in large part to the work of several noted congressional members, the same cannot be said about current GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump.

According to Fox News, only days after Tahmooressi finally made it back home in November of 2014, billionaire candidate Donald Trump decided to bless the beleaguered Marine with a $25,000 check.

“I really want this money to go to him, not his lawyers,” he said at the time.

The bombastic front-runner reportedly felt inspired to take action after he observed Tahmooressi speaking with Fox News host Greta Van Susteren about all that he had endured as a captive of the Mexican government — and about how hopeless he had sometimes felt.

“I kept on thinking it’s going to be this month,” he said. “It’s going to be really soon. It’s going to come really soon. I kept on getting my hopes up, you know, and it just kept on dragging on and dragging on.”

That Trump forked over some of his own money to help Tahmooressi rebuild his life spoke volumes about his kind heart and charitable spirit.

It also inadvertently highlighted one of the fundamental differences between him and our current president: Unlike Obama, Trump actually cares about our military. Instead of just giving lip service to his support, he put his money where his mouth is and demonstrated via his actions that the concern he feels is real.

A lot of people talk a big game, but Trump did an awful lot more than that for Sgt. Tahmooressi.

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US Marine Broke the World Record for Pull Ups, Completing 5,862 Pull Ups in 24 Hours.

On Veterans Day 2015, Guy Valentino broke the world record by completing 5,862 pull ups in 24 hours.  How did he do it and why? I asked these questions when I had the amazing opportunity to interview him on December 29, 2015. 

In 2014, Spike TV began looking for personal trainers for a new television program.  Out of the 267,000 personal trainers in the United States, Guy Valentino was the only personal trainer chosen for the show who also happened to be a Veteran.  Guy served as an active duty Marine in the Infantry from 1996-2006.  After serving in the Military, he became one of the top 3 personal trainer's for Golds Gym before starting his own CrossFit box in Dallas called CrossFit Apocalypse.

Little did Guy know that his experience as a Marine would prepare him to develop a relationship with Charlie Sadoff, Spike TV producer, and ultimately lead to breaking the world pullup record.

Guy proposed the idea that he would like to win the world record on Veterans Day 2015. Charlie and the Spike TV Veterans Operation Wellness gave the thumbs up in August, just 4.5 months before D-Day.  Guy could only complete 300 pull ups in August.  The world record was 5801.

Guy built up his ability to complete 1200 pull ups and realized that more was needed.  "I needed to work smarter not harder." Guy said. Guy began looking at the way he was eating, the way he was resting, and the way he recovered.  Shortly into his training, Guy became ill. "I had the stomach flu or something." He said. "It lasted for two weeks."  It was a setback that Guy hadn't anticipated.

"I began asking myself, why am I doing this." Guy said.  To him, the answer was obvious.  In the United States, 22 veterans commit suicide every 24 hours. "They have lost hope." Guy said. "They don't feel like they fit in."

Guy understood.  As a Marine, he served in Iraq during the war.  During that time, "I became an animal.  My actions were purely instinctual," he said. "I could see more clearly. I could read body language better.  I could even smell things better.  I was on constant alert.  I was being hunted and I was hunting others."  His body and mind responded the way they were designed during a life and death situation.  

Unfortunately, coming home did not change that immediately. "Coming home was a challenge.  I would be in the grocery story wondering who was going to jump out at me.  I would see a garbage can and wonder if it was an IED."  Guy discovered that experiencing trauma changes the brains neurology.  That is why so many soldiers come back with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and depression. 

Guy said that his relationship with God helped tremendously.   "I felt God tell me, 'Nobody stays in the war zone forever.  Being at war is not your home," Guy said. "I had tools that I used for war, such as machine guns and hand grenades."

"You cannot take these tools home with you." Guy heard God say. "You don't take these tools into the kitchen." Guy had taken the tools home, however, at least in his mind. He had to learn how to re-organize his life and put the tools away where they belong.

He began to notice when he was afraid and become curious. "Why am I afraid?" he would ask himself. Then he would think of all the things he had to live for.  He realized that he had something bigger than himself for which to live – children, family, and community. "If I let my thoughts run wild, then I can't control my body. Every man must eventually learn to take captive his thoughts or he cannot control his body."

Guy learned that he could turn off the stimuli and as he did so, his PTSD symptoms diminished. "Everyone has the ability to turn off the stimuli." Guy said. "Sometimes, they just need help."

Guy realized that he couldn't help anyone if he wasn't taking care of himself.  He wanted to have a balance of mind, body and soul.  Instead of wallowing, "I began to see my potential, my abilities, and that I can be a leader.  I can make a difference."

As Guy contemplated the men and women who have not recovered from PTSD, depression, and anxiety, he realized that the reason why he needed to break the world record was for them.  "Who can I be an inspiration for?" he asked himself. "Their lives depend on me.  If me breaking the world record affects even one person's life and gives them hope, then it is worth it."

Guy began training like an ultra-marathon runner. He knew that if he could accomplish 3000 pull ups in 12 hours then he could break the record.  In 8 weeks, he achieved this goal.  He began watching motivational speeches on You Tube.  He reached out for support from his fiancé, friends, and the producers from Spike TV.

The day of the challenge arrived. Reporters and cameras were all around.  Interviews took place. Guy's blood pressure sky rocketed to 168 and he hadn't even started.  Usually it wasn't until hour 10 that his blood pressure got to that level.

Guy removed himself from the chaos and began. He hung up a map of Iraq and a Marine flag.  He pulled himself up on the bar, pacing himself - 5 pull ups every 60 seconds.

A fellow Veteran, Brendan Ferreira, an ambassador for the Yellow Ribbon Fund completed pullups alongside Guy. Brendan lost his left arm in combat.  "If he could do this." Guy said. "So can I".

Marathon runners usually hit a wall after running about 18 – 20 miles.  The wall lasts for 20 minutes on average.  Guy hit 6 walls during the event.  His hardest wall lasted 3 hours.  Ribs were pulled out of place. His stomach became bloated. He vision blurred. His grip lost strength.  He did not give up. 

He reminded himself over and over about why he was doing this. "I wasn't doing this for me." He said.  "It was so much bigger than me."

Support continued throughout the event.  A chiropractor and a massage therapist were on staff.  At one point, Guy's worship leader from his church as a kid showed up and sang worship music with Guy as the pullups continued.

As the last few hours came to a close, two Marine in their dress blues came to stand along with Guy.  Guy put on his Marine Cadence music and repeated to himself. "Don't think. Just finish.  The finish is right there. Don't you freakin' quit."

Guy also used psychological imagery as part of his success.  He envisioned himself on a mission in Iraq. Men depended on him.  Every 1000 pullups became a checkpoint for the troops.  At 1000 pullups troops would be refueled, ammo refreshed, and food delivered. "I refuse to let my men die." Guy repeated to himself.

Guy finished the challenged on November 11, 2015, Veteran's Day, by completing 5,862.  "I know the record will probably be beaten again." Guy said.  "But it wasn't about a record, it was about making a difference."

Guy's accomplishment is an inspiration.  The more that I listened to him speak and the more that I learned about his story, the more that I could apply this to those striving for recovery, particularly from addiction.

Here are some things that Guy did that a person in recovery could also implement in order to reach their goals:

1. He had a purpose – He understood why he was going to accomplish this goal. He realized others were counting on him and he refused to let them down.
2. He recognized his own strengths and potential.
3. He took care of his body, his mind, and his soul.  He maintained balance with all three as he prepared for the challenge. He listened to motivational speeches, ate the proper foods, got the proper rest, and included God in his journey.
4. He paced himself – 5 pull ups every 60 seconds. Addicts can pace themselves 1 day or 1 hour at a time.
5. He put visual and audio reminders in place to continue to motivate him to keep moving forward.
6. Even in the most painful of moments, he remembered for what he was doing this and did not give up.
7. He had loved ones and professionals available to provide support. They couldn't do his pull-ups for him, but they could be there as he did it.
8. Fellow Marines completed pullups or stood alongside him.  Having fellow journeyers who understand the​​ journey alongside us makes a tremendous difference.
9. He envisioned saving lives with the idea of checkpoints.  He used this as a motivation to continue so that he wouldn't let anyone down.
10. He relied on his Higher Power.

With the New Year starting, it would be a good time to re-evaluate your goals. But more importantly, develop strategies for your own success.

(Pictures curtesy of Guy Valentino)​

150 Jihadists Obliterated By U.S. Air Power In Seconds

The U.S. has targeted and destroyed over 150 radical Islamist militants in a single round of airstrikes in Somalia.

U.S. intelligence assets discovered that al Shabaab, a militant group once fully aligned with al Qaeda, but now being courted by ISIS as well, was in the final stages of a large-scale planned attack on American military units in the region. The U.S. executed a preeminent attack on a jihadi training camp about 120 miles north of Mogadishu.

The sorties were conducted with both manned and unmanned aerial vehicles and estimates of enemy casualties are believed to surpass 150, making it the most deadly U.S. airstrike ever to occur in Somalia.

Al Shabaab was pushed out of the main cities by African Union forces back in 2011, but still remain a very real threat to eastern African security. In 2013, Shabaab militants carried out a savage terror attack on unarmed civilians at the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing 67 people, most of which were women and small children.

Third Marine beaten unconscious, says racially motivated hate crime for being white

Another Marine veteran has been beaten by a group of young African-American men and some are calling it a hate crime.

Last month two Marines were beaten in Washington D.C. on the same day but in unrelated incidents.  One of the Marines, Christopher Marquez, says he believes the crime was racially motivated because the suspects repeated “Black Lives Matter” during the beating.

Grant Gray, a Marine Corps veteran who served seven months in Afghanistan last year is the most recent victim of a ‘gang-style’ beating.

According to ABC6, Gray is currently a student studying sports management at Miami University in Ohio but is interested in transferring to Ohio State.  This past weekend he went to Columbus, Ohio to check out the city and the Ohio State campus.

On Friday night, Gray went to a local bar with one of his high school friends.  When he walked out of the bar to make a phone call he was reportedly beaten unconscious by a gang of “three black men who kept referring to him as “white.”

The attackers did not steal anything from Gray so he does not believe that the robbery was the motive.

“I even had an Apple watch on and they didn’t steal that,” Gray said.

Gray is scheduled for facial reconstructive surgery next week.

Police are consulting with prosecutors to determine if the case is a hate crime and have yet to make any arrests.

VIDEO: “Shut up and Listen”… Clinton Flips Out After Marine Asks 1 Brutal Question

While campaigning for his wife Hillary Clinton in Bluffton, South Carolina, former President Bill Clinton faced a Marine veteran who asked him about his wife’scover-up of the reason behind the 2012 terror attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi that left four Americans dead — and let’s just say the exchange left the former president looking weak trying to defend his wife.

The unidentified Marine said, “We had four lives in Benghazi that were killed and your wife tried to cover it up.”

As the Marine kept talking, Cliton said, “Would you let me answer? You listen to me. Am I allowed to answer? I’m not your commander in chief anymore but if I were, I’d tell you to be more polite and sit down.

As security closed in on the Marine, both men were attempting to talk over the crowd, which booed the Marine.

“Do you have the courage to listen to my answer? Don’t throw him out. Shut up and listen to my answer. I’ll answer it,” Clinton said.

Our Brother needs our help, Support U.S. Marine Chris Marquez!

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 A former Marine became the target of an alleged assault in McDonald’s on Friday, February 12, 2016, as a crowd of youths cornered him and demanded he answer the question, “do you believe black lives matter?” Before knocking him unconscious and robbing him.

Christopher Marquez, a veteran of Iraq and recipient of the Bronze Star for valor, said he was dining at a McDonald’s in northwest D.C. when a group of black teenagers came up to him and allegedly began harassing him about the black lives matter movement. Marquez ignored them which prompted calls and shouts that he was a racist.

Marquez left the establishment after eating, but allegedly sustained a sudden blow to the back of his head outside the McDonald’s, which knocked him unconscious. When he woke up, his pants were ripped and wallet gone, which contained $400 in cash, three credit cards, his VA medical card, school identification, metro card and driver’s license.

“I remember this group of teens harassing me while I was eating, they surrounded my table and kept on asking me ‘Do you believe black lives matter,'” Marquez told The Daily Caller News Foundation. “Then they started calling me a racist. I can’t recall if they were saying anything else to me at this moment because the blow to my head really screwed up my memory.”


DeAnthony Mason, manager of the McDonald’s, reviewed security footage and told Marquez in a phone call Saturday that when he left the restaurant a teen with a white shirt struck him on the side of the head, knocking him unconscious. The other teens then converged on his incapacitated body, taking his belongings. The head blow Marquez sustained left his memory dazed, but Mason’s review of security footage helped him piece together what occurred.

Upon regaining consciousness, Marquez found a cab driver willing to drive him to his apartment across from American University, where he attends school. Workers in the lobby called the police on his behalf, who took him to George Washington Hospital where he was evaluated for several hours. Medical documents obtained by The DCNF show Marquez was treated for head trauma and an eye contusion.

Credit card transactions reviewed by The DCNF reveal that the assailants charged over $115 on his various credit cards at a liquor store, Five Guys and Walmart. Mason, the McDonald’s store manager told Marquez that police have been looking for the group of teens for a previous incident.

“I believe this was a hate crime and I was targeted because of my skin color,” Marquez told The DCNF. “Too many of these types of attacks have been happening against white people by members of the black community and the majority of the main stream media refuses to report on it.”

Marquez served eight years active duty in the Marines between 2003 and 2011 in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Rifleman and Scout Sniper. He received the Bronze Star for valor during his first deployment after he carried the body of his slain team leader from combat following an ambush during the Battle of Fallujah.

“When I was in the Marine Corps, I served with people from many different backgrounds, ethnicities, religions, and races,” Marquez told The DCNF. “Like all Marines, I fought for the freedom of all Americans and not just one particular group.”

Marquez was also involved in the infamous fire fight dubbed “Hell House” in Fallujah. He and a fellow Marine, Dane Shaffer, pulled out four Marines who were stuck in a house after an insurgent ambush. A picture taken of them pulling Sgt Maj Brad Kasal out of battle served as the inspiration for a famous war memorial of Iraq located in California, reports The Los Angeles Times. Marquez is pictured on the left side holding Kasal by his right arm.

Officer Anthony Hector of the Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating the alleged assault. The DCNF reached out to the MPD for comment but no further details could be provided at this time. Marquez described roughly 5 black assailants including one female, ages 16 to 21.
Marquez told The DCNF, “I really think this group of teens is dangerous and will do this type of thing again if they are not caught.”

So, my name is Danny Amoruccio, a retired funeral director in Southwest Connecticut who had the honor of serving veterans who have passed before us.   I also come from a family who proudly served in the U.S. Army & Navy.

I find this to be an outrage and absolute disgusting situation our country is facing today.  And it needs to stop!  My heart went out to him and the least we can do as Americans is help him, as he helped to keep  the U.S. safe.  Why not raise $400.00 that was stolen by these thugs?  The credit card charges will undoubtebly be reversed, so I'm not asking for a million dollars here!

The monies raised here will undoubtebly be given directly to Mr. Marquez in PERSON, as I will hand him the check.  It will be broadcasted for all to see, to ensure this is NOT a scam.

1. Who you are:   Daniel J. Amoruccio

2. Where you're from:  East Norwalk, Connecticut

3. Your relationship to the parties you're raising funds for:  No relation what-so-ever.  Just a good American helping another!

4. How the funds will be spent (be specific as possible):  That will be up to the beneficiary, Chris Marquez who will receive the funds directly from me - or he can withdraw them directly from the gofundme account.

5. How you intend to get the funds to those in need:  I live right on the rail line in SW Connecticut!  I am an Executive Member Card Holder with Amtrak and have free tickets at my disposal.  I plan on hopping the train and take 4 hour trainride and meet Mr. Marquez in person and present him the check if need be!   I have my own money, this is all for him!

Obama’s Response to Marine Beaten by Black Mob Will Make You SICK

A highly decorated United States Marine was brutally beaten by a group of black teenagers at a McDonald’s in Washington, D.C., which was located just blocks from the White House.

President Obama, who quickly took to the microphone in after young black men were victims in alleged hate crimes – has not uttered a single word about the racially motivated assault on the Bronze-star winning Marine.

The black teenagers asked Iraq war veteran Christopher Marquez if he thought black lives mattered before pouncing on him from behind and inflicting severe injury.

Not one, but two statues have been created to depict the “No One Left Behind” scene involving Marquez and another Marine carrying a wounded brother out of a battle. The veteran also once carried the body of his commanding officer out of a volatile combat zone after a legendary firefight in Fallujah.

The current Oval Office holder immediately grabs a microphone and degrades police officers when thugs like Mike Brown are breaking the law and cause the circumstances which ultimately lead to a fatal police shooting, but he ignores this incident completely.

44 and his Attorney General Loretta Lynch launch civil rights investigation any time a hate crime is alleged when the supposed victims are black and the people on the other side of the issue are white – or wear blue.

Not one single word of condolence to the Marquez family has been uttered by 44. The man who will thankfully vacate his chair behind the Resolute desk in 367 more days also did not call on the Black Lives Matter protesters to come out against the violent beating. I guess we can take his utter silence as a sign of approval.

44 must be too busy planning his trip to Cuba to break bread with dictators and chat about the Alabama tractor factory relocating to the communist island nation to care that an American Marine was the victim of a hate crime.

If Obama wants to speak out against violence, then he should be getting in front of the cameras not only when minorities are involved, but also when others are attacked in obvious hate crimes, especially when that someone happens to be a decorated veteran! It just further enforces the fact Obama simply does not care about the brave men and women that defend our country.

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