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TexasTowelie

(112,235 posts)
Tue Jul 28, 2015, 04:23 AM Jul 2015

Armed civilians return to Longview recruiting station; Navy recruiters leave

Recruiters for the U.S. Navy closed their Longview offices Monday after armed civilians returned despite the Pentagon's request they stand down.

A pair of armed civilians, who would identify themselves only as military veterans, watched from their sidewalk post under a canopy outside the North Longview office as recruiters left.

Asked by one of the self-appointed guards where he was going, one of the recruiters said they'd been ordered to relocate to a recruiting office in Marshall.

"Is it because of us?" he asked.

"Yes," replied the Navy man.

Read more: http://www.news-journal.com/news/2015/jul/27/armed-civilians-return-to-longview-recruiting-stat/

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Armed civilians return to Longview recruiting station; Navy recruiters leave (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2015 OP
idiots Skittles Jul 2015 #1
And that is putting it mildly. joshdawg Jul 2015 #2
The stupid is so bad that it burns Gothmog Jul 2015 #3
Good for the Navy people. Paladin Jul 2015 #4

Paladin

(28,264 posts)
4. Good for the Navy people.
Tue Jul 28, 2015, 09:49 AM
Jul 2015

Those would-be vigilantes need to be escorted from the premises, just as soon as they show up.

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