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riversedge

(80,919 posts) Sun Mar 29, 2026, 11:00 AM Mar 29

commanding general of Marine Forces Reserve distributed this letter "Prepare your family" [View all]

The commanding general of the Marine Forces Reserve just distributed this letter to reserve troops.

"Prepare your family."

The Trump administration is preparing young American men and women to face combat, and potentially death, for another pointless forever war.

The commanding general of the Marine Forces Reserve just distributed this letter to reserve troops.

"Prepare your family."

The Trump administration is preparing young American men and women to face combat, and potentially death, for another pointless forever war.
— Joshua Reed Eakle ðŸ—½ (@joshuaeakle.com) 2026-03-28T22:19:43.155Z

Your Commander in Chief is on the green
— (@sanneru.bsky.social) 2026-03-29T14:47:57.657Z

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commanding general of Marine Forces Reserve distributed this letter "Prepare your family" [View all] riversedge Mar 29 OP

Official Family Preparations attached C_U_L8R Mar 29 #1

I.O.W.s are you ready to go and kill Iranians and possibly die in an un-winnable war for Donald Trump, Bibi Botany Mar 29 #2

Senator Collins will express concern.... Thunderbeast Mar 29 #21

And as WW III gets closer and closer, as more American come home in coffins or on stretchers, and Botany Mar 29 #22

And it's 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 infinity what are we fighting for? Blues Heron Mar 29 #3

From your lips BaronChocula Mar 29 #13

The younger men of the Trump family will be preparing their Polymarket bets tanyev Mar 29 #4

"Fight's on!" Kid Berwyn Mar 29 #5

While Trump golfs, some in his Admin are looking for a way out of TrumpsWar with luck riversedge Mar 29 #7

Crazy Train must nonstop loop in his head. Kid Berwyn Mar 29 #18

I wish trump would start a draft DownriverDem Mar 29 #6

Any draft he and his henchmen would establish... llmart Mar 29 #8

Preserve stability in the Western Hemisphere? lonely bird Mar 29 #9

The US has long considered itself the world's policeman, and ... eppur_se_muova Mar 29 #17

Send MAGA to the meat grinder Eddie Haskell 60 Mar 29 #10

Along with AI robots... BattleRow Mar 29 #12

I wonder how many will think to themself nope Figarosmom Mar 29 #11

"Prepare to die in a war BaronChocula Mar 29 #14

Damnit. A lot of "our" daughters and sons will be gone. irisblue Mar 29 #15

War! Scalded Nun Mar 29 #16

Are your orders legal? n/t returnee Mar 29 #19

Do we know this for real? I tried searching for sources but didn't come up with much except for social media chia Mar 29 #20

That was better than I expected Renew Deal Mar 29 #23