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The FBI director has been accused of “padding the stats” to inflate his arrest accolades at the bureau. thedailybeast.com/kash-patel-cal…

BREAKING AP: When Kash Patel visited Hawaii last summer, the FBI took pains to note he was not on vacation. Left out of FBI's news releases was an exclusive excursion that Patel took days later when he participated in what government officials described as a "VIP snorkel" around the USS Arizona in an outing coordinated by the military.  apnews.com/article/fbi-ka…

🇺🇸 Most Badass Marines You Don’t Know: #2 Richard Pittman Richard Pittman is a Marine Badass He was a Marine machine gunner who Rambo-charged alone into a deadly NVA ambush near the DMZ, unleashing hell with an M60 to save his platoon. Born May 26, 1945, in French Camp, San Joaquin County, California. Legally blind in one eye since childhood, he was rejected by the Army, Navy, and Air Force. So he lied about his vision on the eye test and enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in 1965. Assigned as a rifleman with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. On July 24, 1966, his company was moving single-file down a narrow jungle trail near the Demilitarized Zone when the lead elements walked straight into a well-concealed ambush by a much larger NVA force. A storm of small-arms, automatic weapons, and mortar fire ripped through the column, shredding the front of the company in seconds. Marines screamed for more firepower as the kill zone turned into a slaughter. Pittman was at the very rear a.k.a. “tail-end Charlie.” Hearing those desperate shouts, he dropped his rifle, grabbed an M60 machine gun and several belts of ammunition, and sprinted forward alone into the kill zone. Bullets snapped past him at point-blank range. Pittman returned fire and silenced the first enemy position. He never slowed down. He charged deeper, came under heavy fire from two more NVA automatic weapon positions, and destroyed both of them with savage bursts from the hip. When he learned there were more wounded Marines 50 yards deeper into the ambush, he braved a withering hail of enemy mortar and small-arms fire to reach them. As he arrived at the fallen lead element, a bold frontal assault by 30 to 40 NVA soldiers surged straight toward him, screaming and firing. Pittman calmly planted himself in the middle of the trail and raked the advancing enemy with withering machine-gun fire, mowing them down in waves. When his M60 ran dry, he snatched up an enemy submachine gun and kept pouring fire into the attackers. When that weapon ran empty he drew his pistol and continued the fight. When that ran dry he pulled his last grenade, hurled it into the retreating enemy, and fought on until he could rejoin his platoon. His one-man rampage inflicted heavy casualties, threw the NVA attack into total chaos, and bought the wounded Marines behind him precious time to be pulled to safety. For this extraordinary heroism, Lance Corporal Richard Pittman was awarded the Medal of Honor. It was presented by President Lyndon B. Johnson at the Pentagon on May 14, 1968. Pittman served a total of 21 years, retiring as a Master Sergeant in November 1988. He dedicated the rest of his life to advocating for veterans and teaching young people about courage, honor, and self-sacrifice. He passed away on October 13, 2016, in Stockton, California. Richard Pittman is a Marine Legend 🇺🇸 Semper Fi, Marine.

🇺🇸 Most Badass Marines You Don’t Know: #4 James L. Day James L. Day is a Marine Badass He is well known within the Marines. He should be well known across America. He was a 19-year-old Marine corporal who held a shell crater on Sugar Loaf Hill for four hellish days and nights. Born October 5, 1925, in East St. Louis, Illinois. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943 and was already a decorated combat veteran of the Marshall Islands and Guam, where he earned the Silver Star. Assigned as a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Marines, 6th Marine Division. On May 14, 1945, Corporal Day rallied his squad and the remnants of another shattered unit and led them to a critical forward position on Sugar Loaf Hill, Okinawa. The Japanese responded with a crushing mortar and artillery barrage followed by a fanatical charge of forty screaming soldiers. Half his men were cut down in minutes. Day stayed at the front, shouting encouragement, hurling grenades, and directing deadly fire to repel the assault. Reinforced by six more Marines, they beat back three fierce night attacks. Wounded by shrapnel and burned by white phosphorus, Day refused to yield. He repeatedly braved heavy fire to drag four seriously wounded Marines, one by one, back to safety. He returned each time to his crater. He hauled ammunition from a disabled vehicle through intense fire and fought on, often with just one wounded Marine left beside him. For the next three days and four nights the attacks never stopped. Japanese soldiers swarmed his position again and again. On multiple occasions they closed to within a few feet of his shell crater. Day fought them at point-blank range with rifle, grenades, bayonet, and trench knife. He personally killed two enemy soldiers in desperate hand-to-hand combat. When the Japanese finally broke off, more than 100 enemy dead lay piled around his crater. Day wasn’t done fighting. He fought in Korea and earned two Silver Stars there. Then he went and fought in Vietnam, earning his third Silver Star. For his extraordinary heroism, Corporal James L. Day was awarded the Medal of Honor. It was presented by President Bill Clinton more than 53 years later on January 20, 1998. His original recommendation was lost in the chaos of battle and only rediscovered decades later from faded carbon copies. He was the only Marine infantryman in history to be wounded and decorated for valor in all three major wars. He rose from enlisted ranks all the way to Major General and was the last active-duty Marine to have fought as a combat infantryman in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He earned a career total of three Silver Stars and six Purple Hearts. James L. Day is a Marine Legend 🇺🇸