Deputy Operations Officer Lt. Col. Sam Andrews earned praise after he knelt and gave protesters a message of support outside the Minnesota state capitol.
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Dont destroy buildings and hurt enforcers, you can protest all you want but make it peaceful.
First time its Great to see American Army being deployed within America…
Outstanding Colonel! ðŸ‘ÂÂ
I love you America… God bless you… Sorry for not showing my appreciation for everything you have given the world… My prayers and thoughts are with you
We were initially activated in order to assist citizens that were in need of food and setup testing sites to get people tested for the virus and treat them accordingly. We had been working with Food banks in helping distribute food out to those that were struggling during these hard times, but because of these rioters and looters we had to stop what we were doing and assist Law Enforcement that couldn't handle all the chaos themselves. This has had a huge butterfly effect in every state and now people are starving and struggling to feed their kids all because of ignorant individuals that don't think about others, but themselves.
This is what a warrior should be. A true warrior is a protector of peace and must have the most serious mind.
The right approach will produce the wanted result. A sincere action will elicit a reasonable human reaction.
Snappy salute!
This Soldier is a smart man, thank you Sir,
this what America is about not racist
of hate but peace, and understanding,
and most importantly freedom.
this is not connecting ur just appeasing the children like u would ur own kid so they shut the F### up
It’s so moving to know that there are so many good hearted Americans. Moments like this give you hope.
Love to see the unity between protesters, National guards, and all the policemen! This should be the case and hopefully the rest will follow. Keep praying for it.
I’m in the military & will shoot the president before I shoot an American protesting. I serve & protect the constitution!!
Those all looked like kids in highschool
Honestly amazed the cops didn't try to tear gas the national guard
They know, we are all Mericans, and black lives matter.
True leadership! Military loves our country and constitution! They know the real thing to do. God Bless the UNITED States of America!
He could get punished for that…you know they aren't allowed to do that right? They'll face consequences, so yall protestors stop shoutin at the national guard they have orders they need to follow. Kneeling is already very risky, and I'm pretty sure most protestors don't realize they are under strick orders, even if they want to support the protestors, they CAN'T. So if you see a soldier kneeling, likely he will be fired or punished aftewards, if kneeling isn't breaking his orders. You want them to listen to you but you can't expect them to really do anything because they can't. Or else they will be fined and punished. So don't take out yall hate on them and definetely don't force or pressure them to kneel, because as much as they would like to, they can't…
FOLKS! HEAR ME OUT HERE! Here is how I see it for both the US and UK: time to pay your tab with some interests tagged on. It's only fair! Carve up a piece of your land that's not completely a junk yard and give it to the black citizens of your country. Along with some start up capital and let those who choose to go declare that they'll forever relinquish any claims against you and give them complete autonomy. But if they fail as a nation-state they cannot return or ask for more help. This is cut and dry as much as possible! Get rid of this problem once and for all and go about your lives… before your entire countries fall apart.
When she called a LTC an LT I cringed a bit.
God bless you shoulder ðŸ™ÂÂâ¤ï¸ÂÂ
If only Fox News would show these type of stories too!
T(hanos)rump : fine I do it myself
That’s a good man👆ðŸÂ»
Cops are like the dollar store version of soldiers.
Beautiful
They should have sent the Marines.
Lt Colonol. You are wearing a combat infantry badge. Did you kneel before the Al Quida and Isis? Will you kneel before Antifa too? Your job is a show of force so that NO ONE burns a building and assaults another. THAT IS YOUR OATH! To protect, no pander. Soldier presence is use of force. You stand there and hold your ground and you allow them to protest PEACEFULLY!! Protect us from all enemies foreign and domestic!!!
You'd think after all that bullshit reporting during Iraq and Afghanistan that people would be more familiar with rank, but no. This dumb lady called a LTC a LT, like he's part of the slow boat navy.
Bless you Lt. Col. True enforcement w/o flexing
Nice photo op, doesn't change anything
They are not your friends; they will be shooting rubber bullets and tear gas at you in a few hours.
This is why theyre only guardsman. Not good enough for active.
Oh thanks how about needing for Puerto Ricans , Puerto ricans lives matter
To end up forever any “peaceful
protest†governor , police, law abiding citizen, need to load some
helicopter, copter, drone etc. with gallon, barrel,  (depending on
size of crowd), paint, crude oil, bleach etc.and pour þn them. Promise after five minute area will will be
free and clean
This man should be the model for the type of citizen that is allowed to be a police officer. He commands more respect than the entire Minneapolis police department.
EXCELLENT JOB Lt . Col . Sam Andrews ðŸ‘ÂÂðŸ‘ÂÂðŸ‘ÂÂðŸ‘ÂÂðŸ‘ÂÂðŸ‘ÂÂ✌ï¸ÂÂ✌ï¸ÂÂ.
A true Military man
I bet he got laid after that speech
Good job guys,
https://twitter.com/PlanetGov/status/1269004339470905351?s=19 is time to black brothers guys makes history in US too if needs using the force, why:
please put in history book of the black people, make shirts and sale, make the white guys study this every year in schools,
they are not slaves anymore, they got courage to face the White using the force, that should become history too, because once the white put their names in history using force against you
It was time that the congress that has a job thanks to the ones we elected to represent us and that they live very well thanks to our taxes do something to change the doctrine of all the police in the country, because they must protect us since, like the congress are public servants paid by our taxes.
I am relived that Lt. Col. Sam Andrews made a major move to control the riots happening in Minneapolis and its neighboring city's
TRUMP WILL TRY TO GET THIS GUY FIRED.
PROTESTS HAVE TO HAVE PERMITS AND GOOD
BEHAVIOR
Albeit I can’t make it to a protest I stand with the black lives matter movement – my heart goes out to all black communities affected by racist policing ðŸ™ÂÂ
bullshit fairly tale
Unbelievable actions. Explains why the US Army has not won a war in 75 years – leaders like that.