Sen. Tammy Duckworth says she will block military promotions until Trump's defense secretary explains the 'disgraceful situation' that led Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman to retire

Learn more about BI Prime View online           Military Select           Sen. Tammy Duckworth says she will block military promotions until Trump's defense secretary explains the 'disgraceful situation' that led Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman to retire   Sen. Tammy Duckworth called out the defense secretary for his "failure to protect a decorated combat veteran against a vindictive Commander in Chief."   READ MORE           Sen. Tammy Duckworth calls President Trump and Tucker Carlson 'insecure men' who have no idea what 'true patriotism' means   "These titanium legs don't buckle," said Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a double-amputee and a US Army veteran, in a New York Times column.   READ MORE           Lt. Col. Vindman, a key impeachment witness, is retiring from the US military after being 'bullied' by Trump   Vindman "did what the law compelled him to do," his attorney said, "and for that he was bullied by the President and his proxies."   READ MORE             The battle of Saipan ended 76 years ago — here's how one Marine there convinced 1,500 Japanese to surrender   Marine Cpl. Guy Gabaldon grew up with a Japanese family in the US before joining the Marines. He used what he learned at home on the battlefield.   READ MORE           A year before the D-Day invasion, the Allies took the fight to the Axis in 'the soft underbelly of Europe'   The July 1943 invasion of Sicily was the Allies' first thrust into Europe and set the stage for future landings on the continent, especially D-Day.   READ MORE           How Air Force maintainers get a plane flying again after a lightning strike   It took a week of work with the help of cranes and a cherry picker to get this C-17 back to operational status.   READ MORE           The 5 most beloved sidearms in US military history   When ground fighting gets close, US troops reach for their sidearms to save the day.   READ MORE           Was this email forwarded to you? SUBSCRIBE NOW     You received this email because you signed up to this Business Insider newsletter using the email: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   Email preferences Unsubscribe TERMS OF SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY 1 Liberty Plaza, 8th Floor. New York, NY 10006